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Disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reintegration, and resettlement (DDRRR) of armed groups is a process that takes place during the implementation phase of a peace process in a conflict-affected situation, and is considered to be “essential for a transition from war to peace to be successful.” The various phases are overlapping and interdependent. DDRRR affects both women and combatants as members of a conflict-affected community. When women are not included or their particular and often different roles during conflict are not taken into account, DDR activities are unlikely to be effective. Not only will they be less efficient, but also run the risk of reinforcing existing gender inequalities in local communities. Such non-inclusive programs will likely exacerbate the economic hardship faced by women and girls from armed groups and will leave unresolved any trauma and reduced physical-capacity experienced as a result of violence during the conflict.

Relevant clauses in SCR 1325 (2000)

OP13

Encourages all those involved in the planning for disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration to consider the different needs of female and male ex-combatants and to take into account the needs of their dependants,

Relevant clauses in SCR 1820 (2008)

OP10

Requests the Secretary-General and relevant United Nations agencies,
inter alia, through consultation with women and women-led organizations as
appropriate, to develop effective mechanisms for providing protection from
violence, including in particular sexual violence, to women and girls in and around
UN managed refugee and internally displaced persons camps, as well as in all
disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration processes, and in justice and
security sector reform efforts assisted by the United Nation'

Relevant clauses in SCR 1888 (2009)

OP17

Encourages all those involved in the planning for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration to consider the different needs of female and male ex-combatants and to take into account the needs of their dependants,

Relevant clauses in SCR 1889 (2009)

OP13

Calls upon all those involved in the planning for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration to take into account particular needs of women and girls associated with armed forces and armed groups and their children, and provide for their full access to these programmes

NGOWG Checklist on Women's Participation and Gender Perspectives in SC Resolutions
Key things to look for, in Security Council resolutions, on the issue of peacekeeping include:

Does the resolution ensure that the disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reintegration and resettlement (DDRRR) programme upholds the human rights of women and girls—as ex-combatants as well as associates of excombatants— through consideration of their specific needs and circumstances?
Does the resolution ensure that women and girls are consulted in the design and planning of DDRRR programmes that affect them?

Last Updated: 31 January 2012

Language Compilation

14 December 2011

Resolution 2026 (2011)

Resolution Reference: unficyp_res2026_2011.pdf

Countries: Cyprus

Language Extract:

Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of pre-deployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;

2 December 2011

Resolution 2021 (2011)

Resolution Reference: Resolution 2021 (2011)

Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language Extract:

13. Demands that all armed groups, in particular the FDLR, the LRA, Mai Mai Yakutumba, the Forces Nationales de Libération (FNL) and the AlliedDemocratic Forces (ADF) lay down their arms and immediately cease all forms of violence, human rights abuses and international humanitarian law violations against the civilian population in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region, in particular against women and children, including rape and other forms of sexual abuse, and demobilize;

17 December 2009

Resolution 1902 (2009)

Countries: Burundi

Language Extract:

15. Encourages the Government of Burundi, in collaboration with all international partners, including BINUB, UNDP and the World Bank, to complete the disarmament and demobilization process and the strategy for the sustainable socio-economic reintegration of demobilized soldiers, former combatants, returning refugees, the displaced and other vulnerable groups affected by the conflict, particularly women and children, and urges international partners, particularly the Peacebuilding Commission, to stand ready to support this;

22 December 2008

Resolution 1858 (2008)

Resolution Reference: S/RES/1858 (2008)

Countries: Burundi

Language Extract:

11. Encourages in this regard the Government of Burundi, in collaboration with all international partners, to elaborate a disarmament, demobilization and reintegration strategy and to lay the foundations for the sustainable socio-economic reintegration of demobilized soldiers, ex-combatants, returning refugees, the displaced and other vulnerable groups affected by the conflict, particularly women and children, in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612 (2005), 1674 (2006) and 1820 (2008);

10 January 2007

Resolution 1739 (2007)

Resolution Reference: S/RES/1739 (2007)

Countries: Cote d'Ivoire

Language Extract:

2. Decides that UNOCI shall have the following mandate from the date of adoption of this resolution:

(b) Disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, repatriation and resettlement

-To support the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, within UNOCI’s current capacities, in the implementation of the national programme for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants, including through logistical support, in particular for the preparation of cantonment sites, paying special attention to the specific needs of women and children,

– To coordinate closely with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in the implementation of a voluntary repatriation and resettlement programme for foreign ex-combatants, paying special attention to the specific needs of women and children, in support of the efforts of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and in cooperation with the Governments concerned, relevant international financial institutions, international development organizations and donor nations,

(h) Support for humanitarian assistance
– To facilitate the free flow of people, goods and humanitarian assistance, inter alia, by helping to establish the necessary security conditions and taking into account the special needs of vulnerable groups, especially women, children and elderly people,

(k) Assistance in the field of human rights
– To contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, with special attention to violence committed against children and women, to monitor and help investigate human rights violations with a view to ending impunity, and to keep the Security Council Committee established pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1572 (2004) (the Committee) regularly informed of developments in this regard,

24 June 2005

Resolution 1609 (2005)

Resolution Reference: S/RES/1609 (2005)

Countries: Cote d'Ivoire

Language Extract:

2. Decides that UNOCI shall have the following mandate from the date of adoption of this resolution:

(e) To support the Government of National Reconciliation in the implementation of the national programme for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants, paying special attention to the specific needs of women and children,

(f) To coordinate closely with the United Nations missions in Sierra Leone and in Liberia in the implementation of a voluntary repatriation and resettlement programme for foreign ex-combatants, paying special attention to the specific needs of women and children, in support of the efforts of the Government of National Reconciliation and in cooperation with the Governments concerned, relevant international financial institutions, international development organizations and donor nations,

(o) To facilitate the free flow of people, goods and humanitarian assistance, inter alia, by helping to establish the necessary security conditions and taking into account the special needs of vulnerable groups, especially women, children and elderly people,

(t) To contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, with special attention to violence committed against children and women, to monitor and help investigate human rights violations with a view to ending impunity, and to keep the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) regularly informed of developments in this regard,

21 May 2004

Resolution 1545 (2004)

Resolution Reference: S/RES/1545 (2004)

Countries: Burundi

Language Extract:

7. Decides further that ONUB shall cooperate with the Government and authorities of Burundi, as well as their international partners, to ensure the coherence of their work, in assistance to the Government and authorities of Burundi in: carrying out the national programme of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants and members of their families, including those coming from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in liaison with the Government of this country and MONUC, and with particular attention to the specific needs of women and children;

Countries: Burundi

Language Extract:

16. Reaffirms the need for all parties to complete in a timely manner the execution of the programme for regrouping and cantonment of combatants, and to begin implementing as soon as possible the programme to dismantle all armed groups, including the militias, and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, giving particular attention to the specific need of women and children, and to proceed as well in parallel with the restructuring of the armed forces and the internal security forces;

27 February 2004

Resolution 1528 (2004)

Resolution Reference: S/RES/1528 (2004)

Countries: Cote d'Ivoire

Language Extract:

6. Decides that the mandate of UNOCI, in coordination with the French forces authorized in paragraph 16 below, shall be the following:

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(e) To help the Government of National Reconciliation implement the national programme for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of the combatants (DDR), with special attention to the specific needs of women and children,

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(f) To coordinate closely with the United Nations missions in Sierra Leone and in Liberia in the implementation of a voluntary repatriation and resettlement programme for foreign ex-combatants, with special attention to the specific needs of women and children, in support of the efforts of the Government of National Reconciliation and in cooperation with the Governments concerned, relevant international financial institutions, international development organizations and donor nations,

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(n) To contribute to the promotion and protection of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire with special attention to violence committed against women and girls, and to help investigate human rights violations with a view to help ending impunity,