Social and Economic Reintegration

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Social and Economic Reintegration

• 4.30

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Overview

• Context-specific
• Transition from demobilization to reintegration
• Economic reintegration
• Social reintegration

• Introduction
• Guiding Principles
• Pre-programme assessment
• Programme design and planning

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Introduction

• Reintegration Scope and Objectives
• The reintegration process represents a
  particularly complex part of the DDR the goal
  of ensuring that warring factions can once more
  join civil society may require not only direct
  assistance to demobilized combatants, but also
  broader support to the countrys effort to adapt
  the social and economic environment so that it
  can reabsorb them If a reintegration process is
  to succeed, it is essential that it draw upon
  local input, and that it support a broader
  national strategic plan for reconciliation,
  reconstruction and development.
• The Role of UN Peacekeeping in DDR,
• Secretary-Generals report to the Security
  Council, 2/2000/101

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Guiding Principles

• Clarify objectives and expected results with all
  parties
• Start planning for reintegration as soon as
  possible
• Ensure national ownership
• Ensure community participation
• Develop national capacity
• Consider regional implications

• Engage donors
• Engage potential spoilers
• Situate reintegration within a wider recovery
  strategy
• Balance equity with security
• Ensure a timely transition from supporting
  individuals to supporting communities
• Be people-centred

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Pre-programme Assessment

• Conflict and security analysis
• Pre-registration beneficiary survey
• Identification and assessment of areas of return
  or resettlement
• Reintegration opportunities and services mapping

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Programme Design and Planning

• Should include the following points
• Participation in planning
• Engage ex-combatants in reintegration
• Involve communities in reintegration
• Capacity is developed
• Formulate coordination and partnerships
• Create public information and awarenessraising
  strategies
• Develop a rigorous monitoring and evaluation
  system
• Establish a management information system
• Mobilize resources
• Formalize and exit strategy

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Context Specific Approaches to Reintegration

• Short-term stabilization
• Ex-combatant-focused reintegration
• Community-based reintegration
• Linking reintegration to wider recovery
  programming

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Transition From Demobilization to Reintegration

• Registration and profiling
• Information, counselling and referral
• Health services
• HIV/AIDS
• Psychosocial and mental health care
• Disabilities
• Reproductive health services

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Transition From Demobilization to Reintegration

• Transitional subsistence support
• Stopgap projects and temporary employment
  creation

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Economic Reintegration

• Ongoing labour market analyses
• Education, training and skills development
• Education and scholarships
• Vocational training
• Apprenticeships and on-the-job training
• Life skills

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Economic Reintegration (Cont.)

• Employment creation
• Livelihood and income generation
• Promoting the private sector and business
  development services
• Employment in existing enterprises
• Micro-and small business start-ups
• The provision of microgrants

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Social Reintegration

• Land distribution, property rights and
  resettlement
• Urban reintegration
• Restoring social cohesion
• Reconciliation and peace-building
• Human rights
• Armed violence reduction