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Executive Summary The Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) was a regional framework to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of an estimated 350,000 ex-combatants in the greater Great Lakes Region (GL GL R) of Africa. Seven countries in the…

1 Executive Summary The MDRP is by far the largest D&R program in the world in terms of number of states involved, individuals demobilized and levels of funding. It succeeded in mobilizing USD 450 million and structuring a complex partnership…

The Multi-country Demobilization and Reintegration Program ended on June 30, 2009, when the multi-donor trust fund financing its activities closed. Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) projects financed by the MDRP had already been closed in most countries since the end of…

Le programme multi-pays de démobilisation et réintégration (MDRP, de son sigle anglais) a pris fin le 30 juin 2009 lors de la fermeture du fonds fiduciaire à bailleurs multiples qui finançait ses activités. Les projets de démobilisation…

A new publication from the MDRP provides practical advice for incorporating HIV/AIDS activities into demobilization, reinsertion and reintegration programs for ex-combatants. HIV/AIDS prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa is still the highest in the world: 2/3 of all HIV positive people live there and…

Le programme multi-pays de démobilisation et réintégration (MDRP) vient de publier un nouveau guide (en anglais) donnant des conseils pratiques pour inclure les activités sur le VIH/SIDA dans les programmes de démobilisation, réinsertion et réintégration (DDR) pour les ex-combattants. Le VIH/SIDA est…

The 7-year old Multi-country Demobilization and Reintegration Program will close in June 2009, having supported the demobilization and reintegration of close to 300,000 ex-combatants in seven countries in Central Africa. During their last annual meetings, MDRP partners discussed final progress…

Le Programme multi-pays de démobilisation et réintégration (MDRP en anglais) sera clôturé en juin 2009 après sept d'années de soutien à la démobilisation et à la réintégration de près de 300 000 ex-combattants dans sept pays d'Afrique centrale. Au…

The 7-year old Multi-country Demobilization and Reintegration Program will close in June 2009, having supported the demobilization and reintegration of close to 300,000 ex-combatants in seven countries in Central Africa. During their last annual meetings, MDRP partners discussed final progress…

Gilbert M. Khadiagala The University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Introduction Since its inception in 2002, the Multi-Donor Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) was tasked with contributing to the stabilization and recovery of the Great Lakes region (GLR) through: a) the establishment of…