African Union

The Defence and Security Division (DSD) of the Peace and Security Department (PSD) of the African Union has been implementing a DDR Capacity Programme with support from the World Bank. The Programme aims at strengthening DDR capacities within the AU, its member states, the Regional Economic Communities and Regional Mechanisms to support national and regional DDR initiatives.  It is divided into three pillars, namely institutionalizing DDR capacity in the AU, Knowledge Management and Direct support to member states.  The workshop is being organised under the Knowledge Management component. The two expected products, i.e., the Compendium on DDR Experiences on the African continent and the Training Manual on DDR aim to be tools to train DDR practitioners according to best practices and recent innovations in the field.

ISSAT’s participation in the event will strengthen the evolving work relations with the African Union’s Peace and Security Department.