The Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Programme (DDR)

Organisation:

Lebanese Government

Overall Objective:

Disarmament and Amnesty

Type of Activity:

Other

Geographic Target:

Nationwide

Status:

Inactive

Type of Organisation:

Local Government

Target Group:

Political Parties

Launched in:

1990

Description:

Launched in 1991 following the civil war, the ‘Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration‘ programme aimed to rehabilitate over 50,000 former militia fighters by integrating them in military and administrative positions in public intuitions. The programme has been criticized for being selective and incomplete as many political parties still retain large amounts of weapons.

Resources:

Dima de Clerck (2012): Ex-militia fighters in post-war Lebanon. http://www.c-r.org/downloads/Accord24_ExMilitiaFighters.pdf