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| GFN-SSR
Papers |
The GFN-SSR produces a numbered series of documents:
including research papers, scoping studies, country analyses,
concept and briefing papers, and presentations. All papers have
an abstract and some have a hyper-link to the full text document.
Some papers cannot be released in their full format, for reasons
of confidentiality.
This page provides a chronological record of our papers, together
with a permanent link to each one. If you create links to these
documents, please acknowledge the source.
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| GFN Paper 19
[no link] |
| Survey of Security Sector
Reform Activities Undertaken by Her Majesty’s Government |
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The Global Facilitation
Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR) conducted
the following survey for the Conflict and Humanitarian
Affairs Department (CHAD) of the Department for International
Development (DFID). This stocktaking exercise details
activities currently undertaken by the UK government
departments and agencies engaged in Security Sector
Reform (SSR). |
| GFN Paper 18 [no
link] |
| III International Human
Rights Colloquium |
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To be completed |
| GFN Paper 17 |
| First Meeting of the
DCAF Africa Working Group |
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The 1st Meeting of the
DCAF Africa Working Group was held in Geneva, Switzerland
on April 24, 2003. The objective of the Meeting was
to facilitate the exchange of views, expertise and experience
among participants involved in SSR related work in Africa,
and to advise DCAF on programming for the region. Participants
at the conference represented government, civil society,
academic institutions, and donor and recipient countries. |
| GFN
Paper 16 |
| UNDP JSSR Conference
Oslo |
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The UNDP’s Bureau
for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) has established
a Justice and Security Sector Reform (JSSR) team to
provide technical support and assistance to regional
Bureaux and Country Offices. This Oslo conference, attended
by international donors and Senior NGOs, was organised
in association with the Oslo Governance Center, UNDP’s
Bureau for Development Policy, and the Norwegian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. The conference allowed donors to
share their own experiences in the pursuit of JSSR around
the world via five structured sessions including a “breakout”
session dividing the conference participants into four
smaller groups for closer discussion on separate topics.
It also enabled informal exchanges between the key global
actors in the area of JSSR. |
| GFN Paper 15 [no
link] |
| GFN Annual Report |
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To be completed |
| GFN Paper 14 [no
link] |
| SSR Forum: Moving the
Agenda Forward |
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To be completed |
| GFN
Paper 13 |
| GFN-SSR Advisory Group
Meeting |
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The second meeting of
the GFN-SSR Advisory Group, which discussed the progress
of the GFN-SSR, and its activities, including a joint
project with the UN Foundation. |
| GFN Paper 12 [no
link] |
| SSR in Latin / S America |
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To be completed |
| GFN Paper 11 [no
link] |
| An approach to SSR in Asia |
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To be completed |
| GFN Paper 10 [no
link] |
| Sierra Leone |
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To be completed |
| GFN
Paper 9 [no link, abstract
only] |
| SSR in Serbia and Montenegro: Implementation
Study |
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Following an earlier scoping study (GFN
Paper 2) of existing support for accountability, transparency
and civil society engagement in security policy issues,
the GCPP strategy for SSR in Serbia and Montenegro is
at the stage of identifying appropriate entry points in
these areas. The consultant has been asked to recommend
a programme of activities that HMG could support through
the GCPP.The study will recommend a programme of priority
activities and partners that HMG could engage in/with
to meet the full Objectives of the SaM SSR strategy over
a twelve-month period. This work will also build on and
complement work recently undertaken by Nicole Ball on
Defence Expenditure and will recommend how these activities
could best be managed |
| GFN Paper 8 [no
link, abstract only] |
| Survey of UK Government’s
SSR Activity |
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The Global Facilitation Network for Security
Sector Reform (GFN-SSR) conducted a survey detailing activities
currently undertaken by UK government departments and
agencies engaged in Security Sector Reform (SSR). The
specific objectives of this exercise included:
1. Broadening the understanding of the security sector
and of the types of assistance offered by HMG;
2. Mapping out the main actors involved in providing
SSR assistance to partner countries and their security
agencies overseas;
3. Collecting policy documents containing objective
statements that guide such assistance;
4. Drawing a list of the geographical areas where each
agency has worked and the type of work each had carried
out
The results of this survey are presented in tabular
form. It should be noted that while some police activities
are recorded as part of this survey, an exhaustive police
activities survey has already been completed by the
GFN-SSR in February 2003 (GFN Paper 7).
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| GFN Paper 7 [no
link, abstract only] |
| Survey of Policing Activities Undertaken
by Her Majesty's Government |
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This report maps out the main UK actors involved in
providing police assistance and training to their overseas
counterparts. It is divided into two sections. The first
gives a brief outline of the key institutions, their goals,
and the manner of their contribution. The second section
is a table that lists the agencies' recently completed
and current programmes, as well as the country client
for whom it was performed. It also contains the contact
details for key personnel. Finally, the author has included
some comments. |
| GFN
Paper 6 |
| Report on the Current Position with
Regard to the Security Sector in Ethiopia |
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This report was commissioned by the Defence Advisory
Team (DAT) as briefing paper to assist their work in Ethiopia.It
has been produced using open source information. |
| GFN
Paper 5 |
| DDR Framework: Burundi |
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Report written for DFID to summarise information on
and make suggestions for Disarmament, Demobilisation and
Reintegration (DDR) in Burundi. Produced using DFID internal
reports |
| GFN Paper 4 [no
link, abstract only] |
| Whitehall Policy Seminar on Security
Sector Reform, London, 9th January 2003 |
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The Seminar was held at the Church House Conference
Centre, and brought together policy makers from across
Whitehall, as well as NGOs and independent experts,
to discuss some of the key and emerging issues in SSR
policy and implementation. The discussions will influence
the ongoing formulation of a common Whitehall policy
on SSR by ensuring that shared learning across Whitehall
contributes to the SSR debate and helps develop the
strategic and operational imperatives of the existing
Whitehall SSR Strategy.
The seminar was structured to include concept papers,
presentations and working groups that addressed strategic
and implementation htmlects of SSR. The concept papers
drew on themes that are of current interest to Whitehall
policy makers
- Regional perspectives on SSR
- Links between SSR and Conflict Prevention
- Policing in post-conflict situations
- Linkages between SSR, demobilization, disarmament
and reintegration (DDR), small arms and peace support
operations (PSO)
The concept papers were supported by presentation
from SSR practitioners and plenary discussion. Operational
htmlects of SSR were addressed during smaller working
groups focusing in particular on evaluation, education
and training and operational support requirements. |
| GFN
Paper 3 |
From Promises to Practice: Strengthening
UN Capacities for the Prevention of Violent Conflict -
Report on the IPA-UNDP Seminar in New York, 12-13 December |
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Overall, the seminar was very informative and encouraged
a wider debate about DDR and how it related to the overall
development agenda in these countries. The author feared
that UNDP did not achieve its ultimate objective with
the seminar, which was outlining what htmlects of DDR could
be undertaken in the absence of a peace agreement. Most
speakers and participants felt that some sort of peace
agreement was needed to encourage the local ownership
of a process that would only work by engaging local institutions.
The need for effective information management at the earliest
stages, strategic planning, the inclusion of gender issues,
social counselling and attention to health needs (particularly
HIV/AIDs), all served as recurring themes. The author
felt that the most useful lesson drawn from the conference
was the need for regional approaches and understanding
how all the existing regional and sub-regional structures
could be usefully engaged and kept informed. |
| GFN Paper 2
[no link, abstract only] |
| Scoping Study on Security Sector
Reform in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) |
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The Whitehall scoping study on the Federal Yugoslav
Republic (FRY) found that, although the FRY has full legality
and legitimacy internationally, it is restricted internally
to fully implement the international obligations it has
undertaken. Thus, a fragile and uncertain political framework
still poses challenges for a more comprehensive approach
to reforming the security sector. However, many efforts
have been made to overcome these barriers and move ahead
with reform, although some have been slightly disparate.
Whilst a number of different security sector reform (SSR)
activities were being undertaken both by local and external
actors, there is considerable room to better co-ordinate
these programmes to avoid duplication of efforts. In addition,
there is a fundamental requirement to address the lack
of basic understanding of SSR within civil society and
some government ministries to improve the effectiveness
and output of existing and future programmes. In order
that the UK government continues to play a leading role
in stimulating the SSR debate in the FRY, a fundamental
resource issue must also be addressed. Moreover, the development
and communication of coherent strategic objectives to
provide guidance for the use of the FRY’s allocation
of the Conflict Prevention Fund (CPF) is paramount.(See
Implementation Study) |
| GFN
Paper 1 |
| GFN-SSR Advisory Group Meeting:
London, 5th December 2002 |
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The first meeting of the GFN-SSR Advisory Group, that
discussed the duties and responsibilites of the group,
the relationship of the GFN-SSR to UK Government, the
activities of the GFN-SSR and how to measure its progress. |
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