Friday, October 08, 2010

Sudan: Over 27,000 ex-combatants disarmed, demobilized and reintegrated

The Sudan Tribune reports a total of 27,698 participants have already gone through the first phase of South Sudan's Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) process since 2005, Sudan's Human Security Baseline Assessment (HSBA) said in its latest report.

The joint DDR verification team (SSDDRC, SPLA, and UNMOS) with SPLA security officers and UNDDRU staff on the final day at demobilisation site in Rumbek, Lakes State. (Photo GOSS-online)

The process targets both sides of Sudan's north-south civil war, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the former rebels the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), who now govern the south,

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