Presented by Gustavo Gonzalez

1. By Gustavo Gonzalez
UNDP Country Director
Burundi - International DDRWorking Group
BINUB-UNDP 17 January 2009

2. DDR: a process highly conditionned
by contingencies
DDR

3. The RRM: A best practice
Mozambique (92-94): « Risk Management
Team »
Angola (94-98): « Emergency Task Force »
DRC (06-07): « Rapid Response Mechanism »

4. What is the RRM?
A quick disbursement device
A reliable mechanism to address a wide-
range of DDR contingencies.
Ready to intervene at any moment
Driven by a light management team.
Not a program, just a “tool” to support a
program

5. The RRM in context
Reinsertion
Demobilization
Disar-
mament
Assembly
Phase
Unexpected
increasing of
beneficiaries
Health and
sanitation
threats
Unforeseen
delays in
regroupment
Weak weapons
collection and
registration
capacity
Weak logistic
capacity
Delays in
distributing DDR
benefits
Critical delays in the
payment of
demobilization
subsidies
Overcrowding of
AA
Community
tensions in
resettlement areas
Insufficient
resettlement
support
Insufficient storage
capacity (out of
standards)

6. Executing Level
Operational Level
Strategic Level
The RRM managing environment
Steering
Committee
RRM
Management
Unit
United Nations
Integrated
Service Center
Executing
Agents
UN Agency NGO Consultant

7. Thank you!