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Building bridges between the community and police

DCAF’s Director Amb. Nathalie Chuard recently visited Colombia as part of our new regional programme that brings together journalists, civil society leaders, and the police. The goal is to improve security for journalists, human rights defenders, and community leaders. It will also support exchanges among the Ombuds Institutions of Colombia, Honduras, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Participants discussed police-media relations, press freedom, and the risks faced by journalists reporting on the security sector in the region. The new multi-year programme builds on previous work, and is generously funded by Germany.

10 May 2024

Tackling peacebuilding challenges at the Stockholm Forum

This week DCAF’s team is at the 2024 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development taking part in timely discussions on navigating a rapidly changing world. The Forum focuses on strategies to empower states as democratic and inclusive societies in an increasingly anarchic international system, while safeguarding the values of multilateralism. It also addresses growing mistrust and distrust between the Global North and South, and between citizens and their political representatives. A partner in the Forum, DCAF is taking the stage for a session about how security sector reforms are linked to the integration of Moldova and Ukraine into the European Union/NATO.

08 May 2024

Celebrating 10 years of DCAF's work in business and security

DCAF’s team working on business and security recently marked its 10-year anniversary. Over the last decade, DCAF has supported international initiatives on private military and security companies and responsible business conduct such as the Montreux Document, the International Code of Conduct Association, and the Voluntary Principles Initiative. We've also contributed to the concrete implementation of international norms and good practices in more than 30 countries. We are grateful to our long-term partners, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

03 May 2024

Border management training in The Gambia

DCAF, in partnership with the Gambia Immigration Department, has completed the second phase of Integrated Border Management (IBM) training for officers in the North Bank and Lower River Regions. Through comprehensive instruction on IBM principles, strategies, and best practices, the programme seeks to enhance border security, streamline immigration control processes, and foster interagency collaboration. DCAF’s support to better border management in The Gambia is possible thanks to generous funding from Switzerland.

30 Apr 2024

Supporting civilian oversight in Ukraine

Recently, DCAF brought together 16 Ukrainian civil society organizations to discuss the perspectives, needs, and priorities for civil society in terms of engaging with the security sector and its effective governance. Participants shared their experiences and insights, and pinpointed critical challenges. It marked a key step in the process of helping to reinforce the capacities of Ukrainian civil society organizations to play an active in security sector governance in the country. DCAF is currently supporting Ukraine with a number of initiatives, including enhancing its military justice system and training soldiers on International Humanitarian Law.

29 Apr 2024