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Handover of capacity assessment report to Zambia’s Police DCAF formally handed over its capability and capacity assessment report to the Zambia's Police Public Complaints Commission. Developed with support from the Swedish Government under the project "Strengthening the accountability of the Zambia police service and ensuring effective security during elections and beyond", the report highlights how to enhance the Commission’s institutional capacity. The handover provided a space to review the findings and discuss priorities for strengthening the Public Complaints Commission's oversight mandate. 30 Jan 2026

  • Handover of capacity assessment report to Zambia’s Police

    DCAF formally handed over its capability and capacity assessment report to the Zambia's Police Public Complaints Commission. Developed with support from the Swedish Government under the project "Strengthening the accountability of the Zambia police service and ensuring effective security during elections and beyond", the report highlights how to enhance the Commission’s institutional capacity. The handover provided a space to review the findings and discuss priorities for strengthening the Public Complaints Commission's oversight mandate.

    30 Jan 2026

New dates for the Balkan Cybersecurity Days 2026 Here is the updated schedule for the Balkan Cybersecurity Days 2026. The conference will take place on 17–19 March 2026 in Shkodër, Albania. The event once again brings together cybersecurity professionals from public and private organizations across the Western Balkans and Europe. The 2026 edition will feature three days of high-level discussions, expert-led technical training, and valuable networking opportunities. Please visit our website if you want to register or participate as speaker. 26 Jan 2026

  • New dates for the Balkan Cybersecurity Days 2026

    Here is the updated schedule for the Balkan Cybersecurity Days 2026. The conference will take place on 17–19 March 2026 in Shkodër, Albania. The event once again brings together cybersecurity professionals from public and private organizations across the Western Balkans and Europe. The 2026 edition will feature three days of high-level discussions, expert-led technical training, and valuable networking opportunities. Please visit our website if you want to register or participate as speaker.

    26 Jan 2026

DCAF and ICoCA in Brussels for a new EU-funded project With our consortium partner ICoCA, we were in Brussels to kick start a new EU-funded project on mitigating security risks linked to critical raw materials in fragile contexts. It will focus on 3 levels: (1) empowering civil society and communities to address security risks linked to critical raw materials; (2) supporting security actors and institutions to prevent, respond to and investigate critical raw materials-linked criminality; (3) promoting learning that can support more effective international engagement. 23 Jan 2026

  • DCAF and ICoCA in Brussels for a new EU-funded project

    With our consortium partner ICoCA, we were in Brussels to kick start a new EU-funded project on mitigating security risks linked to critical raw materials in fragile contexts. It will focus on 3 levels: (1) empowering civil society and communities to address security risks linked to critical raw materials; (2) supporting security actors and institutions to prevent, respond to and investigate critical raw materials-linked criminality; (3) promoting learning that can support more effective international engagement.

    23 Jan 2026

DCAF's new podcast Shaping Security is now available! What role does the media play in covering issues related to the security sector? And why does responsible coverage matter more than ever in today’s information landscape? In our first episode, Jackie Dalton, Head of Editorial Content at Fondation Hirondelle, discusses what it means to be a journalist covering the security sector and the variety of challenges they face on the ground. Listen to the first episode now and let us know your thoughts. 21 Jan 2026

  • DCAF's new podcast Shaping Security is now available!

    What role does the media play in covering issues related to the security sector? And why does responsible coverage matter more than ever in today’s information landscape?

    In our first episode, Jackie Dalton, Head of Editorial Content at Fondation Hirondelle, discusses what it means to be a journalist covering the security sector and the variety of challenges they face on the ground. Listen to the first episode now and let us know your thoughts.

    21 Jan 2026

UN SSR Community of Practice Webinar Vincenza Scherrer, DCAF's Head of Policy Engagement, presented to the UN security sector reform Community of Practice our common policy brief "Governing security, preventing violence". It draws on lessons from 15 country contexts to examine how SSG/R can make a more meaningful contribution to violence prevention. It highlights how the security sector shapes both risk and resilience, outlines security sector governance and reform priorities through a prevention lens, proposes 10 risk assessment factors, and offers practical policy recommendations.  16 Jan 2026

  • UN SSR Community of Practice Webinar

    Vincenza Scherrer, DCAF's Head of Policy Engagement, presented to the UN security sector reform Community of Practice our common policy brief "Governing security, preventing violence". It draws on lessons from 15 country contexts to examine how SSG/R can make a more meaningful contribution to violence prevention. It highlights how the security sector shapes both risk and resilience, outlines security sector governance and reform priorities through a prevention lens, proposes 10 risk assessment factors, and offers practical policy recommendations. 

    16 Jan 2026

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