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The Security Sector's Role in Responding to Health Crises: Lessons from the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic...
5 September, 2017
Security Sector Reform: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector
17 November, 2015
Back to the Roots: Security Sector Reform and Development
1 January, 2012
Overseeing Intelligence Services: A Toolkit
11 October, 2012
Security Sector Governance: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector
17 November, 2015
Legislative Guidance Tool for States to Regulate Private Military and Security Companies
12 September, 2016
Handbook on Gender and Complaints Mechanisms
26 October, 2015
SSR in a Nutshell: Manual for Introductory Training on Security Sector Reform
Top Ten Programming Tools for Security and Justice Sector Reform
Top Ten Tips Series
What Works in International Security and Justice Programming?
1 June, 2015
What is Security? Infographic
25 January, 2017
What is Governance? Infographic
25 January, 2017
Intelligence Services: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
1 September, 2017
The Role of Parliament in Police Governance: Lessons Learned from Asia and Europe
1 January, 2017
Whose responsibility?
24 August, 2017
Intelligence Oversight: Ensuring accountable intelligence within a framework of democratic governance
1 September, 2017
Security sector governance in Egypt: Civil-military relations in focus
31 December, 1969
Guidelines for national organizations and institutions on visiting places of detention in Tunisia (FR/AR
31 December, 1969
DCAF Annual Report 2016
12 June, 2017
Criminal Justice Practice and Violence Against Women
1 January, 1970
Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2015
30 December, 2016
The Security Sector and Global Health Crises: Lessons and Prospects. A Policy Brief
30 June, 2016
Proceedings from the Second International Conference "Security Sector Governance: The Role of Democratic Institutions & International Best Practices"
21 February, 2017
Security Sector Engagement in Global Health Crises: A Brief for Policy-Makers
30 May, 2015
Tool 8: Integrating gender in security sector reform and governance
27 January, 2017
Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: Selected Case Studies
12 January, 2017
Armed Private Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Oversight and Accountability in an Evolving Context Regional Study
31 December, 2016
Good Governance of the Security Sector in Southeast Asia: What Role for Parliament?
31 December, 2016
Linking Mine Action and SSR through Human Security
23 December, 2016
Integrating SSR and SALW Programming
23 December, 2016
DDR and SSR in War-to-Peace Transition
23 December, 2016
Citizens of Ukraine on Security Survey 2016
20 December, 2016
Monitoring Ukraine's Security Governance Challenges. Proceedings from the First International Conference "Monitoring Ukraine's Security Governance Challenges - Status and Needs". 21-22 January 2016, Kyiv, Ukraine.
20 December, 2016
Syrian refugees in Turkey: a burden or benefit?
19 December, 2016
Private Security in Practice: Case Studies from Southeast Europe
12 December, 2016
What does Turkey want in Syria and why?
19 December, 2016
The Privatisation of security in Africa: Challenges and lessons from Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal
2 December, 2016
The Military, the Media and Public Perceptions in Egypt: Communication and Civil-Military Relations
18 November, 2016
Practice Guide: Domestic Violence
26 October, 2016
The Complaint-Handling System and Civilian Oversight of the Palestinian Security Sector
18 October, 2016
Social Media Guide for Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces
7 October, 2016
The Protection of Personal Data in relation to the Security Sector in Morocco
11 August, 2016
The Legal Framework of Security Sector Governance in Georgia (2016 Update)
25 July, 2016
Women in the Ukrainian Security Sector: Legislation and Current Practices
15 June, 2016
Developing Civil-Democratic Legislation for the Palestinian National Security Forces
31 December, 2015
International Support to Security Sector Reform in Ukraine: A Mapping of SSR Projects
21 June, 2016
Mapping Study: Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces in Francophone Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
14 June, 2016
Democratic Civilian Control over the Security Sector: Comparative Legal Documents
1 June, 2016
Teaching Gender in the Military: a Handbook
31 May, 2016
OSCE Focus Conference Proceedings. Europe in Crisis: Renewed Relevance of the OSCE? 9-10 October 2015, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
25 May, 2016
Financial Oversight in the Security Sector: A Toolkit for Trainers
3 December, 2015
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Issue Paper on Democratic and Effective Oversight of National Security Services
4 May, 2015
Manual for Palestinian Law Enforcement Officers
31 December, 2012
Working Paper: The Compliance of Palestinian Security Legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption
15 November, 2015
Summary report and recommendations: National conference on the benefits and challenges of signing and implementing OPCAT for Palestine
8 November, 2015
DCAF Annual Report 2015
9 May, 2016
Mapping the Palestinian Complaints-Handling System
3 November, 2015
Needs Assessment Report of five Palestinian Civil Society Organizations: Informal Oversight Capacities in the Palestinian Security Sector
31 December, 2014
Preventing Corruption in the Palestinian Security Sector: Improving the Consistency of the Palestinian Security Sector Legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption
1 November, 2015
Democratic Civilian Control and Military Crisis in Ukraine: Legislative Aspects
11 April, 2016
Anti-Corruption Measures in Ukraine after the Revolution of Dignity: Key Legislative Aspects
11 April, 2016
Tool 6: Civil society involvement in security sector reform and governance
17 December, 2015
Training Manual on Police Integrity
20 December, 2015
Gouvernance du secteur de la Sécurité
18 December, 2015
Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance
5 November, 2015
La Place du Genre dans les Mécanismes de Plaintes
31 December, 2015
Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - 2014
30 April, 2015
The Montreux Document and the International Code of Conduct: Understanding the relationship between international initiatives to regulate the global private security industry
19 February, 2016
Tool 4: Access to Information and Security Sector Governance
31 December, 2012
Oversight and Guidance: Parliaments and Security Sector Governance
31 December, 2015
Moldova's Security and Defence Sector Legislation
31 December, 2015
2014 Almanac on Human Rights and the Indonesian Security Sector
31 December, 2015
Peacebuilding and Security Sector Governance in Asia
18 January, 2014
Tool 4: Effective management of external support to security sector reform
16 December, 2015
Survivors Speak: Reflections on Criminal Justice System Responses to Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 December, 2015
The Security Sector and Gender: A survey of the National Police, Civil Protection, the Armed and Security Forces, the Justice system and Penal services of Mali
1 December, 2015
Countering Human Trafficking: The UK's Efforts
30 November, 2015
Tool 2: Security sector reform programming
18 November, 2015
Tool 1: Political leadership and national ownership of security sector reform processes
18 November, 2015
The Armed Forces: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
17 November, 2015
National Security Policies: Formulating national security policies for good security sector governance
17 November, 2015
Parliaments: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
17 November, 2015
The Police: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
17 November, 2015
The Justice Sector: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
17 November, 2015
Gender Equality and Security Sector Reform: Mainstreaming gender equality in security provision, management and oversight
17 November, 2015
Gender Equality and Good Security Sector Governance: Gender equality for state and human security
17 November, 2015
The Security Sector: Roles and responsibilities in security provision, management and oversight
17 November, 2015
Business and Security Sector Reform: The Case of Corporate Security Responsibility
13 November, 2015
What Future for the Palestinian Military Justice System?
30 December, 2011
Towards an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers: A View from Inside a Multistakeholder Process
13 November, 2015
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Autumn Meeting: New Security Challenges: the Role of Parliaments
27 October, 2015
Making International Intelligence Cooperation Accountable
15 October, 2015
Security Sector Governance in the Tunisian Constitution of 27 January 2014
7 October, 2015
Money Matters: Addressing the Financial Sustainability of Security Sector Reform
14 October, 2015
A Force for Good: Mapping the private security landscape in Southeast Europe
10 October, 2015
Assessing Community Safety in the Governorate of Hebron
11 August, 2015
The Role of Parliaments in Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in NATO Member Countries
28 August, 2015
Developing a Community Safety Plan for Jenin
2 July, 2012
OSCE Focus: Ukraine and European Security: Prospects for the Future
23 June, 2015