The roles of South Sudan Government in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration of Ex-combatants: A case of South Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission

Wilson Lual Lual Malong
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Wilson Lual Lual Malong: BBA MANCOSSA, PGDBA, MBA and Master Degree in Security from University of Juba South Sudan, South Sudan.

International Journal of Science and Business, 2022, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: To access the roles of South Sudan Government in the DDR Program implementation and Security Sector Reform, to examine the roles of a nation state in the implementation of DDR according to international system and to access the political will of the country’s leadership toward DDR program. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative design, which involved both secondary and Primary data, questionnaires and interview as the tools used to collect the data from the field for being readily available methods and easy to administered. A sample size of 378 respondents was drawn from a population of 1,000,000 ex-combatants descriptive and analyses were carried out, Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS 16.0) software and Advance Excel were significance for this study. The results of analysis were presented by tables, graphs and charts for easy interpretation and discussion. The challenges of the study include lack of political will to implement CPA- Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, created a donor fatigue and anxiety to fund the current R-ARCSS demanded DDR program, hence placed a big deadlock on the implementation. It was therefore recommended that the government should lead and fund the program, create an enabling environment, which will attract the external and internal support, and make the program attractive to liberation ex-combatants who are expecting very high dividend. Further, it was recommended that successful Reintegration, Demobilization and Disarmament of Ex-Combatants will bring a sustainable peace, stabilize security and boost economic development which will lead to general prosperity and political stability in South Sudan.

Keywords: Disarmament; Demobilization; Reintegration of Ex-combatants; R-ARCSS. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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