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 2024DCAF, 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 2024Recently, 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 2024As part of the Honduran National Police University's training of over 100 Sub-inspectors and Inspectors of Police, DCAF was asked to create a tailored training session on the role of security services in tackling climate change. DCAF Project Officer Diego Garcia led an in-depth session based on our climate security research gathered from a stocktaking study in six countries. The course discussed international good practices, risk analysis, and recommendations for an institutional response to climate change.
25 Apr 2024The Center for High Defense Studies in Rome, Italy, invited us to help facilitate their first-ever international course focusing on gender in military operations. Bringing together experienced participants from across Europe, the course focused on how to mainstream gender through security sector reform and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) processes, two key elements of post-conflict recovery. They brought their knowledge and experience to the discussion which helped to identify barriers and opportunities and made it a really valuable and productive workshop, preparing these leaders to promote gender-sensitive operations in the future.
23 Apr 2024