The Small Arms Survey released a report in May 2011 titled "Failures and Opportunities: Rethinkng DDR in South Sudan" (PDF).The report examines the conflicting conceptions of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) among its key stakeholders and the consequences of the program's serious limitations and modest successes. It concludes that the DDR program had no discernible impact on security in South Sudan.
Image: Flickr/One of the first 12 demobilized soldiers of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) shows his discharge certificate at the launch of the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programme in southern Sudan by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). 10/Jun/2009. Juba, Sudan. UN Photo/Tim McKulka. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
