SSR and DDR in Libya

Strategic Capacity Group (SCG) led a consortium with Danish Demining Group and the Clingendael Institute to implement a project for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs also in close coordination with the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, and the Libyan External Office of U.S. Embassy Tripoli to facilitate Libyan-led security sector planning and develop a strategy and action plan for future Security Sector Reform (SSR)/Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR). The consortium worked inclusively with local and national stakeholders to design an approach founded on strategic insights drawn from an assessment of previous SSR/DDR efforts and their key lessons, as well as a comprehensive mapping of national, armed group, and local stakeholders to identify linkages, interests, incentives, and capabilities for SSR and DDR planning. Using these insights, and coordinating with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the European Union (EU), and the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), the consortium built a network of community stakeholders and local security actors. With input from multiple project activities, the consortium developed a strategic guidance and resource document for the SSR and DDR planning process vetted by international and Libyan counterparts.

With support from the U.S. Department of State Bureaus of Near Eastern Affairs, Conflict and Stabilization Operations, and Political Military Affairs, Strategic Capacity Group (SCG) will lead a consortium with Danish Demining Group and Clingendael Institute to facilitate Libyan-led security sector planning. The Consortium will work inclusively with local and national stakeholders to design an approach founded on strategic insights drawn from an assessment of previous SSR/DDR efforts and their key lessons, as well as a comprehensive mapping of national, armed group, and local stakeholders to identify linkages, interests, incentives, and capabilities for SSR and DDR planning. Using these insights, and coordinating with the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, the Consortium will design and build the capacity of these three networks to stimulate the creation of a security planning body(ies). The goal of this project is to develop a comprehensive strategy and action plan for future SSR/DDR that centralizes security provision under legitimate and accountable civilian oversight.