摘要：SUPPORT BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP for the demobilization
and reintegration (D&R) of ex-combatants in fragile
countries is still in its infancy, with its regulatory framework
to address this challenge having been revised in March 2007.
A few visionaries pushed this agenda in Africa in the late
1990s, however, which resulted in the creation of the Multi
Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP)
in early 2002. This program was designed to provide a framework
for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
(DDR) activities in Africa¡¯s Great Lakes region, with $260
million to demobilize and reintegrate ex-combatants channeled
through a multi donor trust fund, and parallel
International Development Association(IDA) grants totaling
$193 million, as well as disarmament activities managed by
MDRP partners. The programinitially targeted over 400,000
combatants from regular and irregular armed forces.
