Disarmament – 2001

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Disarmament – 2001

2001

Intermediate Implementation Intermediate implementation

The second phase of demobilization started in December 2001 and ended in December 2008. In this phase, a total of 20,000 ex-combatants from RPA/RDF and 12,500 members of other armed groups were expected to be demobilized. By the end of March 2008, 22,362 RDF were demobilized, thereby exceeding the target number. Another 6,397 ex-combatants from other armed groups including 661 child combatants were demobilized.1 Those mobilized received insertion benefits and reintegration allowances. Turning in arms was part of the DDR processes, but many produced no weapon. No estimates were given on the specific number of weapons turned in by troops.

  1. “DDR-Rwanda,”Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, January-March 2008, 4, accessed September 19, 2011, www.rdrc.org.rw.