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The Security Sector's Role in Responding to Health Crises: Lessons from the 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic...
Jonathan Sandy, Albrecht Schnabel, Haja Sovula, Usha Trepp, Raphael Zumsteg
English
French
Security Sector Reform: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector
English
French
Back to the Roots: Security Sector Reform and Development
Albrecht Schnabel, Vanessa Farr
English
Overseeing Intelligence Services: A Toolkit
Hans Born, Aidan Wills
English
Arabic
Serbo-Croatian
Russian
Bosnian
Albanian
Macedonian
Korean
Georgian
Romanian
Azerbaijani
Security Sector Governance: Applying the principles of good governance to the security sector
English
French
Legislative Guidance Tool for States to Regulate Private Military and Security Companies
English
French
Spanish
Handbook on Gender and Complaints Mechanisms
Megan Bastick
English
French
Bosnian
Georgian
SSR in a Nutshell: Manual for Introductory Training on Security Sector Reform
Top Ten Programming Tools for Security and Justice Sector Reform
Top Ten Tips Series
What Works in International Security and Justice Programming?
What is Security? Infographic
What is Governance? Infographic
Intelligence Services: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
English
French
The Role of Parliament in Police Governance: Lessons Learned from Asia and Europe
Mario J. Aguja, Hans Born
English
Intelligence Oversight: Ensuring accountable intelligence within a framework of democratic governance
English
French
Police Integrity
Security sector governance in Egypt: Civil-military relations in focus
Måns Hanssen
English
Arabic
Guidelines for national organizations and institutions on visiting places of detention in Tunisia (FR/AR
French
SSR Backgrounders App
DCAF-ICRC Security and Human Rights Toolkit
Private Security Governance Observatory
Private Security Governance Database
ICOCA
Montreux Document Forum
Security Sector Legislation of Ukraine (2017 Update)
Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
English
Gerson Velásquez - Gender Mainstreaming in Honduras
Policing and Police Reform in Complex Environments
Fundamentals of Strategic Advising in Reform Environments
ZPSP: Building Change through Dialogue
Being and Effective Advisor- Senior Advisor Piet Biesheuvel
SSR in Practice
Introduction to Security Sector Reform
ISSAT Community of Practice
Criminal Justice Practice and Violence Against Women
Kateryna Cherepakha, Alain Laferté, Kateryna Levchenko, Maryna Legenka and Mylène Socquet-Juglard
English
Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly 2015
English
The Security Sector and Global Health Crises: Lessons and Prospects. A Policy Brief
SA Matlin, A Schnabel, I Kickbusch, T Winkler, M Sangiorgio, M Told, U Trepp, W Werder
English
Proceedings from the Second International Conference "Security Sector Governance: The Role of Democratic Institutions & International Best Practices"
Philipp H. Fluri, Oleksiy Melnyk
Ukrainian
English
Security Sector Engagement in Global Health Crises: A Brief for Policy-Makers
SA Matlin, A Schnabel, I Kickbusch, M Sangiorgio, M Told
English
Tool 8: Integrating Gender in Security Sector Reform and Governance
Aisha Fofana Ibrahim, Alex Sivalie Mbayo, Rosaline Mcarthy
English
Portuguese
Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces: Selected Case Studies
William McDermott, Kim Piaget
English
Armed Private Security in Latin America and the Caribbean: Oversight and Accountability in an Evolving Context Regional Study
English
Good Governance of the Security Sector in Southeast Asia: What Role for Parliament?
Mario J. Aguja, Hans Born
English
Linking Mine Action and SSR through Human Security
Ursign Hofmann, Gianluca Maspoli, Åsa Massleberg and Pascal Rapillard
English
Integrating SSR and SALW Programming
Mark Sedra, Geoff Burt
English
DDR and SSR in War-to-Peace Transition
Christopher von Dyck
English
Citizens of Ukraine on Security: Personal, National, and its Elements. Results of a nationwide sociological survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre
English
Ukrainian
Monitoring Ukraine's Security Governance Challenges. Proceedings from the First International Conference "Monitoring Ukraine's Security Governance Challenges - Status and Needs". 21-22 January 2016, Kyiv, Ukraine.
English
Ukrainian
Syrian refugees in Turkey: a burden or benefit?
M. Murat Erdogan
English
Private Security in Practice: Case Studies from Southeast Europe
Franziska Klopfer, Nelleke van Amstel
English
What does Turkey want in Syria and why?
Suat Kiniklioglu
English
The Privatisation of security in Africa: Challenges and lessons from Côte d?Ivoire, Mali and Senegal
Alan Bryden
French
English
The Military, the Media and Public Perceptions in Egypt: Communication and Civil-Military Relations
Romuald Bolliger, Mohamed Elmenshawy and Ragnar Weilandt
English
Practice Guide: Domestic Violence
Nenad Galić
English
Bosnian
The Complaint-Handling System and Civilian Oversight of the Palestinian Security Sector
Mahmoud Alawna, Nora-Elise Beck, Vlatko Cvrtila, Fatima Itawi, Sasa Jankovic, Arnold Luethold, Frederic Maio, Felix Tusa
English
Arabic
Social Media Guide for Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces
William McDermott, Efrat Gilad
English
The Protection of Personal Data in relation to the Security Sector in Morocco
Cécile Guy, Alizée Henry, Habib Belkouch
French
Arabic
The Legal Framework of Security Sector Governance in Georgia (2016 Update)
Mindia Vashakmadze
Georgian
English
Women in the Ukrainian Security Sector: Legislation and Current Practices
Philipp Fluri, Maria Berlinska, Valentyn Badrack
Ukrainian
English
Developing Civil-Democratic Legislation for the Palestinian National Security Forces
English
Arabic
International Support to Security Sector Reform in Ukraine: A Mapping of SSR Projects
Måns Hanssen
English
Russian
Ukrainian
Mapping Study: Ombuds Institutions for the Armed Forces in Francophone Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
French
English
Democratic Civilian Control over the Security Sector: Comparative Legal Documents
Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
Ukrainian
Russian
Teaching Gender in the Military: a Handbook
Bojana Balon, Anna Björsson, Tanja Geiss, Aiko Holvikivi, Anna Kadar, Iryna Lysychkina, Callum Watson
English
OSCE Focus Conference Proceedings. Europe in Crisis: Renewed Relevance of the OSCE? 9-10 October 2015, Maison de la Paix, Geneva
English
Financial Oversight in the Security Sector: A Toolkit for Trainers
John McAndrew
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: Issue Paper on Democratic and Effective Oversight of National Security Services
Aidan Wills
Ukrainian
Russian
English
Georgian
Kirghiz
Manual for Palestinian Law Enforcement Officers
Arabic
English
Working Paper: The Compliance of Palestinian Security Legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption
Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Eman Redwan, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel
English
Arabic
Summary report and recommendations: National conference on the benefits and challenges of signing and implementing OPCAT for Palestine
English
Arabic
DCAF Annual Report 2015
French
English
Mapping the Palestinian Complaints-Handling System
Abdelhadi Al-Barghouthi, Nora-Elise Beck, Fatima Itawi, Ali Karakra, Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Nicolas Masson, Jane Rice, Kamel Rimawi, Majed Saleh, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel
Arabic
English
Needs Assessment Report of five Palestinian Civil Society Organizations: Informal Oversight Capacities in the Palestinian Security Sector
Regula Kaufmann, Arnold Luethold, Eman Redwan, German Reyes Suarez, Jane Rice, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel
Arabic
English
Preventing Corruption in the Palestinian Security Sector: Improving the Consistency of the Palestinian Security Sector Legislation with the UN Convention against Corruption
Dorte Hvidemose, Regula Kaufmann, Eman Redwan, Felix Tusa, Zoltan Venczel, Lejla Zvizdic, Nora-Elise Beck
Arabic
English
Democratic Civilian Control and Military Crisis in Ukraine: Legislative Aspects
Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
Ukrainian
English
Anti-Corruption Measures in Ukraine after the Revolution of Dignity: Key Legislative Aspects
Philipp Fluri, Valentyn Badrack
English
Ukrainian
Tool 6: Civil Society Involvement in Security Sector Reform and Governance
Augustin Loada, Ornella Moderan
Portuguese
French
English
Training Manual on Police Integrity
Paulo Costa, Isaline Thorens
Serbian
Macedonian
Albanian
Romanian
English
Gouvernance du secteur de la Sécurité
Alan Bryden, Fairlie Chappuis
French
Learning from West African Experiences in Security Sector Governance
Alan Bryden, Fairlie Chappuis
French
English
La Place du Genre dans les Mécanismes de Plaintes
Megan Bastick
French
Policy Recommendations of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly - 2014
French
English
The Montreux Documents and the International Code of Conduct: Understanding the relationship between international initiatives to regulate the global private security industry
Nelleke Van Amstel, Tilman Rodenhäuser
English
Tool 4: Access to Information and Security Sector Governance
Bilal Al-Barghouthi, Bertil Cottier, Nicolas Masson, John McAndrew
English
Oversight and Guidance: Parliaments and Security Sector Governance
Eden Cole, Philipp Fluri, Simon Lunn
English
Russian
Azerbaijani
Ukrainian
Moldova's Security and Defence Sector Legislation
Viorel Cibotaru, Philipp Fluri
Romanian
2014 Almanac on Human Rights and the Indonesian Security Sector
Mufti Maakarim A.
Indonesian
Peacebuilding and Security Sector Governance in Asia
Yuji Uesugi
English
Tool 4: Effective Management of External Support to Security Sector Reform
Ornella Moderan
Valerie Yankey-Wayne
Portuguese
English
French
Survivors Speak: Reflections on Criminal Justice System Responses to Domestic Violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Heather Huhtanen
Majda Halilovi?
Bosnian
English
The Security Sector and Gender: A survey of the National Police, Civil Protection, the Armed and Security Forces, the Justice system and Penal services of Mali
Veerle Triquet and Lorraine Serrano
English
French
Countering Human Trafficking: The UK?s Efforts
Giji Gya
Bernie Gravett
English
Tool 2: Security Sector Reform Programming
Ornella Moderan
Mpako Foaleng, Amadou Mahamane Ousmane
Portuguese
French
English
Tool 1: Political Leadership and National Ownership of Security Sector Reform Processes
Ornella Moderan
Portuguese
French
English
The Armed Forces: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
English
French
National Security Policies: Formulating national security policies for good security sector governance
English
French
Parliaments: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
English
French
Arabic
Myanmar
The Police: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
English
French
Arabic
Myanmar
The Justice Sector: Roles and responsibilities in good security sector governance
English
French
Arabic
Gender Equality and Security Sector Reform: Mainstreaming gender equality in security provision, management and oversight
English
French