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Strengthening global security governance with learning

DCAF recently delivered a two-week international online course on security sector governance. The course aimed to strengthen the provision of security and justice for people around the world by equipping participants with foundational knowledge and practical tools. Participants explored key principles and actors of security sector governance and reform, examined real-world challenges from countries such as Somalia, Sri Lanka, Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, The Gambia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and discussed approaches to stabilization policy.

27 May 2025

Advancing the WPS agenda in Bosnia and Herzegovina

DCAF carried out a mission to assess the implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda within the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The mission involved meetings with senior officials, as well as workshops and focus group discussions with personnel. Field visits to military barracks offered a valuable opportunity to observe progress directly on the ground. The goal of this review was to identify both achievements and challenges, share lessons learned, and outline the next steps for advancing gender equality in the country.

23 May 2025

Security sector reform training in Kinshasa

DCAF delivered a security sector reform training session in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the 5th Course of the Ecole de Guerre de Kinshasa (EGK). This seminar, funded by France, gathered 27 officers coming from nine different countries. It trained senior officers with the tools and knowledge to carry out defence and security forces reforms in their own countries. DCAF has been supporting EGK for the past four years.

20 May 2025

Award for excellence and courage of policewomen

In 2025, DCAF continues to promote the consolidation of gender policy in Honduras, a key step towards improving security sector governance and delivering more inclusive security. As part of this effort, we supported the second edition of the award for excellence and courage of policewomen, which recognizes female leadership and courage in serving the community.

15 May 2025

Laying the groundwork for support in Syria

As part of our commitment to a people-centred approach and local ownership, DCAF is taking concrete steps in the scoping phase for Syria, leading up to the design of a potential support programme. A key initiative in this process involves convening a Syrian Reference Group, which brings together Syrian academics, experts, and activists to test, explore, validate, and refine ideas that will help shape a potential DCAF support programme in Syria. The group recently met to advance this work. This initiative follows our first scoping mission to Damascus and will be further developed during a second mission in the coming months.

14 May 2025