Assisting international actors

Security and justice reforms are often carried out with extensive support from international actors, either through bilateral donor assistance or in the framework of cooperation with multilateral organisations. Helping bilateral and multilateral actors become better international partners in supporting SSR is a core dimension of DCAF’s work.

DCAF's advisory services support donor government and multilateral organisations through:

• Promoting norms and good practice in the area of good governance of the security sector
• Supporting policy development and guidance
• Capacity building of international actors to effectively contribute to nationally led reform processes
• Facilitation of coordination efforts and coherence amongst international actors in line with aid effectiveness principles
• Supporting needs assessments, design, monitoring and evaluation of SSG/R programmes in line with international good practice
• Indirectly managing programmes funds in the area of SSG/R
• Supporting the implementation of international treaties and multi-stakeholder policy initiatives by providing secretariat and expert backstopping services