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Greetings, and welcome to the Peace Operations Training Institute distance training course Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR): Principles of Intervention and Management in Peacekeeping Operations. This course is based on the work of the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR. My name is Yvan Conoir and I have adapted the Integrated DDR Standards into this DDR course. The aim of the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration process is to contribute to security and stability in post-conflict situations so that recovery and development can begin. The DDR of ex-combatants is a complex process, with political, military, security, humanitarian and socioeconomic dimensions. It aims to deal with the post-conflict security problem that results from ex-combatants being left without livelihoods or support networks, other than their former comrades, during the critical transition period from conflict to peace and development. This course will help UN and national decision makers, as well as the UN, national and NGO practitioners, to understand the aims, objectives and practical issues related to a DDR process. It will present different policies and strategies for the development, management and evaluation of a DDR programme based on the Integrated DDR Standards (IDDRS), which consolidate over 15 years of UN lessons and good practices on DDR issues. If you have any questions regarding the course, please contact me via the Student-Teacher Communication Form at the URL below. Thank you again for enrolling in Peace Operations Training Institute distance training, and I wish you success in your studies of United Nations peacekeeping.