Multinational - The Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Transitional Support Program (MDRTSP)

The Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Transitional Support Program (MDRTSP) supports the transition phase from the original Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) set out in 2002 and scheduled for closure in June 2009 to a potential phase II of the program under discussion amongst MDRP stakeholders. The MDRTSP is fully consistent with the Bank’s Strategy for Enhanced Engagement in Fragile States -which aims to foster regional approaches to postconflict development- and the Operational Framework for Regional Operations. Several options are envisaged including a new broader and sustainable regional facility to address disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) related issues, even beyond the Great Lakes Region, following a thorough evaluation of the original MDRP. Meanwhile, since MDRP activities are incomplete and within the context of ongoing insecurity in the sub-region, the need for a transition phase is recognized by all partners of the MDRP. The program cost is estimated at UA 16.31 million for the period 2009 to 2011.