SSR Beginners Guide
The Department for International Development (DFID) is reorganising its Security and Justice material with a view to presenting it on one website in the future.
For justice, conflict and fragile states resources visit the
The GFN-SSR project web site will soon be closing. All topic guides have been moved to the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC) and consolidated under the heading of Security Sector Reform. Materials in the GFN-SSR document library have been incorporated into the GSDRC's document library.
The Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR)
GFN-SSR works to promote a better understanding of security and justice sector reform through the provision of information, advice and expertise to practitioners, academics and policymakers throughout the world.
GFN-SSR is currently inactive pending restructuring. The resources on this website were last updated in October 2010.
SSR Regional Guide Map
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To access geographically-specific SSR information such as Regional Guides, Documents, Events, Organisations and Networks, please click on the relevant region on the map above.
What is Security Sector Reform?
Security Sector Reform (SSR) as a concept can be confusing and is often misunderstood. Click here for a brief overview.
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- Accountability / Transparency
- Border management
- Civil society
- Disarmament, Demobilisation & Reintegration
- Financial management
- Gender issues
- Human security
- Intelligence
- International assistance
- Military / Soldiers
- Non-state actors
- Poverty
- Education / Training
- Project sustainability
- Religion
- Safety, Security and Access to Justice
- Small Arms & Light Weapons
- Social exclusion
- Statebuilding / Governance
- Violent conflict
