Addis Ababa, 23 March 2023 (Walta) – Consultation on National Demobilization and Reintegration Program (NDRP) for ex-combatants developed by the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC) was discussed with development partners today in Addis Ababa.
The event follows a similar national consultation held in Mekelle on 10 March 2023; and series of others will also be held in Bahir Dar, Semera and other cities.
Speakers at the event included Ambassador Teshome Toga, Commissioner of the NRC, State Minister of Finance, Semereta Sewasew, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Dr. Catherine Sozi and UNDP Resident Representative Turhan Saleh and heads of Development Cooperation and development partners.
A coordinated national recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction program resource mobilization and implementation will kick off in order to promoting sustainable peace and development and ensuring the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants remain to be integral part of this process.
The mission to DDR process is expected to be backed by partners in the stabilization and peace building efforts which creates political and social reconciliation in Ethiopia, according to ministry of peace.