
The IDDRS
The Integrated DDR Standards have been formulated through the joint efforts of 25 UN entities, which together form the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR (IAWG). Between 2009 and 2014, the IDDRS have been updated with new and revised modules. In 2017, the IAWG took the decision to undertake a comprehensive review of the IDDRS, which culminated with the launch of the revised UN Approach to DDR in 2019.
The IDDRS were originally developed to provide guidance in post-conflict contexts where DDR forms an integral part of comprehensive peace agreements, usually where peace operations have also been established and mandated to support national DDR efforts.
Following the 2017-2019 IDDRS review, the revised UN Approach to DDR provides guidance to DDR practitioners working in both mission and non-mission settings as well as for DDR efforts within and outside the framework of comprehensive peace agreements.
The Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Standards (IDDRS) have been formulated through the joint efforts of 25 UN entities, which together form the Inter-Agency Working Group on DDR (IAWG), and guide the United Nations system’s support to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) processes.

IDDRS Framework
level 1
General IDDRS
module1.10
Introduction to the IDDRS
module1.20
Glossary: Terms and Definitions
level 2
Concepts, Policy and Strategy of the IDDRS
module2.10
The UN Approach to DDR
module2.11
The Legal Framework for UN DDR
module2.20
The Politics of DDR
module2.30
Community Violence Reduction
module2.40
Reintegration as Part of Sustaining Peace
level 3
Structures and Processes
module3.10
Integrated DDR Planning: Processes and Structures
module3.11
Integrated Assessments
module3.20
DDR Programme Design
module3.21
Participants, Beneficiaries, and Partners
module3.30
National Institutions for DDR
module3.40
Mission and Programme Support for DDR
module3.41
Finance and Budgeting
module3.42
Personnel and Staffing
module3.50
Monitoring and Evaluation
level 4
Operations, Programmes and Support
module4.10
Disarmament
module4.11
Transitional Weapons and Ammunition Management
module4.20
Demobilization
module4.30
Reintegration
module4.40
UN Military Roles and Responsibilities
module4.50
UN Police Roles and Responsibilities
module4.60
Public Information and Strategic Communication in Support of DDR
level 5
Cross-cutting Issues
module5.10
Women, Gender and DDR
module5.20
Children and DDR
module5.30
Youth and DDR
module5.40
Cross-border Population Movements
module5.50
Food Assistance in DDR
module5.60
HIV/AIDS and DDR
module5.70
Health and DDR
module5.80
Disabilities and DDR
level 6
Linkages
module6.10
DDR and SSR
module6.20
DDR and Transitional Justice
module6.30
DDR and Natural Resources
module6.40
DDR and Organized Crime