Moving to Catch Up : Migration of Ex-combatants in Uganda

The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding for policy makers and service providers of mobility and migration among ex-combatants and the effectiveness of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programming in Uganda. The study followed a scoping study on migration in Uganda conducted in March 2011 by the Transitional Demobilization and Reintegration Program (TDRP) of the World Bank. This study had the following specific objectives: 1) to analyze push/pull migration factors of ex-combatants in Uganda, with a specific focus on social as well as economic factors both within communities of origin and at new communities of re-settlement; 2) to explore any impact of DDR programming on migration of ex-combatants in Uganda; 3) to increase the understanding of the impact of migration by ex-combatants on the effectiveness of past and current DDR programming, specifically on reintegration efforts; and 4) to generate recommendations on how to improve DDR programming, taking into account findings from other related studies.

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Main Authors: Baxter, David, Burrall, Alexandra
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-11
Subjects:ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ADOLESCENTS, AREA OF MIGRATION, ARMED CONFLICT, ASYLUM, ASYLUM-SEEKERS, BOUNDARIES, CAUSES OF MIGRATION, CHILD SOLDIERS, CITIES, CIVIL WAR, COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMPLICATIONS, CONFLICT SETTINGS, CONFLICTS, COUNTERPARTS, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, CRIME, CULTURAL CHANGE, CULTURAL PROCESSES, CULTURAL SPACE, DEFENCE, DEMOBILIZATION, DEMOBILIZED SOLDIERS, DEMOGRAPHICS, DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, DIASPORA, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DISARMAMENT, DISCRIMINATION, DISSEMINATION, DISTRICTS, DRUG, DYING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, ECONOMIC REINTEGRATION, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ETHNICITY, EX-COMBATANT, EX-COMBATANTS, EX-FIGHTERS, EXCOMBATANTS, EXPLOITATION, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FEMALE COMBATANTS, FIGHTING, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, FORCED MIGRATION, FREE WILL, GENDER, GENDER ROLES, GIRLS, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GUERRILLA, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTH SERVICES, HIV, HOUSEHOLD DUTIES, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, HUMAN RIGHTS, IDENTITY, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, INFANT, INFANT DEATHS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INHERITANCE, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND TENURE, LARGE POPULATION, LARGE POPULATIONS, LEGAL STATUS, LIFE SKILLS, LIFESTYLES, LIVING ARRANGEMENTS, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MALARIA, MARITAL STATUS, MIGRANT, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION DATA, MILITIA, NATIONS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEUTRALITY, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NUMBER OF MIGRANTS, NUTRITION, PARENTS, PEACE, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL REINTEGRATION, POLITICAL VIOLENCE, POST-CONFLICT SETTINGS, POWER, PULL FACTORS, PUSH FACTOR, PUSH FACTORS, RAPE, RAPE VICTIMS, REBEL, REBELS, RECONCILIATION, RECONSTRUCTION, REFERRAL SYSTEM, REFUGEE, REFUGEE CAMPS, REFUGEE WOMEN, REFUGEES, REINTEGRATION OF REFUGEES, REMITTANCES, REPATRIATION, REPORTER, RESOURCE NEEDS, RESPECT, RETURNEE, RETURNEES, REVOLUTION, RISK FACTORS, ROAD, RURAL AREAS, RURAL ORIGIN, SANITATION, SCARCE RESOURCES, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA, SECURITY THREAT, SEGREGATION, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SEX, SEX DISTRIBUTION, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SOCIAL BURDENS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES, SOCIAL REINTEGRATION, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SOCIALIZATION, SOCIETIES, SOCIETY, SOLDIER, SOLDIERS, SPOUSE, SPOUSES, STREET CHILDREN, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TOWNS, TRANSPORTATION, TRAUMA, TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN COMMUNITIES, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION, VICTIMS, VILLAGES, VOLUNTEER, VULNERABILITY, WAR, WOMAN, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231661468108861445/Moving-to-catch-up-migration-of-ex-combatants-in-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26809
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