DDRRP LIBERIA LESSONS LEARNT AND SUMMARY I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The mandate 1. The DDRRP was executed as part of the overall mandate of UNMIL and as foreseen by the CPA. While DDR proved to be one of the priorities, UNMIL's mandate as defined by the UN Security Council Resolution 1509 of 19 September 2003 was articulated around four different axes : a) support for implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement; b) Protection to United Nations staff, facilities, and civilians; c) Support for Humanitarian and Human Rights Assistance, and d) Support for Security Reform . The DDRR process was a part of the Implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement under point 3. f). The DDR process did not unfold according to the necessary technical requirements as the time-frame for the political agendas did not support the time-frame for the technical support structures to be in place. Programme Design 2. A common Programme Strategic and Implementation Framework (SF) was developed in early October 2003 and finalised by 31 October 2003 as a result of a collaborative process driven by the SRSG and UNDP. 3. The design was comprehensive in scope, covering all areas and attributing clear roles and responsibilities, and had a specific strategy for each target group (women, children, disabled etc.). It is the first UN integrated DDR framework produced. 4. The SF also contained some weaknesses : it did not define the key terms, such as "reintegration", "rehabilitation" or programme objectives, such as "national security" and "peace". It did not establish benchmarks or indicators to measure success. It did not foresee any mechanism for tracking assumptions. Disarmament 5. The disarmament and demobilisation process started in Monrovia on December 7, 2003 with a peacekeeping force of some 5,000 but only started in the counties on 15 April 2004 when the full force of 15,000 was deployed. Disarmament was officially completed country-wide on November 4, 2004. 6. By the end of the