Grants and Contributions:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced knowledge of the factors that lead to armed group association in the first place and how and why boys, girls, men, and women exit armed groups and make progress toward reintegration into civilian life; and (2) increased capacity of practitioners across the UN to conduct robust impact assessments of their programmes and use results to inform design and implementation with particular focus on how programming can be tailored and implemented in a gender-sensitive and age-sensitive way.
The Peace and Stabilization Operations Program (PSOPs) is an integral component of the Government of Canada’s toolbox to prevent and respond to conflicts and crises abroad. It supports rapid, effective, whole-of-government coordinated responses to a wide range of challenges and serves as a valuable instrument for supporting stability in conflict-affected regions. PSOPs provides visible and concrete assistance in response to conflicts and crises abroad through targeted programming, the deployment of Canadian police officers (in partnership with Public Safety Canada and the RCMP) and civilian personnel, and direct support to the UN and multilateral peace operations, conflict prevention, mediation, and peacebuilding efforts.