{"id":9786,"date":"2026-08-20T12:24:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/security-sector-reform-and-united-nations-transitions-factors-for-success\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:24:05","slug":"security-sector-reform-and-united-nations-transitions-factors-for-success","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/security-sector-reform-and-united-nations-transitions-factors-for-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Sector Reform and United Nations Transitions: Factors for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"content column\">\n<div class=\"highlighted\">\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-breadcrumbs\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"system-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n          \t\t            \t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/search\">Publications search<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-page-title\" class=\"block block-core\">\n<h1>\n<span>Security Sector Reform and United Nations Transitions: Factors for Success<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views\" id=\"views-block-publications-block-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-eead7de7c43b9d966e8ce8bde855507f7b10dfd15040ef69c9ffac4f445c6e02\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/publications_lareg\/public\/2026-06\/0526_transitions_just_future_cover_0.png?itok=qqUfKmfq\" width=\"290\" height=\"435\" alt=\"Transitions Just Future cover\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-view\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-e44a37837489ae3e0a0716a1d56dbdf4ac8dde7ee72d5ca53f1d0fb97a4d796a\">\n<p> <span class=\"_920 views-row\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/kevin-steeves\" hreflang=\"en\">Kevin Steeves<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"_0 views-row\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-jair-van-der-lijn\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Ja\u00efr van der Lijn<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"_921 views-row\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/abel-gbala\" hreflang=\"en\">Abel Gbala<\/a><\/span><\/span><span>,<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"_925 views-row\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-marina-caparini\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Marina Caparini<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>   <span class=\"_743 views-row\"><br \/>\n     and <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/gretchen-baldwin\" hreflang=\"en\">Gretchen Baldwin<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-year-of-publication\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">July 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-loaction\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-name\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">SIPRI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-doi\">\n<p class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/HJGB6649\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/HJGB6649<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-content\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div data-history-node-id=\"7922\" class=\"node node--type-publication node--view-mode-full ds-1col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field-pdf-full-publication field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item button_style\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/0626_transitions_just_future.pdf\">DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION<\/a>\n      <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\">In light of the forthcoming transitions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan, this study looks at C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Sierra Leone as two historical examples of United Nations peace operations being involved in security sector reform (SSR). It analyses both cases and makes recommendations based on 11 factors for success or failure of SSR processes and the transition of activities: (1) context awareness of the UN in support of SSR; (2) nature and timing of the UN transition mandate regarding the status of SSR; (3) inclusion of the principles of good governance in the SSR process; (4) acknowledgment of multilevel governance and willingness to engage with non-state actors; (5) national and local political leadership and commitment to SSR; (6) level of embeddedness of the SSR process in broader recovery frameworks; (7) civil society involvement in support of local ownership of SSR; (8) application of a gender-responsive SSR process; (9) linkages and synergies between the SSR process and the DDR programme; (10) involvement of external non-UN actors, donors and partners in the SSR process; and (11) availability of sustainable funding for the SSR process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-contents field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"label\">Table of contents<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p>1. Introduction<\/p>\n<p>2. Security sector reform and peace operation transitions: A literature and policy review<\/p>\n<p>3. Security sector reform and the transition of UN peace operations in Sierra Leone<\/p>\n<p>4. Security sector reform and the transition of the UN peace operation in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire<\/p>\n<p>5. Conclusions and recommendations\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)\/EDITORS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dynamic-block-fieldnode-commentary-about-the-authors field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-2238406ab3a650ab91a0cc0796d43b8d18b78e4fcc820a78b1b223f857ad4754\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/kevin-steeves\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/Logo_black.jpg?itok=_ysXWhz8\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Default profile image\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/kevin-steeves\" hreflang=\"en\">Kevin Steeves<\/a> is an independent consultant conducting research, evaluations and strategic assessments for the United Nations (UN), international organizations, multinational companies and policy institutes.   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-jair-van-der-lijn\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/Jair%20van%20der%20Lijn.jpg?itok=0U61B-VL\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Ja\u00efr van der Lijn\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-jair-van-der-lijn\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Ja\u00efr van der Lijn<\/a> is a Senior Researcher and Director of the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/abel-gbala\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/Logo_black.jpg?itok=_ysXWhz8\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Default profile image\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/abel-gbala\" hreflang=\"en\">Abel Gbala<\/a> is a researcher and project evaluation consultant. Since 2013, he has led public attitude surveys on democracy and governance for Afrobarometer and the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) projects, among others. He also designs and implements monitoring, evaluation and learning systems.\n   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-marina-caparini\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/Caparini%20headshot.jpg?itok=Vd9H2_lt\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Dr Marina Caparini\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-marina-caparini\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Marina Caparini<\/a> was until recently a Senior Researcher and Director of the SIPRI Governance and Society Programme.\n   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/gretchen-baldwin\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2025-01\/93eaa94b-0715-447c-97e7-a89e4a2d420f_1_201_a.jpeg?itok=1y9ajOZT\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Gretchen Baldwin\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/gretchen-baldwin\" hreflang=\"en\">Gretchen Baldwin<\/a> is a Senior Researcher in the SIPRI Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-cookiesui\" class=\"block block-cookies\">\n<div id=\"cookiesjsr\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"back-to-top\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg back-to-top\" role=\"button\" title=\"Click to return to the top of the page\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"left\"><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-up fa-4x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n  <\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/2026\/other-publications\/security-sector-reform-and-united-nations-transitions-factors-success?rand=6456\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Publications search Security Sector Reform and United Nations Transitions: Factors for Success Kevin Steeves, Dr Ja\u00efr van der Lijn, Abel Gbala, Dr Marina Caparini and Gretchen Baldwin July 2026 Stockholm SIPRI https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/HJGB6649 DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION In light of the forthcoming transitions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in South Sudan, this study looks at C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":99111,"featured_media":9787,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[3179,724,1331,719,531,2538,3178,723],"ground_category":[315,317],"class_list":["post-9786","ground_post","type-ground_post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-factors","tag-nations","tag-reform","tag-sector","tag-security","tag-success","tag-transitions","tag-united","ground_category-2-grounds-tribulation","ground_category-2-2-time-dispute"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/0526_transitions_just_future_cover_0.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post\/9786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ground_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post\/9786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9786"},{"taxonomy":"ground_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_category?post=9786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}