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The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) is an international foundation whose primary fields of activity include Security Sector Reform (SSR) and Security Sector Governance (SSG). DCAF was founded in 2000 under Swiss law〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, p. 5, (), Released 2015〕 and on the initiative of the Swiss government.〔DCAF Website, "About Us", (http://www.dcaf.ch/About-Us)〕 Its stated aim is to "support effective, efficient, and democratically governed security sectors, which are accountable to the state and its citizens".〔DCAF website, "Who we are", (http://www.dcaf.ch/)〕 The organisation's thematic fields of expertise include:〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, pp. 5-15, (), Released 2015〕 * Border police management * Defence reform * Gender and security * Intelligence governance * Justice sector reform * Ombuds institutions for the armed forces * Parliamentary oversight of the security sector * Police reform * Private security governance * Public-private partnerships and security governance The Centre's core services include:〔DCAF website, "About Us", (http://www.dcaf.ch/About-Us)〕 * Strategic advice to governments and international organisations on the development of SSR and SSG policies * Assessments * Programme design and implementation * Monitoring and evaluation * Capacity-building and training * Knowledge services and the development of instructive resources for SSR practitioners The DCAF collaborates with governments, international organisations, regional organisations, and expert networks. The Centre operates globally with particular emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast Asia.〔DCAF website, "Where we work", (http://www.dcaf.ch/Region)〕 DCAF’s outreach projects also cover the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Latin America.〔DCAF website, "Where we work", Eastern Europe and Central Asia (http://www.dcaf.ch/Region/Eastern-Europe-and-Central-Asia)〕〔DCAF website, "Where we work", Latin America and the Caribbean (http://www.dcaf.ch/Region/Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean)〕 The DCAF is one of the main stakeholders in the Maison de la paix – a complex which was opened in phases from September 2013 to January 2015 in the international organisation quarter of Geneva and which houses, in addition to DCAF, the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. DCAF moved into the Maison de la Paix in January 2015, grouping all Geneva-based staff under one roof in close proximity to other key players in International Geneva.〔(Campus de la paix website, "Horizon 2013", the Graduate Institute )〕 ==Organisation== DCAF's Foundation Council comprises 62 governments as well as four governments and two international organisations that hold observer status.〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, p. 5, (), Released 2015〕 DCAF's headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland, and it maintains permanent regional and country offices in Beirut, Brussels, Ljubljana, Ramallah, Tripoli, and Tunis.〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, p. 5, (), Released 2015〕 Mr Christophe Keckeis of Switzerland is the President of the Foundation Council.〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, p. 159, (), Released 2015〕 The Director of DCAF is Amb. Theodor H. Winkler.〔(DCAF website, "Who we are", Staff, Directing Board, Theodor H. Winkler )〕 The member states and permanent observers include, in alphabetical order:〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, pp 159-164, (), Released 2015〕 Member states Permanent observers The Centre's work is carried out by the following divisions:〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2012, p. 110, (), Released 2013〕 * The Deputy Director’s office (which oversees DCAF Brussels and the Centre's activities in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Latin America) * Operations I – Southeast Europe (which hosts the Secretariat of the Police Cooperation Convention for Southeast Europe) * Operations II – Middle East and North Africa (which hosts the DCAF Trust Fund for Security Sector Development Assistance in North Africa) * Operations III – sub-Saharan Africa & Gender and SSR * Operations IV – Public-Private Partnerships * The International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) * The Research Division As of 2014, DCAF employs over 154 staff from 35 countries.〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, p. 172, (), Released 2015〕 DCAF's budget in 2014 was 35.26 million Swiss francs, of which the government of Switzerland financed 55.3 per cent and other member states and international organisations 44.7 per cent.〔DCAF, DCAF Annual Report 2014, p. 174 (http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/DCAF-Annual-Report-2014), Released 2015〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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