Today, international partners joined the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC), the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA), and the United Nations (UN) to observe the launch of the demobilisation phase of the Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) process. International partners congratulate the Government of Ethiopia, the TIRA, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the NRC, and the UN on this historic achievement, which represents a critical step towards lasting peace and reconciliation in the country. This nationally-owned programme is supported by global partners including the African Union, Canada, the European Union, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and administered by the NRC and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The process will demobilise 371,971 combatants overall, including 75,000 combatants in its first phase, making it the largest DDR effort globally and significant in its scale. Demobilisation entails the formal discharge of combatants, helping them return to civilian life with financial, medical and mental health support. Today, international partners joined the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC), the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray Interim Regional Administration (TIRA), and the United Nations (UN) to observe the launch of the demobilisation phase of the Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration (DDR) process. International partners congratulate the Government of Ethiopia, the TIRA, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the NRC, and the UN on this historic achievement, which represents a critical step towards lasting peace and reconciliation in the country. This nationally-owned programme is supported by global partners including the African Union, Canada, the European Union, India, Italy, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and administered by the NRC and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The process will demobilise 371,971 combatants overall, including 75,000 combatants in its first phase, making it the largest DDR effort globally and significant in its scale. Demobilisation entails the formal discharge of combatants, helping them return to civilian life with financial, medical and mental health support.  more