Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
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| Founded | 2000 |
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| Type of organisation | Non-profit Foundation |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Permanent Regional Offices | Beirut, Brussels, Ljubljana, Ramallah, Tunis |
| Member states | 63 |
| Members with permanent observer status | Four governments and two international organisations |
| Director | Amb. Thomas Guerber |
| Staff | 150+ |
| Web address | www.dcaf.ch |
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 and on the initiative of the Swiss government. Its stated aim is to "support effective, efficient, and democratically governed security sectors, which are accountable to the state and its citizens".
The organisation's thematic fields of expertise include:
The Centre's core services include:
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’s outreach projects also cover the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Latin America.
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.
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