 | May 8th, 2012 - Women Police Officers in SEE Strengthen Capacity to Advocate More Effectively for Gender Equality within the Police Services Source: SEESAC A two-day training focusing on strengthening the capacities of women police officers to more effectively advocate for inclusion of gender perspectives in the policies and work of their respective police services began in Zlatibor, Serbia on 8 May 2012. This second in a series of workshops for members of the Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe (WPON) aims to further improve their advocacy skills including how to best identify an issue, map stakeholders, form coalitions, develop and deliver a message. read more |
 | Source: SEESAC Following the established practice of providing support to national authorities in their work towards strengthening arms control, SEESAC drafted an unofficial analysis of the changes made to The Common Military List of the European Union. The new Common Military List of the European Union 2012 (2012/C 85/01) was published by the Official Journal of the European Union in March of 2012, after being adopted by the EU Council. It updates and replaces The Common Military List of the European Union adopted by the Council on 21 February 2011. read more |
 | April 27th, 2012 - UNDP/SEESAC hosts Coordination Meeting on Gender and Security Sector Reform in Serbia Source: SEESAC On 27 April, UNDP/SEESAC hosted a coordination meeting on gender and security sector reform projects in Serbia. This informal gathering of international stakeholders supporting national efforts in this important sphere was initiated by the OSCE Mission to Serbia in early 2012. The aim is to facilitate a regular exchange of information on ongoing and future activities and to coordinate efforts in the field. The first meeting was held in February 2012 and was attended by the OSCE Mission, UN Women and UNDP/SEESAC. read more |
 | April 26th, 2012 - Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe (WPON) Presents its Work to the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association Source: SEESAC Ms. Sanja Sumonja, Chair of the Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe (WPON), presented the network’s results and activities to the Police Directors at the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) General Assembly meeting, which was held on 25 and 26 of April 2012 in Becici, Montenegro. WPON is a UNDP/SEESAC project, implemented in close cooperation with SEPCA. read more |
 | April 25th, 2012 - 5th RASR Workshop Focuses on Stockpile Reduction Policies, Infrastructure and Capacities Source: SEESAC The Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) initiative for South East Europe held its 5th Workshop in Durres, Albania on 23-25 April with the support of the Albanian Ministry of Defence. The RASR initiative is a regional initiative which aims to coordinate and support countries of South East Europe and regional organisations in their efforts to reduce unstable and excess stockpiles of conventional weapons and munitions. read more |
