Upgrades of Ammunition Storage in Montenegro Finalized

Continuing its efforts to reduce the threat of proliferation of SALW and their ammunition, SEESAC completed the security upgrades on the Montenegro Armed Forces’ Brezovik ammuniton depot. Makring the ...

Study Visit to Switzerland’s DoD for Western Balkan Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces

From 12-13 November, fourteen (14) representatives of four Western Balkan Ministries of Defence (MoD) and Armed Forces (AF) took part in a study visit to the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil ...

Remember to Remember the Women

by Emilia Dungel, SEESAC Junior Communications and Research Consultant   The armistice between the Allies of World War I and Germany took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the ...

Second Regional Meeting of Gender Trainers Held in Belgrade

The Regional Network of Gender Trainers in the Ministries of Defence and the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans met for the second time, on 6 November 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia. With participants from ...

SALW Collection Campaign Trail in Bosnia and Herzegovina Continues in Čapljlina, Mostar, Visoko, Vogošća, Ilidža and Sarajevo

The SALW collection- and awareness-raising campaign “Be on the Right Side – Choose Life without Weapons” campaign, being carried out throughout the year in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has resumed after a ...

Upgraded Arms Export Licensing Software for Serbian Authorities

Upon the request of the Ministry for Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia – the leading government authority for arms exports licensing in Serbia - UNDP’s SEESAC ...

Third Formal Regional Meeting of SALW Commissions Held in Pristina

As the executive arm of the Regional Implementation Plan on Combating the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), UNDP’s SEESAC initiative seeks to support information sharing and ...

Montenegro Publishes its 7th Annual Report on Foreign Trade in Controlled Goods

The Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the leading agency in the arms transfer control system of Montenegro, has published its 7th Annual Report on Foreign Trade in Controlled Goods. It presents an ...

Kosovo* Police Storage Room Upgraded, More SALW Secured

An official handover ceremony, presenting the new upgrade of the Kosovo* Police firearms and ammunition storage as well as the supporting technology, took place on 27 October 2014 in Pristina. ...

Disposal of Over 40 Tonnes of SALW Ammunition Initiated in Montenegro

The disposal of forty (40) tonnes of surplus Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) ammunition, held in Montenegro’s Armed Forces stockpiles, began on 22 October 2014.  The destruction of surplus ...