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SALW Control Roadmap

The Roadmap for a sustainable solution to arms control in the Western Balkans envisages the Western Balkans as a safer region and an exporter of security where comprehensive and sustainable mechanisms, fully harmonized with the European Union (EU) and other international standards, are in place to identify, prevent, prosecute, and control the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of firearms, ammunition and explosives. It is based on regional cooperation principles, and it draws upon SEESAC’s signature solution to arms control resulted from over a decade of work on all arms control-related aspects with governments in the region and in partnership with the EU.

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Latest Roadmap news

Seventh Year of Supporting Small Arms and Light Weapons Control Roadmap: 2025 UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Annual Report

4 June 2026

Seventh Year of Supporting Small Arms and Light Weapons Control Roadmap: 2025 UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Annual Report

The seventh annual report of the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund in support of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse, and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW), their ammunition, and explosives in the Western Balkans is now available for online reading. The report marks the seventh year of the Trust Fund’s existence, running in parallel ...
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54th Coordination Committee Meeting of the South-East Europe Defence Ministerial Process – A Key Forum for Dialogue on Regional Security

19 March 2026

54th Coordination Committee Meeting of the South-East Europe Defence Ministerial Process – A Key Forum for Dialogue on Regional Security

The 54th  South-East Europe Defence Ministerial Coordination Committee (SEDM-CC) Meeting was organized on 19 March 2026 in Chania, Greece, under the chairmanship of the Hellenic Republic. It brought together representatives of SEDM member countries - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Turkey, Slovenia, Serbia, Moldova, Georgia, ...
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2025 In Pictures: Working Together for a #SaferRegion

1 January 2026

2025 In Pictures: Working Together for a #SaferRegion

In 2025 we wished for a #SaferRegion and to make it happen, we supported the destruction of over 3,400 small arms and light weapons, facilitated 11 regional processes, organized events with over 1400 participants, trained more than 500 police officers, prosecutors, journalists and civil society representatives through 40+ trainings and workshops, we engaged with 18 women’s organizations, published ...
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Regional Roadmap Coordination Meeting Discusses Achievements and Plans in SALW Control in the Western Balkans

15 December 2025

Regional Roadmap Coordination Meeting Discusses Achievements and Plans in SALW Control in the Western Balkans

The 14th Regional Roadmap Coordination Meeting took place in Tirana on 9-10 December, gathering nearly 100 participants in-person and online, including representatives from the SALW Commissions and law enforcement authorities from the six Western Balkan jurisdictions, key donors – the European Union, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom – as well as regional and international ...
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Latest Publications

07.05.2026

Final Review of the Western Balkans Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control Roadmap (Phase I) - Consolidated Findings

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01.01.2025

Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their ammunition and explosives in the Western Balkans by 2030

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10.07.2024

WB SALW Control Roadmap Leaflet 2018-2024

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11.10.2023

Mid-term Review of the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap – Consolidated Findings

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05.07.2023

WB SALW Control Roadmap Leaflet 2018-2022

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27.09.2019

Regional Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and their ammunition in the Western Balkans by 2024

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