The industry outreach seminar on licensing procedures for the import and export of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods was held on 12th December 2011, in the "Sava Centar" in Belgrade. The workshop was hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Regional Development (MERR) of the Republic of Serbia, with the support of the SEESAC and Germany's Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA), through the financial assistance provided by the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union respectively. BAFA is acting as the implementing agent of the EU cooperation programme in export control of dual-use goods mandated by the European Union. The industry outreach seminar is an annual event that is envisioned as one in a series of opportunities for a frank and informative conversation between the government and industry representatives, leading towards their better cooperation and more efficient procedures.
From 1st through 3rd of December 2011, Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe (WPON) will be holding its second Annual meeting in Becici, Montenegro. The meeting will be organized by the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) and UNDP/SEESAC, which serves as WPON's Secretariat as a part of its Support for Gender Mainstreaming in Policing Practices in South Eastern Europe project.
On 17 November 2011, The Ministry of Interior of Albania, with the support of UNDP/SEESAC, will be holding a presentation of the report "Establishing the Southeast Europe Women Police Officers Network - Research Findings."
UNDP/SEESAC developed a three-part training course on SALW Stockpile Management designed to help countries in the region increase their capacities in the areas of stockpile management procedures and thereby increase the physical control over the existing storages in the region. Operational level officials, from the defense departments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia attended the third and final module of the training, which focused on Stockpile facilities and transportation of SALW and associated ammunition. This project was funded by the European Union.
The Regional Information Exchange Process on Arms Export Controls is a SEESAC organized series of meetings where government representatives from Western Balkans countries can exchange information on practices and lessons learned in the field of Arms Exports Control. The sixth such meeting took place in Belgrade on 10 November, 2011.
On 10 November at 11:00h, SEESAC held a public presentation of the newly published National Reports on Arms Exports from the Republic of Albania, Republic of Croatia, Montenegro and the Republic of Serbia. Public officials from the responsible government institutions presented their respective country reports. At the same time SEESAC Team Leader, Diman Dimov presented the 3rd "Regional Report on Arms Exports for 2009," a unique joint effort, made by a number of countries from the region, to provide a detailed picture of the regional arms exports.
UNDP/SEESAC developed a three-part training course on SALW Stockpile Management designed to help countries in the region increase their capacities in the areas of stockpile management procedures and thereby increase the physical control over the existing storages in the region. Operational level officials, from the defense departments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia attended the second module of the training, which focused on Inventory management and accounting control procedures. This project is funded by the European Union.
Working Group of the Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe (WPON) met to to develop Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Police Practice Covering Recruitment, Selection, Retention and Professional Development for Women. The meeting was organized jointly by the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) and UNDP/SEESAC, which is providing Secretariat functions to the WPON through a project 'Support for Gender Mainstreaming in Policing Practices in South Eastern Europe'.
UNDP/SEESAC developed a three-part training course on SALW Stockpile Management designed to help countries in the region increase their capacities in the areas of stockpile management procedures and thereby increase the physical control over the existing storages in the region. Operational level officials, from the defense departments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia attended the first module of the training, which focused on Planning and Managing Stockpile Locations. This project is funded by the European Union.
On 26 July, 2011 at 11:00h, an official ceremony was held during which the infrastructure upgrade of a storage facility for safekeeping of ammunition cartridge cases was presented to the Ministry of Interior by the European Union (EU), regional UNDP project South East and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Minister of Interior, Gordana Jankuloska, received the donation on behalf of the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Minister-Counselor Dieter Thiel, head of Operations at the European Union Delegation in F.Y.R. Macedonia participated on behalf of the EU, while Ms. Deirdre Boyd, the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the F.Y.R. Macedonia represented the UNDP.
The Regional Information Exchange Process on Arms Export Controls is a SEESAC organized series of meetings where government representatives from Western Balkans countries can exchange information on practices and lessons learned in the field of Arms Exports Control. The fifth meeting of the group, took place on 23 June 2011 in Becici, Montenegro and was attended by the delegations of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
A workshop on Gender and Security co-organized by UNDP/SEESAC in close cooperation with the South East Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia and within the framework of the Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe (WPON). The aim is to further develop the capacity of WPON Council members to act as gender advocates within their police services.
The Western Balkans Parliamentary Forum on SALW offers a platform for parliamentarians to exchange experiences and practices on the field of parliamentary oversight of arms control.
Regional Information Exchange Process on Arms Export Controls is a SEESAC organized forum where government representatives, from countries in the region, can exchange their practices and lessons learned in the field of Arms Export Controls. The fourth meeting was attended by delegations from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. For the first time, members of the EU Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports (EU COARM) from Hungary, Poland, and Sweden as well as a representative of the General Secretariat of the Council of European Union, also participated.
