We have been working on disarmament, arms control, and gender equality in South East Europe since 2002.

Practitioners and policy experts from South-Eastern and Eastern Europe met in Vienna on 24–25 September 2026 to share experiences and examine the challenges of managing small arms and light weapons (SALW) and conventional ammunition during conflict and recovery.  Organized by the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre, UNDP SEESAC, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and the ...

15th Consultative Meeting of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium (EUNPDC), organized by the Foundation for Strategic Research on behalf of the European Union in Brussels on 15 and 18 September 2026, brought together representatives of EU institutions, research organizations and arms control experts to discuss some of the most pressing challenges in arms control, disarmament and ...

In August 2026, SEESAC updated its Gender Strategy to show its ongoing commitment to gender equality in all areas of small arms and light weapons (SALW) control and security sector reform. The updated strategy, which aligns with the newly adopted UNDP Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2029, will guide SEESAC’s work through 2030. For over twenty years, SEESAC has led efforts to show how firearms ...

Public attention around arms trafficking often focuses on arrests and seizures. But much of the work that makes those operations possible happens earlier, through careful analysis of data, cross-checking of information and identification of patterns that can point investigators towards emerging threats. Strengthening these analytical skills was the focus of a four-day specialised training ...