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

UNDP’s Global Programme for Strengthening the Rule of Law, Human Rights, Justice and Security for Sustainable Peace and Development has published its 2025 Annual Report, taking stock of a year in which armed conflict remained at historic levels, with the highest number of state-based conflicts recorded since the mid-1940s. In 2025, the Global Programme provided financial, technical and expert ...

Travnik, 10 October 2026 – 1,639 small arms and light weapons, their parts and components were destroyed today at the Pobjeda Foundry near Travnik, as part of ongoing efforts to enhance public safety. A total of 883 pieces of long and short weapons and 756 parts and components were destroyed, having been collected through various police activities or voluntarily surrendered by citizens. ...

UNDP SEESAC shared best practices from South East Europe on small arms and light weapons (SALW) control at the regional workshop "Strengthening Security Systems for All: Towards People-Centered Security Service Delivery in the Arab States", organized by UNDP’s Regional Hub in Amman, Jordan, on 28–29 September 2026. The workshop brought together UNDP country offices, national security ...

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 ...