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

Recognizing the pivotal role of women's organizations in advocating for sustaining peace, disarmament, and combating  gender-based and domestic violence, SEESAC gathered  representatives of 18 women's organizations from the Western Balkans at a workshop on Gender and SALW, held in Tirana on 1-2 July 2025. The workshop provided an extensive introduction to small arms and light weapons (SALW) ...

Sarajevo, 9 July 2025 – The EU and UNDP today delivered specialised equipment worth around €440,000 to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s authorities dealing with firearms related investigation in a continued effort to combat the illegal possession, misuse, and trafficking of firearms, ammunition, and explosives. Funded by the EU and implemented through UNDP’s South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse ...

Tirana, July 2, 2025 – As part of ongoing efforts to combat the illegal possession, misuse, and trafficking of firearms, ammunition, and explosives, the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through  SEESAC delivered new specialized equipment to the Albanian State Police today. The handover ceremony, held in Tirana, was attended by Mr. Besfort Lamallari, Deputy Minister ...

During June 2025, Local Coordination Meetings were organized by the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Commissions in Belgrade, Podgorica, Sarajevo, Tirana, Pristina and Skopje. These meetings were held in the framework of the implementation of the Roadmap on a sustainable solution to arms control in the Western Balkans (Roadmap). During this 13th round of meetings, the SALW Commissions ...