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

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 ...

Danilovgrad, 18 June 2025 - At a handover ceremony held today in Danilovgrad, Minister of Interior Danilo Šaranović, Acting Director of the Police Directorate, Lazar Šćepanović, EU Ambassador Johann Sattler, and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Montenegro, Ekaterina Paniklova, officially marked the delivery of a major donation of specialized equipment to ...

Petrovac, 10–13 June 2025 – To support awareness raising efforts in the SALW-related context by enhancing the effectiveness of the institutional public outreach, and deepening communication flow between relevant institutions and the public UNDP SEESAC organized two specialized trainings for representatives of Montenegro’s Ministry of Interior and Police Administration. Designed in response to ...

After successful sessions in Podgorica and Priština, Skopje became the next stop for a series of peer-led trainings aimed at strengthening the institutional response to domestic violence involving firearms. With support from SEESAC, two peer-led trainings gathered 20 participants and introduced them to the practical application of the Guidelines for Assessing and Addressing Risks Related to ...