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

UNDP’s SEESAC has submitted a comprehensive report on the implementation of the International Tracing Instrument (ITI) and the Programme of Action (PoA). This report coincides with the Fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) in New York, where SEESAC is hosting three side ...

The misuse of firearms in domestic violence remains a grave concern in South East Europe (SEE). SEESAC’s analysis documented the persistence of firearm-related domestic violence and its scale. From 2019 to 2022 in the region, more people were killed with firearms in the context of domestic violence (130) than in any other type of incident, including those in the criminal context (120), public ...

On 19, 20 and 21 June 2024, UNDP's South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) is hosting three side events at the fourth Review Conference on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects (PoA) in New York. These side events will bring together key ...

Fifteen journalists, prosecutors, and representatives of the Ministry of Interior gathered in Vrdnik on 20-21 May 2024 to attend a two-day training focused on ethical reporting on gender-based violence (GBV), with a particular emphasis on incidents involving firearm misuse. This training, organised by UNDP SEESAC, was the first in a series of such events that will be organised across six Western ...