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Gender in Security Sector Reform

In a constantly changing security environment, sustaining peace worldwide, protecting human security and human rights cannot be achieved without women’s and men’s equal participation. Since 2009, SEESAC has been supporting governments in South East Europe to integrate a gender perspective in security sector policies and practice, in line with the Women, Peace and Security and Sustainable Development Goals Agenda. SEESAC facilitates regional cooperation among relevant security institutions to strengthen gender equality mechanisms, combat gender-based discrimination, implement evidence-based policies, and strengthen gender-responsive leadership. Since 2012, in the Western Balkans, transformational gender equality processes in the defence systems in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia were supported by facilitating knowledge exchange through unique regional cooperation platforms focusing on the root causes of gender inequality in the military and improving the implementation of the WPS Agenda.

Latest Gender in Security Sector Reform news

SEESAC attends the 28th Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial Meeting in Ankara, Türkiye

1 December 2023

SEESAC attends the 28th Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial Meeting in Ankara, Türkiye

SEESAC participated in the 28th Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial (SEDM) Meeting on November 22nd in Ankara, which was hosted by Türkiye and chaired by Romania. The meeting, attended by representatives from 16 countries, three regional organizations, and the Southeast Europe Brigade Command (SEEBRIG), included the defence Ministers of Georgia, Montenegro, Moldova, Romania, and Deputy Defense ...
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An On-line Gender Awareness Course in the Security Sector Presented at the 16th Regional Meeting of Ministries of Defence in the Western Balkans

19 October 2023

An On-line Gender Awareness Course in the Security Sector Presented at the 16th Regional Meeting of Ministries of Defence in the Western Balkans

A total of 25 representatives of the Ministries of Defence in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia, and the Republic of Serbia participated in the 16th Regional Meeting of the Gender Equality Mechanisms in the Ministries of Defence and the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans (RGEM) on 18 and 19 October 2023, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 16th regional ...
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The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of Montenegro Launched the Handbook on the Standardization of Gender Equality Training for Military Personnel

21 September 2023

The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of Montenegro Launched the Handbook on the Standardization of Gender Equality Training for Military Personnel

Ministry of Defence of Montenegro launched the Handbook on the Standardization of Gender Equality Training for Military Personnel on 21 September 2023 in Podgorica, with the support of UNDP SEESAC. The Handbook was initiated and developed by the Ministry as a knowledge tool for gender trainers in the MoD and Armed Forces (AF) of Montenegro and all military personnel seeking answers on gender ...
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SEESAC Promotes Achievements in SALW Control and Gender Equality in Military at 49th SEDM Coordination Meeting

14 September 2023

SEESAC Promotes Achievements in SALW Control and Gender Equality in Military at 49th SEDM Coordination Meeting

SEESAC participated in the 49th South East Europe Defence Ministerial Coordination (SEDM-CC) Meeting on 14th September in Timisoara, Romania, under the Romanian Chairmanship of the South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial process. The sixteen SEDM participating states as well as representatives of international organizations (RACVIAC, and the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre) exchanged ...
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Latest Publications

03.10.2023

Priručnik za standardizaciju obuka iz oblasti roda i rodne ravnopravnosti u Ministarstvu odbrane i Vojsci Crne Gore

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05.12.2022

Integrating the gender perspective into military education and training in the defence system of the Western Balkan countries

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06.06.2022

Contributing to resilience through the integration of gender perspective in the defence sector reform in four countries of the Western Balkans

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11.05.2022

Policy brief: Small Arms Control - The Case for Gender Mainstreaming

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26.04.2022

A Practical Tool for Gender Mainstreaming in SALW Control

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28.03.2022

Guidelines for the Gender Analysis of Legislation and Policies Relevant for Small Arms Control

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