Implementing period: November 2023 – November 2025
Budget: $1,091,105
Building upon the previous efforts, the project implemented by UNDP Montenegro aims at further improving the crime scene investigation and laboratory forensic capacities of the Police Directorate of Montenegro for providing forensic evidence and intelligence necessary for investigating and judicial processing of the trafficking of firearms-ammunition-explosives (FAE), and precursors, as well as other FAE-related criminal offences, including the sexual and gender-based violence.
Improved evidence and intelligence capabilities shall serve the national criminal proceeding system and international investigations and proceedings. The project will support this by delivering specialized training, supporting relevant international and regional peer-exchanges, procuring equipment, developing and validating new methods, and developing standard operating procedures. The focus will be on standardizing work processes in accordance with the policy and recommendations of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) and preparing for accreditation in line with ISO/IEC 17025 and 17020 international standards. This implies implementation of project standardization results in the regulatory framework of the Ministry of Interior of Montenegro, thus providing sustainability of project’s results.
The project contributes to Roadmap Goals 1, 2, 3 and key performance indicators 2, 3, 9 and 14 of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons and their ammunition in the Western Balkans.