SEESAC Conducts a Training on the Ethics of Informing the Public About Gender-Based Violence With Firearm Misuse

On 25 and 26 November 2024, SEESAC brought together journalists, representatives of the prosecutors’ offices, the Ministry of Interior and police services of Albania for a training on the Ethics of ...

Building sustainable institutional capacities for Gender Responsive Firearms License Approval

The regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on the practical application of the Guidelines for Gender Responsive Firearms License Approval was organized in Budva, Montenegro from 4 to 8 November 2024. ...

The Southeast Europe defence cooperation in the focus of a Ministerial meeting in Tirana

The Southeastern Europe Defence (SEDM) Ministerial meeting, organized by the MoD of Albania in Tirana on 6 November,  brought together high-level representatives of SEDM member countries, including ...

Good Practices on Women, Peace and Security from the Western Balkans Featured in the First Global Analysis on the Position of Women in National Defence Institutions

Promoting gender equality and women’s participation in the security sector has been widely recognized as critical in building more accountable, inclusive, and responsive institutions. A representative ...

SEESAC Publishes a New Knowledge Product - Strives to Strengthen Communication with the Public About the Gender-based Violence with Firearms

SEESAC has published a set of Guidelines for Officials of the Ministries of Interior and Police Services for Communication with the Media in Cases of Firearm Misuse in Gender-Based Violence. The ...

Bringing together SALW commissions and gender equality agencies to enhance gender responsiveness of SALW control in the Western Balkans

Nineteen representatives of SALW commissions and gender equality agencies from the region gathered in Herceg Novi from 16 to 17 October 2024 to attend the Advanced Regional Gender and SALW Training ...

Second Training on Ethical Reporting on Gender-Based Violence with Firearms Takes Place in Montenegro

On 14-15 October 2024 in Petrovac, representatives of the media, the prosecutors’ offices, and the Ministry of Interior and police services of Montenegro underwent a Training on the Ethics of ...

Montenegro Security Sector Institutions’ Leaders Committed to Further Advancing Gender Equality

The Ministry of Defence with the support of UNDP SEESAC, organized in Podgorica on 10 October 2024, a workshop on Gender-responsible Leadership for security sector institutions in Montenegro.  ...

New In Focus Armed Violence Monitor on Victims Highlights the Impact of Firearm-related Violence in the Western Balkans

The latest issue of SEESAC's In Focus Armed Violence Monitor provides a comprehensive analysis of victims of firearm incidents in the Western Balkans in 2022. The Monitor aims to serve as a useful ...

Data-Driven Change: 9th Regional Meeting of Gender Military Trainers

Continuing the years-long cooperation and exchange of relevant information and practices on gender equality, the Regional Network of Gender Military Trainers in the Ministries of Defence (MoD) and the ...