Gender-Responsive Leadership is Essential for Gender Equality in Security Institutions

SEESAC organised a key leaders' seminar, a half-day panel discussion on gender-responsive leadership, participated by Commanding Officers, in Belgrade, on 20 June 2023. The discussion enabled ...

Key Leaders in the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces of Montenegro Complete Gender Coaching Programme

Two high-level military officials of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Armed Forces (AFs) of Montenegro successfully completed the Gender Coach Programme (GCP) in June 2023. The Deputy Chief of ...

Ministry of Defence of Serbia Completes First Gender Coach Programme

A high-level military official of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Republic of Serbia successfully completed UNDP SEESAC’s the first Gender Coach Programme (GCP) launched in December 2022  to ...

Western Balkan Gender Military Trainers Develop New Online Gender Awareness Tool

Twenty-two members of the Regional Network of Gender Military Trainers from the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) and Armed Forces (AFs) from the Western Balkans met in Vršac, Serbia, on 18 May 2023 at ...

SEESAC Promotes Achievements in SALW Control and Gender Equality in Military at 48th SEDM Coordination Meeting

SEESAC took part in the 48th South East Europe Defence Ministerial Coordination (SEDM-CC) Meeting where its representative provided an update on the activities conducted since the South East Europe ...

Decade of Regional Cooperation on Gender Mainstreaming in Security Sector Reform in Western Balkans

Achieving gender equality in the security sector is critical for ensuring the safety and security of all citizens and achieving sustainable peace. The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda recognizes ...

Western Balkan Gender Advisers and Gender Coordinators in Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces Gather for First Time

To ensure that the process of achieving gender equality in the Western Balkan Ministries of Defence and the Armed Forces is on the right track and that the challenges and support needed for smooth ...

Small Arms Control as Precondition for Peace, Security and Development

In post-conflict contexts, managing stocks of arms can be key to preventing the resurgence of violence. Effective and transparent control over small arms contributes to peacebuilding, community ...

Ministry of Defence of Montenegro Standardises Gender Training Using In-house Resources

The Ministry of Defence of Montenegro is finalising the Gender Training Handbook, a knowledge tool aimed at developing and implementing standardised training programmes for various target groups ...

Western Balkan Ministries of Defence Use Regional Youth Perception Survey’s Results for Gender Responsive Recruitment Polices

The Ministry of Defence of Montenegro and the Ministry of Defence of North Macedonia came up with several recommendations and new ideas for small-scale projects focusing on innovative ways to attract ...