How the security sector can help to achieve gender equality in line with UN Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

Seminar for Representatives of the South East Europe Military Intelligence Chiefs’ Forum (SEEMIC)

30 September – 1 October 2020 In a two-days Gender Awareness Seminar, twenty-two representatives of the South East Europe Military Intelligence Chief’s Forum from ten countries, actively ...

MoDs and AFs in the Western Balkans confirmed commitment to achieving gender equality at the 12th Regional Meeting of Gender Equality Mechanisms

A total of 23 representatives of the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) and Armed Forces (AFs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the Republic of North Macedonia gathered virtually in the 12th ...

Ministry of Defence of Montenegro Committed to Improving Working Conditions for Women and Men

At the request of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of Montenegro, UNDP SEESAC is coaching the Ministry to conduct a gender-sensitive survey on employees’ job satisfaction. The survey findings will enable ...

Last year Ministries of Defence in the Western Balkans further advanced in implementation of the UNSCR 1325 and increasing gender equality in the military

At the beginning of 2020, the Ministries of Defence of Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia informed in their annual reports on the implementation of national strategies and action plans for 2019, ...

Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces committed to increase capacities of Persons of Trust

Borkovac, 10 – 11 March 2020 Twenty-one Persons of Trust in the Ministry of Defence of Serbia (MoD) and Serbian Armed Forces (SAF) increased their capacities through the third seminar organized at ...

Sharing experiences from South East Europe with the Global Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control

Berlin, 20 – 21 February 2020 UNDP SEESAC contributed to launching the global Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) at the international experts’ conference “Gender Equal Small ...

Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces in the Western Balkans Initiate the Second Regional Survey to Better Understand the Position of Women in the Armed Forces

Representatives of the Ministries of Defence (MoDs) and Armed Forces (AFs) from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia nominated to develop the 2nd regional study The Position ...

Gender trainers in the military and psychologists from the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces of Montenegro start a two-days joint training on Gender Equality

Budva, 12 February 2020 - A two days Gender training for the instructors and psychologists part of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces of Montenegro, started today within the Strengthening of ...

SEESAC RELEASES NEW ANALYSIS - MEN AND FIREARMS IN SOUTH EAST EUROPE: FAST FACTS

In South East Europe (SEE), the overwhelming majority of firearms are owned by men. Men also predominantly use and misuse firearms and account for the majority of victims of firearm misuse. While ...

Increasing capacities of the Persons of Trust in the Ministry of Defence of Republic of Serbia to prevent and respond to gender-related discrimination

Vrdnik, 10 – 11 December 2019 Twenty-two Persons of Trust that are providing primary peer support in cases of gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and abuse participated in the seminar ...