Regional meeting of the Firearm Focal Points

On 28 October 2021, representatives of 6 Western Balkan jurisdictions and the Republic of Moldova convened at the Regional Firearms Focal Points (FFP) meeting organized by UNDP SEESAC with the aim to ...

SEESAC SNAPSHOT: Get a peek at our SALW Control-focused activities during the July -September period

1,972 pieces of SALW disposed of in Bosnia and Herzegovina

For almost two decades, SEESAC has been supporting local authorities in South East Europe to strengthen their SALW control measures and thus contribute to citizen security. Facilitating regional ...

Assessments of capacities of criminal police services in the Western Balkans completed

Within the framework of the EU Council Decision 2018/1788 in support of the implementation of the Regional Roadmap on combating illicit arms trafficking in the Western Balkans, the  SEESAC team of ...

Just launched - Transparency of Arms Exports in South East Europe: Regional Report on Arms Exports for 2019

The Regional Arms Exports Report, covering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, is a result of more than a decade of regional cooperation and commitment to ...

SALW Commissions in South East and East Europe met for the 14th time

The 14th regional meeting of Small Arms and Light Weapons Commissions gathered representatives from Belgrade, Chisinau, Kyiv, Minsk, Podgorica, Pristina, Sarajevo, Skopje, and Tirana on 12 and 13 ...

More than 900 firearm-related incidents reported from July to September 2021 in the SEE region

The new Quarterly Armed Violence Regional Report recorded 922 firearm-related incidents1 in the region from July to September 2021. Some of the main findings are: 922 firearm incidents were ...

The Regional Workshop on harmonization of legislation in the field of SALW Control with the EU Acquis

The Regional Workshop on harmonization of legislation in the field of SALW Control with the EU Acquis was held online on 28 September 2021 in organization of SEESAC. Representatives of Western Balkan ...

BiH destroys 1,972 pieces of small arms and light weapons and their components

On 18 September 2021, the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) destroyed 1,972 pieces of small arms and light weapons weapons (SALW), including 891 SALW parts and components, at the Jelisingrad ...

In Focus Armed Violence Monitor – Firearm-related Suicides in South East Europe in 2020 is Published

The most recent issue of SEESAC's In Focus Armed Violence Monitor brings light to firearm-related suicides in South East Europe (SEE) in 2020. By focusing on suicide deaths involving firearms, ...

Armed violence trends in South East Europe: New quarterly report published, capturing 789 incidents with firearms

The  Quarterly Armed Violence Regional Report recorded 789 firearm-related incidents in the region from April to June 2021. Some of the main findings are: 789 firearm incidents were ...