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 ...

SEESAC Announces a New Project and Continues its Decades-long Work

SEESAC is proud to announce its new project Support for Enhancing the Fight Against the Illegal Possession, Misuse and Trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the Western Balkans. ...

SEESAC supported the development of Frontex handbook on firearms for border guards and customs officers

 Firearms Handbook video

Illegal weapons play a key role in many of the most violent crimes in our societies. This is why combatting  firearms related-crimes is one of the key priorities for all law enforcement authorities in ...

Advisory Meeting on Harmonization of the Legal Framework on Arms Control with the EU Acquis organized in North Macedonia

UNDP SEESAC continued its support to activities of harmonization of North Macedonia’s legal framework on SALW control with the EU Acquis. The advisory meeting with the Ministry of Interior, ...

In Focus Armed Violence Monitor – Perpetrators of Firearm Incidents in South East Europe in 2020 is Now Available

In its latest issue of the In Focus - Armed Violence Monitor, SEESAC provides a significant contribution towards a more comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of perpetrators of firearm ...

816 firearm incidents recorded in South East Europe from January to March 2021

New South East Europe Armed Violence Monitor Quarterly Regional Report is Published

The just-published Armed Violence Monitoring Platform (AVMP) recorded 816 firearm-related incidents in the region from January to March 2021. Some of the main findings are: 816 firearm incidents ...

South East Europe Firearms Expert Network met for the 14th time

The Regional Meeting of the South East Europe Firearms Expert Network (SEEFEN), facilitated by SEESAC, brought together investigators, ballistic experts, representatives of border police, customs ...

SEESAC shares its experience in mainstreaming gender in SALW control with regional and sub-regional organizations

UNODA organized virtually during May - June 2021 two webinars aiming to train staff from regional and sub-regional organizations on the approaches of gender mainstreaming in small arms control ...

SEESAC and EMPACT organize workshop on increased intelligence sharing

To further increase the information sharing in the intelligence phase of the investigations, SEESAC joined its efforts with EMPACT (European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats) and ...