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 ...
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
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 ...