The RASR initiative has been established in 2009 by the US State Department and currently funded by the European Union under the framework of the EU COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2016/2356. It aims for a ...
Eleventh workshop of the Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction
About 40 physical and stockpile security management (PSSM) practitioners from South East Europe attended the Eleventh workshop of the Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction to discuss and share good practices on progress and challenges related to conventional weapons and munitions stockpile reduction in South East Europe.
Further steps taken towards small arms and light weapons legislation harmonization
Two workshops were organized with the aim to support the drafting of the changes of the Laws on weapons, using the results of the analysis of the level of harmonization of national legal frameworks on ...
1,377 pieces of small arms and light weapons destroyed in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,377 pieces of small arms and light weapons were destroyed at the Jelšingrad, smelter facility in Banja Luka, on 7 September, by the SALW Coordination Board of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim to ...
Montenegro destroys 1,259 firearms and components to mark the International Gun Destruction Day
1,259 pieces of confiscated and voluntarily surrendered small arms and light weapons and components were destroyed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Montenegro at the Institute of Ferrous ...
Gender responsive SALW Control in the region
SEESAC delivered a two-day regional training on gender responsive Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) control.
The Regional Training Course: Towards Gender Responsive SALW Control was held in Podgorica on 19 and 20 June 2019. The two-day training brought together 15 representatives from Belgrade, Chisinau, ...
11th Meeting of SALW Commissions in South East and East Europe
The 11th Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Commissions Meeting was organized in Sarajevo on 29-30 May 2019.
The SALW Commissions meetings gather arms control policy-makers from South East and East Europe to exchange common challenges and identify solutions to address the illicit possession, trafficking and ...
Experts from the region gather at 11th SEEFEN Meeting
The 11th Regional Meeting of South-East Europe Firearms Experts Network (SEEFEN) took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 14-15 May 2019.
The 11th SEEFEN meeting gathered investigators, prosecutors, customs officials, forensic experts and border police representatives from South East Europe, as well as experts from INTERPOL, EUROPOL, ...
Regional iBase designer training delivered to IT Experts
A five-day regional iBase designer training was organized in Belgrade from 20-24 May 2019.
As a part of SEESAC’s partnership with governments across South East Europe aimed at establishing Firearms Focal Points (FFPs), , a regional iBase designer training was conducted in Belgrade. The ...
Security enhanced in Montenegro storage location
A storage location and two evidence rooms in Montenegro were brought to international security standards, resulting in improved security of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and ammunition stockpiles in the region.
A partnership between the Ministry of Interior and the Police of Montenegro, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) SEESAC, and the European Union (EU) resulted in the security enhancement of the ...
First steps taken toward small arms and light weapons legislation harmonization
The first Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Legislation Harmonization Workshop took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first SALW Legislation Harmonization Workshop that was held on 16-17 April 2019 in Sarajevo gathered representatives of relevant institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to discuss the level ...