The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons occurs in all parts of the globe but is concentrated in areas afflicted by armed conflict, violence, and organized crime, where the demand for illicit ...
Regional Steering Group on SALW holds annual meeting
SARAJEVO - Regional Steering Group (RSG) for Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) held its annual meeting on 27 February 2015, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Hosted by the Regional ...
2,802 Pieces of SALW Destroyed in Kosovo1
On 2 December, 2014, Kosovo1 institutions, with the support of the EU through UNDP’s SEESAC initiative, destroyed 2,802 weapons and 903 weapon parts. The destructions works towards reducing the ...
Upgrades of Ammunition Storage in Montenegro Finalized
Continuing its efforts to reduce the threat of proliferation of SALW and their ammunition, SEESAC completed the security upgrades on the Montenegro Armed Forces’ Brezovik ammuniton depot. Makring the ...
SALW Collection Campaign Trail in Bosnia and Herzegovina Continues in Čapljlina, Mostar, Visoko, Vogošća, Ilidža and Sarajevo
The SALW collection- and awareness-raising campaign “Be on the Right Side – Choose Life without Weapons” campaign, being carried out throughout the year in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has resumed after a ...
Third Formal Regional Meeting of SALW Commissions Held in Pristina
As the executive arm of the Regional Implementation Plan on Combating the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), UNDP’s SEESAC initiative seeks to support information sharing and ...
Kosovo1 Police Storage Room Upgraded, More SALW Secured
An official handover ceremony, presenting the new upgrade of the Kosovo1 Police firearms and ammunition storage as well as the supporting technology, took place on 27 October 2014 in Pristina. ...
The First Meeting of Regional Firearms Experts held in Durres
Providing greater insight into the potential of illicit accumulation and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition originating from or transiting through South East ...
SEESAC Supports the SALW Collection Campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The number of illicit weapons which remain in the hands of the civilian population in the Western Balkans remains high. As a response to this issue, a series of small arms and light weapons (SALW) ...
Western Balkans Mark the International Gun Destruction Day by Disposing of over 5000 Guns
Today, 9 July, is International Gun Destruction Day. To mark this important date, UNDP/SEESAC facilitated a region-wide destruction effort in the Western Balkans, resulting in the disposal of over ...