On 30 June, 2014, authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina destroyed over 1,200 small arms in a steel mill in Banja Luka. The spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW) continues to affect the ...
Second Formal Regional Meeting of SALW Commissions
National SALW Commissions have been set up throughout South East Europe to strengthen coordination of national activities aimed at controlling small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ...
1st Formal Regional Meeting of SALW Commissions Held
Throughout South East Europe (SEE), National SALW Commissions and other relevant institutions have been set up in the past decade with a view of improving the coordination of the control of small arms ...
Regional Steering Group on SALW meets to Review Achievements and Plan Future Activites in SEE
On 12 February 2014, the Regional Steering Group for Small Arms and Light Weapons (RSG) held its annual meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. Hosted by SEESAC, the meeting, co-chaired by UNDP and the Regional ...
European Union Continues to Support SEESAC’s Arms Control Activities
On 9 December the Council of the European Union passed the Council Decision 2013/730/CFSP in support of SEESAC disarmament and arms control activities in South East Europe. The decision was made ...
SEESAC Takes Part in the Workshop on Strategic Approach to Control and Reduction of SALW
The illicit spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW), the lack of uniform SALW definitions and procedures, and the still prevalent ‘gun culture’ in the countries of the Western Balkans pose a ...
SEESAC to Coordinate Establishment of a Regional Firearms Experts Network in the Western Balkans
Presence of illegal firearms contributes to organized crime activities and can facilitate acts of terrorism. Controlling and combating firearms trafficking, however, is particularly challenging ...
Regional Information Exchange Process on Arms Exports Continues
On 5-6 November 2013, SEESAC organized the 9th meeting of the Regional Information Exchange Process (RIEP) in Belgrade, Serbia. This is the first meeting of RIEP under the Phase II of ...
5th Regional Report on Arms Exports Published – Adding to the Trend of Transparency in the Western Balkans
On 30 October 2013, UNDP/SEESAC published the latest Regional Report on Arms Exports, covering transfers made in 2011. The report is the direct result of a collective effort made by countries of ...
New and Improved Regional Report on Arms Exports Published
On 7 December 2012, UNDP/SEESAC presented the newly published Regional Report on Arms Exports for 2010 at the Regional Steering Group Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons, held in Belgrade, Serbia. ...