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 ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina Destroys 1,200 Pieces Small Arms with Support of the EU
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 ...