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. ...
Regional Report on Arms Exports for 2009 Launched
On 10 November 2011, SEESAC launched the newly published Regional Report on Arms Exports for 2009. The report is the direct result of a collective effort made by countries of South Eastern Europe to ...
International Gun Destruction Day
With as many as 640 million guns circulating in the world today, approximately one per every ten persons, the fear of and threat to civilians posed by small arms and light weapons (SALW) cannot be ...
Presentation of the Regional Report and National Reports on Arms Export
On 23 November 2010, SEESAC organized the presentation of the Regional and National Reports on Arms Exports from the Western Balkans. The aim of the event was to publicize the achievements in ...
Second Regional Report on Arms Exports
SEESAC has finalized the development of the Regional Report on Arms Exports in 2008 and an electronic copy of the report is available for download here. The official presentation of the report will ...
First Regional Report on Arms Exports
The possibility of producing a regional annual report on arms exports for South East Europe was discussed at EU outreach events in Serbia (December 2007) and Slovenia (May 2008). Under the auspices of ...
What the Western Balkans Really Thinks About Firearms
How many people in the Western Balkans have ever held a firearm? Would they want to own one? And do they believe more firearms would make their communities safer? The answers may challenge some ...