Eight representatives from the Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces of BiH, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia met in the first regional meeting of the Working Group to initiate development of ...
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Sharing of good practices on SALW control between the Western Balkans and West Africa
A delegation comprised of members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the national SALW Commissions in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire visited the Western Balkans to learn about this region’s experience in SALW control.
On 9-11 September 2019, SEESAC hosted a delegation of SALW control practitioners from West Africa, to foster knowledge exchange and experience sharing on good practices and challenges in SALW control ...
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 ...
Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia in preparation for the 2nd biannual report on the implementation of the National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325
Sixteen representatives of the Ministry of Defense and Serbian Armed Forces in charge of monitoring the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) for United Nations Security Council Resolution ...
Call for project proposals - The Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-partner Trust Fund
The Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-partner Trust Fund (MPTF) is accepting applications for its first regular call for project proposals from the eligible implementing entities - UNDP and ...
Transparency of Arms Exports in South East Europe - just launched: Regional Arms Exports Report 2017
The Regional Arms Exports Report, covering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia, is a result of over a decade of regional cooperation and commitment ...
The Network of Gender Military Trainers in the Western Balkans as a Vehicle for Change
23-24, July, Vršac, Serbia Thirteen Gender Military Trainers from the Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces of the Western Balkans met in Vršac. The MoDs in the Western Balkans are on a ...
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 ...
The SALW Control Roadmap at the Western Balkans Summit in Poznań
Western Balkans Leaders reaffirmed the strategic importance of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of small arms light weapons and their ammunition in the Western Balkans and welcomed the progress made in its implementation.
Heads of Government of the Berlin Process participants, representatives of the European Institutions, International Financial Institutions, OECD, the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC), and the ...
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, ...