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 ...

Upgraded Arms Export Licensing Software for Serbian Authorities

Upon the request of the Ministry for Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of the Republic of Serbia – the leading government authority for arms exports licensing in Serbia - UNDP’s SEESAC ...

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 ...

Montenegro Publishes its 7th Annual Report on Foreign Trade in Controlled Goods

The Ministry of Economy of Montenegro, the leading agency in the arms transfer control system of Montenegro, has published its 7th Annual Report on Foreign Trade in Controlled Goods. It presents an ...

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. ...

Disposal of Over 40 Tonnes of SALW Ammunition Initiated in Montenegro

The disposal of forty (40) tonnes of surplus Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) ammunition, held in Montenegro’s Armed Forces stockpiles, began on 22 October 2014.  The destruction of surplus ...

Belgrade hosts the 5th Roundtable of the “Being a Peacekeeper” Series

On 20-21 October 2014, the 5th in a series of roundtables titled “Being a Peacekeeper” was held in Belgrade, Serbia. These high-level meetings, previously held in New York, Kuala Lumpur, Berlin and ...

SEESAC Organizes 3rd Workshop for Developing a Gender Training Manual for the Serbian MoD and AF

On 15 October, seven (7) gender trainers from the Serbian Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Armed Forces (AF) participated in the 3rd Workshop for Developing a Gender Training Manual in Belgrade. The ...

The Study on The Position of Women in the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans Presented by the Ministry of Defence of Serbia

Following its presentations in Skoplje, Sarajevo, and Podgorica, the study on The Position of Women in the Armed Forces in the Western Balkans was unveiled on 14 October 2014, in the Central Hall of ...

Western Balkan Region: Working to Incorporate Gender into Military Education and Training Curricula

The Regional Meeting on including Gender Perspectives in Military Education and Training Curricula took place in Belgrade, on 9 October 2014. Organized by UNDP’s SEESAC initiative, as part of the ...