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SEESAC Shares its Best Practices at the Networking the Networks Conference in Kosovo1

SEESAC took part in the regional conference "Networking the Networks”, organized by the Kosovo Police, Kosovo Academy for Public Safety (KAPS) and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo on 28 October 2015, in Pristina. The conference addressed the importance of education and training in the processes of police reform and took stock of police reform processes in the region in conjunction with the modern security challenges.


This two day event was opened by Kosovo Internal Affairs Minister Skender Hyseni, KAPS General Director Ismail Smakiqi, General Director of Kosovo Police Naim Rexha, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo (OMiK) Ambassador Jean-Claude Schlumberger and Deputy Head of Mission German Embassy Christina Gehlsen. 


SEESAC participated in two panels, giving an overview of some of its best practices and sharing experiences in assisting the security sector reform in South East Europe. In the panel "Contemporary police reforms in post conflict environments", SEESAC presented its work with different authorities in the region on establishing the South East Europe Firearms Expert Network (SEEFEN).  


The importance of SEEFEN reflects the needs of the region to effectively respond to the security challenges posed by illicit trade and misuse of firearms. At the same time, it also represents a multi-disciplinary network of focal points for regional and EU counterparts working on combating the trafficking of illicit weapons. The creation of the network is implemented through SEESAC’s EUSAC project.

 

During the panel "Developing and fostering co-operative security environment", SEESAC presented its work on supporting the establishment of the Women Police Officers Network and implementation of firearms registries in the region. SEESAC closely cooperated with the South East Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) on both projects.

 
EUSAC:

SEESAC provides support to national and regional stakeholders in strengthening their capacities to control and reduce the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons and in this way contribute to stability, security and development in South East Europe (SEE).  European Union supports SEESAC’s disarmament and arms control activities in SEE through the Council Decision 2013/730/CFSP, from 9 December 2013.

EUSAC builds directly upon SEESAC’s decade-long SALW Control work, particularly achievements made through the previous EU funded SALW Control project, conducted during the 2010-2012 period under the Council Decision 2010/179/CFSP. Designed in close cooperation with national authorities, the project works on the following five interrelated streams of activities:

  • Increased security of stockpiles: through the renovation and security improvements to storages of arms and ammunition.
  • Stockpile reduction: through the destruction of surplus arms and ammunition held in storages.
  • Improved marking, tracing and registration of SALW: through the provision of support to the establishment or enhancement of existing weapons registration and record-keeping systems.
  • Improved regional cooperation on awareness raising, information sharing and knowledge transfer: through the facilitation of regional cooperation between national institutions tasked with arms control.
  • Implementation of collection and awareness raising campaigns.
     
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