Sharing Best practice globally: Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on Fostering Solidarity for Arms Regulation and Security Cooperation

Photo credits: Nonviolence International Southeast Asia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 26–27 November 2025 - Illicit arms flows and arms smuggling undermine peace, security, and development in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia Pacific. Despite progress made by ...

The South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial Meeting in Sarajevo Reaffirms Regional Cooperation and Good Neighbourly Relations

The annual South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) meeting, organized by the Ministry of Defence of Bosna and Herzegovina on 27 November 2025 in Sarajevo, in Bosna and Herzegovina, brought ...

The Netherlands renews its support to the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund

The Netherlands has provided a new contribution worth EUR 1.5 million to the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund, thus renewing its support to this regional platform that ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina strengthens its capacities for sustainable gender mainstreaming

Bosnia and Herzegovina is taking further steps to strengthen gender equality within its security sector. On 18 November 2025, a workshop held in Igman brought together 15 representatives of the Gender ...

Representatives of Security Institutions Perfecting Public Speaking and Social Media Skills for Better Public Outreach at a Trainings in Sarajevo

On 11-14 November, UNDP SEESAC organised two specialised trainings, designed to enhance the effectiveness of the institutional public outreach on SALW control, and deepen communication flows between ...

Virtual Session Introduces Women’s Organizations from the Western Balkans to the Global Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control

On 6 November 2025, SEESAC and the Gender Equality Network for Small Arms Control (GENSAC) hosted a virtual information session for representatives of 20 women’s organizations from the Western ...

Regional Progress in Focus: Workshop on SALW Legislative Harmonization with the EU Acquis Held in Brussels

SEESAC, in cooperation with EU Commission DG Home and the European External Action Service organized a Regional Workshop on the Harmonization of Legislation in the Field of Small Arms and Light ...

Final Series of Trainings on the Guidelines for the Prevention of Firearms Misuse in Domestic Violence in Sarajevo  

The final sessions of the training series focusing on the application of the Guidelines for Assessing and Addressing Risks Related to Firearms Misuse in Domestic Violence and the Guidelines for ...

[JUST PUBLISHED]: Regional Analysis on Women in SALW Control in the Western Balkans

SEESAC has published a comprehensive Regional Analysis on Women in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control in the Western Balkans, providing fresh insights into women’s role in this field, their ...

Building Capacities for More Effective Communication on SALW Control

To strengthen institutional capacities for public outreach and improve crisis communication in the context of small arms and light weapons (SALW) control, SEESAC organized two specialized trainings ...