On 6 October 2021, Slovenian presidency of the European Council hosted the EU-Western Balkans Summit, in Brdo pri Kranju. The meeting gathered leaders from the EU member states and from the six ...
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The Regional Workshop on harmonization of legislation in the field of SALW Control with the EU Acquis
The Regional Workshop on harmonization of legislation in the field of SALW Control with the EU Acquis was held online on 28 September 2021 in organization of SEESAC. Representatives of Western Balkan ...
Ministries of Defence in the Western Balkans initiated work on the Regional Baseline Study to enable integration of gender perspective in the Military Education and Training
Thursday, 23 September 2021, A total of 20 members of the Regional Working Group for the integration of gender perspective in the military education and training gathered in an online meeting ...
BiH destroys 1,972 pieces of small arms and light weapons and their components
On 18 September 2021, the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) destroyed 1,972 pieces of small arms and light weapons weapons (SALW), including 891 SALW parts and components, at the Jelisingrad ...
Ministry of Defence and Army of Republic of North Macedonia increased capacities to conduct gender–sensitive job satisfaction research using SPSS
16-17 September 2021, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. Nine representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia completed two-day Training on ...
UNDP SEESAC reaffirms its commitment to contributing to regional cooperation within South-East Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) forum
UNDP SEESAC participated in the 45th South-East Europe Defence Ministerial Coordination Committee Meeting (SEDM - CC) held via teleconference on 16 September 2021, under the Chairmanship of the ...
Three years into the implementation of the SALW Control Roadmap for the Western Balkans, the EU and the Western Balkans Ministers review progress achieved
On 7 September, the EU Commission in close cooperation with the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European External Action Service, organized a 3rd High-level Meeting ...
In Focus Armed Violence Monitor – Firearm-related Suicides in South East Europe in 2020 is Published
The most recent issue of SEESAC's In Focus Armed Violence Monitor brings light to firearm-related suicides in South East Europe (SEE) in 2020. By focusing on suicide deaths involving firearms, ...
Ministry of Defence of Serbia completed a set of four seminars aimed at increasing capacities to prevent and respond to gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and abuse
At the request of Ministry of Defence of Serbia, UNDP SEESAC organized two-day seminar, on 8 and 9 September 2021, for Persons of Trust on combating gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and ...
Armed violence trends in South East Europe: New quarterly report published, capturing 789 incidents with firearms
The Quarterly Armed Violence Regional Report recorded 789 firearm-related incidents in the region from April to June 2021. Some of the main findings are: 789 firearm incidents were ...