Kosovo1 destroys over 2382 SALW to mark the International Gun Destruction Day

Kosovo1 joined the annual International Gun Destruction Day on 7 July 2016 by destroying over 2382 pieces of small arms and light weapons (SALW), including 888 short firearms and 1494 long firearms. ...

The Regional Meeting of SALW Commissions held in Tirana

The Regional Meeting of Commissions for Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) was held on 22-23 June 2016 in Tirana, Albania. Albania’s Deputy Minister of Interior Mr. Stefan Çipa, Head of the Political ...

Montenegro’s campaign to collect and legalize illicit weapons ends

PODGORICA – Ministry of the Interior of Montenegro (MoI), together with SEESAC, UNDP Montenegro, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Montenegro, and the Center for ...

It’s time for many more women to join the ranks of the military in the Western Balkans: UNDP

Women still only represent six to nine percent of the military staff in the sub-region Belgrade, Serbia, 15 June – It’s time for many more women to join the ranks of the military in the Western ...

SEESAC presents its activities at the SEDM-DCHOD meeting in Sarajevo

SEESAC participated in the Deputy Chiefs of Defense (SEDM-DCHOD) meeting held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 8-10 June 2016. The annual meetings of the South-Eastern Europe Defence ...

Media Advisory: UNDP SEESAC presents results achieved in the Western Balkans by its Gender Equality in the Military Project

Gender Equality in the Military Project, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme’s SEESAC initiative (UNDP SEESAC) and funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish ...

SEESAC at BMS6

SEESAC held two side events at the Sixth Biennial Meeting of States to Consider the Implementation of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons (UN PoA BMS6), organized from 6-10 June ...

UNDP SEESAC presents its work funded by the EU at the Symposium on “Combating Illicit trade in SALW in the Arab Region: Developments, Challenges and Best Practices”

UNDP SEESAC presented its achievements in arms control in South East Europe (SEE) at the symposium on “Combating Illicit trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in the Arab Region: Developments, ...

UNDP SEESAC attends the RCC’s Ninth Annual Meeting

UNDP SEESAC attended the ninth annual meeting of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) held on 31 May – 1 June 2016, in Pravets, Bulgaria and co-organized with the Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office ...

Recommendations presented for Europe-wide ballistic information sharing network to tackle gun crime

SEESAC took part in the presentation organized by Project EFFECT, led by Coventry University, with the aim of  informing MEPs of the recommendations emanating from the results of the 2-year ...