Life-saving action: Collecting and destroying guns in Bosnia and Herzegovina

by Djordje Milosevic, SEESAC intern @djordje_fpn In late March, UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina organized consultations about a possible campaign for the collection and destruction of illegal ...

SEESAC takes part in NATO’s Structured Information Exchange on SALW

On 15-16 April, the NATO International Staff organized the Structured Information Exchange (SIE) meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Mine Action within the ...

6th RASR Workshop Reconfirms - Unstable and Inadequately Managed Stockpiles Remain a Threat to the Region

The workshop was attended by more than 80 participants

On 3-5 April, the 6th Workshop of the Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) of Conventional Weapons and Munitions Initiative took place in Bled, Slovenia. The focus of the 6th RASR workshop ...

Arms Trade Treaty: UNDP SEESAC Applauds the Establishment of a Much Needed Regulatory Framework

On April 2, after years of unsuccessful attempts and a long-ongoing debate about its possible implications, the Worlds 1st Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) has been adopted.  This historic moment was marked by ...

Synergy of NATO’s Female Leaders in Security and Defence Initiative and UNDP SEESAC’s Gender Equality in the Military Project

During the recently held international conference under NATO Female Leaders in Security and Defence (FLSD) Project titled “Human Resources Diversity and Usability: Challenges and Best Practices” which ...

UNDP SEESAC Supports Planning of a Firearms Collection Campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 26 and 27 March, at Vlašić, UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) hosted a meeting of the representatives of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Republika Srpska, MoI of Sarajevo Canton, MoI of the ...

SEESAC Supports Participation of Representatives of Serbia and the FYR Macedonia in the ESDC Core Course on SSR

A European Security and Defence College (ESDC) Core Course on Security Sector Reform (SSR)  took place in Stadtschlaining, Austria, from 16 to 23 March 2013. UNDP/SEESAC  supported the ...

How to Destroy 17,000 Weapons in an Hour?

by Djordje Milosevic, SEESAC intern @djordje_fpn Every passing minute another person in the world is killed by a gunshot. Civilians now possess 30 percent more guns than passenger ...

Guns in Serbia: Where are the numbers coming from?

by Djordje Milosevic, SEESAC intern Is Serbia one of the most heavily armed nations in the world? How would you check that? Where would you look for the data? Recently, the Serbian daily ...

UNDP SEESAC and Republic of Serbia’s Sector for Emergency Management Continue Cooperation on Strengthening the Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery System.

On 21 March 2013 Mr. William Infante, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Serbia and Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski, SEESAC Coordinator met with Mr. Predrag Maric, Assistant Minister ...