UNDP SEESAC and RACVIAC - Center for Security Cooperation Extend their Years-long Collaboration

On 14 February 2013 Ambassador Branimir Mandic, Director of RACVIAC – Center for Security Cooperation and Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski SEESAC Coordinator signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two ...

SEESAC Staff Hone Their Skills for Social Innovation at the NESTA Training

UNDP/SEESAC representative participated in a two-day NESTA Innovation Training held in Montenegro from 13 to 14 February 2013. The ultimate aim of the training was to get a better sense of the UNDP ...

SEESAC Supports a Training on Gender and Peacekeeping

From 11 to 15 February 2013,  a regional training titled "Gender and Peacekeeping" organized for both the military and civilian personnel from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and ...

Arms Disposal in Serbia - Napalm Powder Repackaged and Ready for Transportation

On January 28, the final repackaging of the surplus napalm powder stored at the “Batajnica” Airport base was completed and the powder is now ready to be transported and disposed of. The disposal of ...

SEESAC Purchases IT Equipment to Support the Data Gathering Effort that will Help Create Sound Gender Mainstreaming Policies at the Ministries of Defence

At the request made by national authorities, in January 2013, UNDP/SEESAC  purchased IT equipment for the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM). The purchase ...

First Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Policing in South East Europe

by Bojana Balon, WPON Project Officer; Danijela Djurovic, Project Officer/Advisor; and Iva Savic, Communications Officer The Women Police Officers Network in South East Europe with the support of ...

SEESAC Chairs RASR Steering Committee Meeting

The Steering Committee of The Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) met on 14 January 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia. Chaired by the SEESAC’s Team Leader Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski, the meeting was ...

Another 17,000 Small Arms and Light Weapons Destroyed in Serbia - a total of 110,000 since 2003

Among these 17,000 pieces is a 100,000th piece of SALW that the MoI has destroyed with the support of UNDP/SEESAC

On 20 December, Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia (MoI) together with the UNDP/SEESAC organized a public destruction of yet another 17,000 pieces of confiscated and surplus small arms and ...

Napalm Powder Disposal in Serbia Begins - 40,767 kg of Napalm Powder Repackaged and Ready for Destruction

Packaging of napalm powder filled ammunition at the MoD\'s “Jovac” location has been completed

On 20 December 2012, the packaging and removal of approximately 41 tonnes of napalm powder at the MoD’s “Jovac” location was completed with the transfer of some 89 large bags to the Batajnica Air Base ...

Target of 30,000 SALW Marked for Destruction in Croatia Surpassed – Another 2,500 SALW Destroyed

On 19 December 2012, another 2,500 pieces of small arms and light weapons (SALW) that were in the possession of the Ministry of Interior of Croatia as confiscated and surplus weapons, were destroyed ...