In May and June 2024, Local Coordination Meetings were organized by the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Commissions in Tirana, Pristina, Podgorica, Belgrade, Sarajevo, and Skopje. These meetings ...
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SEESAC Deliveres a Five-day Regional Training of Trainers for Police Officers in the Western Balkans on the Use of Guidelines to Address Risks of Firearms Misuse in Domestic Violence
SEESAC organized a regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on the practical use of the Guidelines for Assessing and Addressing Risks Related to Firearms Misuse in Domestic Violence, in Herceg Novi from 27 to 31 May 2024.
In 2022, SEESAC initiated the development of the Guidelines for police officers for assessing and addressing risks related to firearms misuse in the context of domestic violence. Through a set of ...
Fifth Year of Supporting the Western Balkans Small Arms and Light Weapons Control Roadmap: 2023 UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Annual Report
The fifth annual report of the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund in support of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illicit possession, misuse and trafficking of small arms and light ...
Fostering Gender-Responsive Arms Control: Perspectives from the Eastern European Region
Ahead of the 4th Review Conference of the UN Programme of Action (PoA) and the 10th Conference of State Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and ...
The 20th SEEFEN Regional Meeting: New Trends and Collaborative Efforts in Countering Firearms
Senior police investigators, customs officials, prosecutors, ballistic experts, border police representatives from six Western Balkan jurisdictions, Moldova and Ukraine, along with representatives of ...
January-March 2024 Quarterly Armed Violence Monitor: Weapon Seizures Remain Prominent Despite a Drop in Overall Cases Involving Firearms
SEESAC has released its latest Quarterly Regional Armed Violence Monitor, offering insights into the trends of firearm incidents in South East Europe from January to March 2024. The first quarter ...
South-East Europe Criminal Police Services Jointly Address the Evolving Threats and Enhance Mitigation Capacities in Combatting Illicit Firearms Trafficking
The representatives of Criminal Police Services of six South-East Europe jurisdictions, including criminal investigators and the representatives from CSI units, have gathered for a two-day Regional ...
Regional Meeting on Firearms Trafficking Investigation gathers law enforcement agencies from Western Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine in Belgrade
SEESAC and EMPACT Firearms co-organized the Regional Meeting on Firearms Trafficking Investigation held in Belgrade on 26-27 March. The Meeting brought together representatives from six Western Balkan ...
Outreach of the Firearms Focal Points and Ballistic Laboratory to the Prosecutors successfully held in Podgorica and Tirana
In February and March 2024, SEESAC successfully concluded two sessions on the Outreach of the Firearms Focal Points (FFP) and Ballistic Laboratory of the Ministry of the Interior to the Prosecution ...
5th Meeting of Regional Awareness Raising Task Force: Breaking the Cycle of Violence
The Regional Awareness-raising Task Force (RAR TF) facilitated by SEESAC with support from the EU and the Regional Cooperation Council, met for the fifth time on 3-4 April 2024 in Skopje to learn more ...