2,044 Small Arms and Light Weapons Destroyed in Croatia

On 20 January 2012, another 76 crates containing 2044 pieces of small arms and light weapons were destroyed by the Croatian Ministry of Interior as a part of a larger project, the aim of which is ...

RASR Steering Committee meets in Belgrade

Representatives of SEESAC, International Trust Fund, Small Arms Survey, NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency and U.S. Embassy in Belgrade met to discuss the agenda of the forthcoming RASR workshop and provide an update of RASR recent activities

The Steering Committee of the South East Europe Regional Approach to Stockpile Reduction (RASR) met on 17 January 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia. Chaired by the SEESAC’s Team Leader a.i. Dr. Ivan ...

Serbia: Draft Law on Private Security Industry and SEESAC Activities

Private security companies (PSC) in Serbia employ between 25,000 and 60,000 people, estimates the government of Serbia (GoS). A recurrent misuse of power by such companies has prompted the GoS to ...

90 Crates of Small Arms and Light Weapons Destroyed in Croatia

On 28 December 2011, the Croatian Ministry of Interior destroyed 90 crates containing 2,784 pieces of small arms and light weapons, bringing the total number of weapons destroyed in the course of 2011 ...

CELEBRATE WITHOUT WEAPONS- SALW Awareness Raising Campaign in the Republic of Serbia

This holiday season, the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Serbia (MUP), with the support of SEESAC initiated a nation-wide campaign which aims to raise awareness of the dangers posed by ...

Annual Regional Steering Group Meeting Held

On 20 December 2011, the Regional Steering Group for Small Arms and Light Weapons (RSG) held its annual meeting in Belgrade, Serbia. Hosted by SEESAC, the meeting gathered national SALW focal points ...

Serbia: Industry Outreach Seminar on the Control of the Import and Export of Arms, Military Equipment and Dual-Use Goods

The industry outreach seminar on licensing procedures for the import and export of arms, military equipment and dual-use goods was held on 12th December 2011, in the \"Sava Centar\" in Belgrade. The ...

Croatia: Arms Collection and Awareness Raising Campaign 'Less Arms, Less Tragedies' Completed

On 9 December, the final event of the ‘Less Arms, Less Tragedies’ campaign, which started four years ago in Split and has visited all Croatian cities since, took place. Ongoing since 2007, the ...

SALW Destruction Activities in Croatia Continue: Another 2,190 SALW Eliminated

The Croatian Ministry of Interior destroyed additional 840 and 1,350 pieces of small arms and light weapons on 5 December and 8 December respectively. These destructions bring the total number of ...

Second Annual Meeting of WPON

The Women Police Officers Network (WPON) in South East Europe held its 2nd Annual Meeting 1-3 December 2011 in Becici. The meeting was jointly organized by UNDP/SEESAC, the South East Europe Police ...