SEESAC Takes Part in the Workshop on Strategic Approach to Control and Reduction of SALW

The illicit spread of small arms and light weapons (SALW), the lack of uniform SALW definitions and procedures, and the still prevalent ‘gun culture’ in the countries of the Western Balkans pose a ...

SEESAC Takes Part in the Workshop on Teaching Gender to the Military

Over the course of the years, invaluable knowledge and best practices on the integration of gender in the curriculum has been accumulated by various military academies and Ministries of Defence of ...

4th Gender Awareness Seminar for the Serbian Military Academy Cadets

In an effort to raise gender awareness among the next generation of military officers in Serbia, SEESAC partnered with the Military Academy in Belgrade to organize a one-day Basic Gender Awareness ...

SEESAC Attends SEPCA Meeting in Belgrade

Police cooperation in Southeast Europe has been significantly strengthened through the work of the Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) since its establishment in 2002.   With ...

Women Police Officers from 8 Countries in Southeast Europe Meet for the 4th Time

Since 26 November 2010, representatives of nine (9) polices services in Southeast Europe (SEE) have actively been working together to improve the status of women in police services and to ensure ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Prepares New Laws for the Control of Military and Dual-Use Goods Transfers

In the process of aligning its legislature to that of the European Union, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina has prepared new draft laws on Arms and ...

Making Armed Forces Gender Sensitive

by Dr. Ivan Zverzhanovski, SEESAC Coordinator   November was a busy month for the SEESAC Team. The tempo of our work on advancing gender equality in the defence systems of four countries in ...

SEESAC to Coordinate Establishment of a Regional Firearms Experts Network in the Western Balkans

Presence of illegal firearms contributes to organized crime activities and can facilitate acts of terrorism. Controlling and combating firearms trafficking, however, is particularly challenging ...

Advocacy Skills Workshop for Western Balkans Armed Forces held in Belgrade

Developing the ability to successfully advocate for gender equality is at the core of the the Gender Equality in the Military project. Therefore, SEESAC partnered with DCAF to deliver a two-day ...

SEESAC Continues Raising Gender Awareness in the Montenegro Armed Forces

Within the scope of the Gender Equality in the Military project and with the aim of advancing integration of women in the armed forces in the Western Balkans, SEESAC supported the organization of the ...