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SALW Control Roadmap

The Roadmap for a sustainable solution to arms control in the Western Balkans envisages the Western Balkans as a safer region and an exporter of security where comprehensive and sustainable mechanisms, fully harmonized with the European Union (EU) and other international standards, are in place to identify, prevent, prosecute, and control the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of firearms, ammunition and explosives. It is based on regional cooperation principles, and it draws upon SEESAC’s signature solution to arms control resulted from over a decade of work on all arms control-related aspects with governments in the region and in partnership with the EU.

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Latest Roadmap news

The Netherlands renews its support to the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund

21 November 2025

The Netherlands renews its support to the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund

The Netherlands has provided a new contribution worth EUR 1.5 million to the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund, thus renewing its support to this regional platform that strives to support a sustainable solution to arms control in the region. This brings the total contribution from the Netherlands to the Trust Fund to about USD 4.9 million. “The Netherlands commends ...
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Western Balkans Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to SALW Control and Regional Security Cooperation at 2025 Interior Ministers’ Summit in London

24 October 2025

Western Balkans Ministers Reaffirm Commitment to SALW Control and Regional Security Cooperation at 2025 Interior Ministers’ Summit in London

Ministers of Interior and Security from the Western Balkans, the United Kingdom, and representatives of the European Union and its Member States met in London on 15 October 2025, under the chairmanship of the Rt. Hon. Shabana Mahmood, UK Secretary of State for the Home Department. The meeting marked the 11th Western Balkans Summit, reinforcing the region’s continued shared commitment to ...
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New In Focus Publications Reveal Firearm Trends in the Western Balkans (2019–2024)

22 July 2025

New In Focus Publications Reveal Firearm Trends in the Western Balkans (2019–2024)

To mark the completion of the first phase of the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap (2019–2024), SEESAC has launched three new In Focus publications analyzing firearm-related trends in the region. Drawing on data collected through the Armed Violence Monitoring Platform (AVMP), the monitors shed light on weapon seizures, as well as firearm incidents in the criminal context and domestic ...
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Strengthening Inter-Regional Cooperation: Exchange Visit of the Republic of Honduras Delegation to the Western Balkans

21 July 2025

Strengthening Inter-Regional Cooperation: Exchange Visit of the Republic of Honduras Delegation to the Western Balkans

As part of ongoing efforts to foster interregional cooperation and share best practices in small arms and light weapons (SALW) control, a delegation from the Republic of Honduras visited the Western Balkans, with a specific focus on Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 2–11 July 2025. During their stay in Sarajevo, the delegation also participated in two key regional meetings organized by UNDP SEESAC. The ...
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Latest Publications

01.01.2025

Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons, their ammunition and explosives in the Western Balkans by 2030

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10.07.2024

WB SALW Control Roadmap Leaflet 2018-2024

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11.10.2023

Mid-term Review of the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap – Consolidated Findings

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05.07.2023

WB SALW Control Roadmap Leaflet 2018-2022

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27.09.2019

Regional Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and their ammunition in the Western Balkans by 2024

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08.08.2019

SALW Control Roadmap Trust Fund Brochure

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