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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

EU Special Envoy visits Western Balkans to Review Arms Control Progress and Regional Cooperation on Security

13 July 2026

EU Special Envoy visits Western Balkans to Review Arms Control Progress and Regional Cooperation on Security

Meetings in Belgrade, Podgorica and Tirana highlighted the practical impact of EU-funded support implemented by UNDP SEESAC and progress under the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap.  Ambassador Stephan Klement, the European Union Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, concluded a regional visit to Serbia, Montenegro and Albania aimed at reviewing how small arms and light ...
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Regional Roadmap Coordination Meeting: Towards Lasting Impact of SALW Control

10 July 2026

Regional Roadmap Coordination Meeting: Towards Lasting Impact of SALW Control

Over 100 participants gathered in Podgorica and online on 8 and 9 July for the 15th Regional Roadmap Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the Western Balkans Roadmap on SALW Control. The meeting convened representatives of the SALW Commissions and relevant institutions from the six Western Balkans jurisdictions, key donors – the European Union, Germany, France, and the Netherlands – as ...
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Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Local Coordination Meetings: Taking Stock of Progress, Challenges, and the Way Forward

30 June 2026

Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Local Coordination Meetings: Taking Stock of Progress, Challenges, and the Way Forward

Throughout June 2026, the Small Arms and Light Weapons Commissions in Belgrade, Podgorica, Pristina, Sarajevo, and Skopje convened the 15th round of the Local Coordination Meetings on the implementation of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to arms control in the Western Balkans. In the presence of donors and partners, the SALW Commissions shared progress achieved, alongside challenges ...
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Seventh Year of Supporting Small Arms and Light Weapons Control Roadmap: 2025 UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Annual Report

4 June 2026

Seventh Year of Supporting Small Arms and Light Weapons Control Roadmap: 2025 UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Annual Report

The seventh annual report of the United Nations Multi-Partner Trust Fund in support of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse, and trafficking of small arms and light weapons (SALW), their ammunition, and explosives in the Western Balkans is now available for online reading. The report marks the seventh year of the Trust Fund’s existence, running in parallel ...
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Latest Publications

07.07.2026

WB SALW Control Roadmap Leaflet 2018-2025

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07.05.2026

Final Review of the Western Balkans Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Control Roadmap (Phase I) - Consolidated Findings

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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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