Accidental Shootings Decreased by 17% in South East Europe in 2022

SEESAC’s latest In Focus Armed Violence Monitor reveals noteworthy statistics about accidental shootings reported in South East Europe in 2022. Accidental shootings refer to incidents in which a ...

Western Balkan Gender Advisers and Gender Coordinators in Ministries of Defence and Armed Forces Gather for First Time

To ensure that the process of achieving gender equality in the Western Balkan Ministries of Defence and the Armed Forces is on the right track and that the challenges and support needed for smooth ...

Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund Launches Its Third Call for Proposals

The United Nations' Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) opens its third call for proposals for the offices of the two Participating UN Organizations - UNDP and UNODC - ...

Transparency of Arms Exports in South East Europe: 2020 Regional Report on Arms Exports

The Regional Arms Exports Report, covering Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia, is a result of more than a decade of regional cooperation and commitment to ...

South Eastern and Eastern Europe Authorities, International Partners, and Donors Review SALW Control Progress, Priorities, and Plans

To review the small arms and light weapons (SALW) activities and their key results achieved during the last year across South East and East Europe and reflect on the planned actions and priorities for ...

Small Arms Control as Precondition for Peace, Security and Development

In post-conflict contexts, managing stocks of arms can be key to preventing the resurgence of violence. Effective and transparent control over small arms contributes to peacebuilding, community ...

Ministry of Defence of Montenegro Standardises Gender Training Using In-house Resources

The Ministry of Defence of Montenegro is finalising the Gender Training Handbook, a knowledge tool aimed at developing and implementing standardised training programmes for various target groups ...

SEESAC’s Holiday Social Media Campaign on Celebratory Shooting and Misuse of Pyrotechnics Reaches 1,9 Million Western Balkan Citizens

For a third time now, this holiday season, SEESAC launched a regional, social media campaign raising awareness of the public, throughout the Western Balkans, about the dangers of celebratory shooting ...

SEESAC Contributes to Discussion on Enhancing European Customs Capacity and Cooperation to Prevent and Combat Smuggling of Firearms

Organised by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Conference to Prevent and Combat Smuggling of Firearms in the Context of Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine took place in ...

SEESAC Intensifies Support to Western Balkan Authorities to Raise Their Crime Scene Investigation Units’ Capacities

SEESAC has just completed assessing the capacities of the Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) units across the Western Balkans and will create a baseline for further support in their capacity development ...