Destruction of SALW in the Republic of Moldova

 2119 arms, 50,000 cartridges and 142 parts and components were destroyed on 25 November 2021 in Smelting facility JST “ARES UT” in Chisinau.  This event was organized by the General Police ...

Regional Workshop for Border Officials of Western Balkans

On 23-24 November 2021 SEESAC jointly with FRONTEX organized an online gathering of Western Balkan Border and Custom officials. This regional workshop is an additional step in SEESAC support to ...

Workshop on development of Standard Operating Procedures in Montenegro

Representatives of Border Police of Montenegro attended the Workshop on development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that was held in Budva from 16 till 18 November 2021. Guided by the ...

In Focus Armed Violence Monitor – Explosives-related Incidents in South East Europe in 2020 is Released

The latest issue of the SEESAC’s In Focus Armed Violence Monitor features explosives-related incidents in South East Europe (SEE) in 2020. The use of explosives can have severe consequences in ...

Three evidence rooms security enhanced in line with international security standards, resulting in improved security of SALW stockpiles

The security upgrade of the evidence safekeeping rooms at the Police Directorates in Pristina, Prizren and Mitrovica south was completed in November 2021. The upgrade was funded by the EU under the ...

SEESAC SNAPSHOT: Get a peek at our Gender in Security Sector Reform activities during the July-September period

Gender equality has been central to SEESAC’s work for over a decade.  Since 2012, we have been working directly with the Ministries of Defence in the Western Balkans to advance gender equality in the ...

15th Regional Meeting of the South-East Europe Firearms Expert Network - SEEFEN

On 26 and 27 October 2021, the SEEFEN meeting brought together investigators, prosecutors, customs officials, forensic experts and border police representatives from South East Europe, Belarus and ...

Regional meeting of the Firearm Focal Points

On 28 October 2021, representatives of 6 Western Balkan jurisdictions and the Republic of Moldova convened at the Regional Firearms Focal Points (FFP) meeting organized by UNDP SEESAC with the aim to ...

SEESAC SNAPSHOT: Get a peek at our SALW Control-focused activities during the July -September period

1,972 pieces of SALW disposed of in Bosnia and Herzegovina

For almost two decades, SEESAC has been supporting local authorities in South East Europe to strengthen their SALW control measures and thus contribute to citizen security. Facilitating regional ...

Assessments of capacities of criminal police services in the Western Balkans completed

Within the framework of the EU Council Decision 2018/1788 in support of the implementation of the Regional Roadmap on combating illicit arms trafficking in the Western Balkans, the  SEESAC team of ...