Implementing period: October 2023 – December 2026
Budget: $1,026,135
The project aims to reduce the risk of firearms misuse for violence and suicide in Serbia, building upon previous results. It will further foster collaboration and knowledge exchange of relevant stakeholders and enhance community response to firearms-related violence, crises and trauma.
More specifically, the project aims to review gender and age data collection practices of the Ministry of Interior, use lessons learned to facilitate evidence-based policy making and mainstream firearms risks into relevant regulations and practice. It will improve conditions and access to information for improved detection of potential firearms misuse for domestic violence and suicides and ensure comprehensive prevention support. The project will enable networking and capacity building of women to actively participate in SALW control policies, and enable best practice sharing with professionals, media and academia on effective mechanisms for prevention of firearms related incidents, including mass shootings.
The project contributes to Roadmap Goals 2 and 4 and key performance indicators 2, 3, 9 and 13 of the Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of SALW their ammunition and explosives in the Western Balkans by 2030.