Consultation on Education and Small Arms

The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) will organize Consultation Conference on Education and Small Arms tomorrow, Thursday, June 29, at the Metropol Hotel in Belgrade, from 09:00 � 16:00 hours.

The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) has a mandate from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe (SCSP) to further support all international and national stakeholders by strengthening national and regional capacity to control and reduce the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and thus contribute to enhanced stability, security and development in South Eastern and Eastern Europe.

Representatives from the Ministry of Education & Sport, Institute for Improvement of Education, Civic Education professionals, Psychologists/child psychiatrists, Public health personnel (accident & injury), Police involved in schools, Social workers (juvenile justice), UNICEF, ICRC (EHL), OSCE, NPA, NGOs, Representatives from Parents' Associations and Students' Councils will be taking part in the consultation.

The purpose of the consultation is to;

To initiate a consultation and discussion about the issue of
education and small arms;
To share knowledge and experiences about small arms and children and
curriculum development;
To discuss whether children and young people are the appropriate
targets for awareness and education activities about small arms;
To discuss relationship with 'Violence in Schools' program (UNICEF)
& EHL (Exploring Humanitarian Law (ICRC);
To discuss the age groups which need to be targeted; and
To suggest where the issue should be placed in the curriculum: Civic Education, across the curriculum� extra classes, Peace Education and safety
education.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided throughout the day for both
Serbian and English speakers, as necessary.

For more information on the event, please contact SEESAC Communication
Officer, Ana Martinovic at: 011 - 344 6353 or ana.martinovic@undp.org or Ms. Marianne Wiseman, SEESAC SALW Education Consultant at: 011 - 344 6353 or Marianne.wiseman@undp.org .