The Parliamentary Forum on SALW is a membership based organization. As such the members – parliamentarians – own and direct the activities of the Forum. Following decisions by its members, the Forum currently undertakes various projects in co-operation with a number of international or parliamentary organizations.

The Parliamentary Forum on SALW was initiated and is conducted by parliamentarians.The decision to establish the Forum stems from a conference in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1999, responding to the need for providing a platform for parliamentary action in this field. The Forum was officially constituted in the Spanish Parliament in 2002.

Today, the Forum is the only existing international network of parliamentarians related to the specific matters of arms control and violence prevention. The mission of the organization is to support parliamentarians in their small arms related work, contribute to the advancement of the small arms agenda, and provide a space for parliamentarians to meet and join forces with other stakeholders and actors, such as civil society organizations. Founded as an initiative by parliamentarians from Central America and Europe, the Forum today unites parliamentarians from various political fractions in Latin America, Africa and Europe.

The Western Balkans Parliamentary Forum is administered by SEESAC – The South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearing house for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. SEESAC is based in Belgrade.
www.seesac.org

For more information please go to the following link: The First western Balkans Parliamentary Meeting – 02 November 2007 in Belgrade, Serbia.

The Launch of the Western Balkans Parliamentary Forum  - 22 May 2007