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United Nations Development Programme Living with the Legacy - SALW Survey Republic of Serbia of Republic Survey SALW - Legacy the with Living Living with the Legacy - Srbiji i Crnoj Gori Gori Crnoj i Srbiji lakog naoružanja u naoružanja lakog Kontrola SACISCG SALW Survey Republic of Serbia Subotica PRI[TINA Vojvodina PODGORICA Apatin NOVI SAD Pan~evo Ni{ BEOGRAD ^a~ak ^a~ak BEOGRAD Ni{ Pan~evo NOVI SAD NOVI Apatin PODGORICA Vojvodina PRI[TINA Subotica Republika Srbija Republika Istra`ivanje o SALW SALW o Istra`ivanje SACISCG UNDP Small Arms Control in Serbia and Montenegro @iveti sa nasle|em - nasle|em sa @iveti Srbija Republika SALW o Istra`ivanje - nasle|em sa @iveti Development Programme Development United Nations United Republic of Serbia – SALW Survey (2005-03-25) For further information contact: UNDP Serbia and Montenegro Saferworld Internacionalnih Brigada 69, The Grayston Centre 11000 Beograd, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT Serbia and Montenegro England Tel: (+381) (11) 344 44 00 Tel: (+44) (020) 7324 46 46 Tel/Fax: (+381) (11) 344 43 00 Fax: (+44) (020) 7324 46 47 Web: www.undp.org.yu Web: www.saferworld.org Republic of Serbia – SALW Survey, UNDP, 2005 This project was researched and compiled by Zachary Taylor and Charlotte Phillips of Saferworld and Srdjan Bogosavljevic of the Belgrade- based company SMMRI, with editorial support from Henry Smith and Bernardo Mariani of Saferworld during Summer 2004. It was project managed for the UNDP Small Arms Control in Serbia and Montenegro (SACISCG) Project by Tony Monaghan. The contents of this SALW Survey were discussed with the Government of the Republic of Serbia during November 2004 – January 2005. Graphic Design and Layout by Katarina Stanković Bjegović ISBN: 86-7728-002-2 Copyright©UNDP 2005 – All rights reserved Printed in Serbia and Montenegro The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme or Saferworld. The designations employed in the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of the United Nations, United Nations Development Programme or Saferworld concerning; 1) the legal status of any country, territory or area, or its authorities or armed groups; or 2) concerning the delineation of its frontiers or boundaries. Republic of Serbia – SALW Survey (2005-03-25) Acronyms BIA – Security and Intelligence Agency BYU – Balkan Youth Union CSO – Civil Society Organisation EU – European Union FRY – Former Republic of Yugoslavia FYROM – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FSO – Serbia and Montenegro Federal Statistics Office GDP – Gross Domestic Product IDP – Internally displaced person ICG – International Crisis Group ICTY – International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia IWPR – Institute of War and Peace Reporting MANPADS – Man-Portable Air Defence System MFA – Serbia and Montenegro Ministry of Foreign Affairs MIER – Serbia and Montenegro Ministry of International Economic Relations MoD – Serbia and Montenegro Ministry of Defence MUP – Republic of Serbia Ministry of Internal Affairs NAMSA – NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organisation NFP – National Focal Point NGO – Non-Governmental Organisation OSCE – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe PSC – Private Security Company RACVIAC – Regional Arms Control and Verification Implementation Assistance Centre RMDS/G – Regional Micro-disarmament Standards/Guidelines SALW – Small Arms and Light Weapons SAS – Small Arms Survey SCG – State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Srbija i Crna Gora) i Republic of Serbia – SALW Survey (2005-03-25) SECI – Southeast Europe Cooperative Initiative SEESAC – South Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons SFRJ – Socialist Federal Republic of Jugoslavija SMAF – Serbia and Montenegro Armed Forces SMMRI – Strategic Marketing and Media Research Institute UNDP – United Nations Development Programme UNPoA – United Nations Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects ii Republic of Serbia – SALW Survey (2005-03-25) Table of Contents 1 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Distribution ........................................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Impact ................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.3 Public perceptions ............................................................................................................................................................2 1.4 State capacity ....................................................................................................................................................................2 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................4 2.1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................................4 2.2 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................................................4 3 Overall SALW context .................................................................................................................................................................6 3.1 Constitutional arrangement .............................................................................................................................................6 3.2 Economic background ......................................................................................................................................................6 3.3 Transition and pace of reform ..........................................................................................................................................7 3.4 Stability and security ........................................................................................................................................................9 4 Small Arms Distribution Survey (SADS) ................................................................................................................................. 10 4.1 Overall distribution ..........................................................................................................................................................10 4.2 Legal civilian possession ................................................................................................................................................10 4.3 Illegal civilian possession .............................................................................................................................................. 12 4.3.1 Indicators: state-generated statistics ..............................................................................................................13 4.3.2 Indicators: Informed estimates (non-government) ..........................................................................................15 4.4 Private security companies’ possession .......................................................................................................................17 4.5 Holdings and stockpiles ..................................................................................................................................................17 4.5.1 Ministry of Interior (MUP) holdings ...................................................................................................................17 4.5.2 Military holdings ................................................................................................................................................18 4.6 Production .......................................................................................................................................................................20 4.7 Exports .............................................................................................................................................................................23 4.8 Illicit small arms transfers ..............................................................................................................................................26 4.8.1 Commodity interdependence ...........................................................................................................................28 5 Small Arms Impact Survey (SAIS) ........................................................................................................................................... 29 5.1 SALW and crime ..............................................................................................................................................................29 5.1.1 A case study of SALW and crime from the media ...........................................................................................33 5.2 SALW and gender ..........................................................................................................................................................