Division 3.1.2 Description

In the request for assistance to the OSCE, the MoIA identified the vulnerability of storage rooms for SALW and ammunition in 15 BPS and one RCBA. The attack against the BPS near Gosince in April 2015, which resulted in the theft of weapons and ammunition, has triggered a comprehensive review of the security of SALW storage rooms in BPS. In response to the request for assistance, the OSCE Mission to Skopje conducted needs assessment, which included visits to all 15 BPS and the RCBA. The OSCE identified a number of challenges relating to the security of SALW in the these stations, including the need to improve the physical security of the existing storage rooms, to enhance the record-keeping procedures, to increase the capacity of the personnel for management of service and seized SALW, and to increase the capability of the MoIA to prevent proliferation of SALW from its stockpiles.