Smac Participation in the Regional Workshop “Lessons Learned and Next Steps” in Sarajevo

In the period from November 28 to 29, 2023, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SMAC participated in the regional workshop “Lessons Learned and Next Steps”, organized by the Norwegian People’s Aid. (NPA).

The workshop “Lessons learned and next steps” was a follow-up to the workshops “Assessment of needs and planning to improve the quality management capacity of national/state mine action authorities “, which, was organized by the Norwegian People’s Aid, in Sarajevo in December 2022 and in Belgrade, May 2023.

The workshop was a unique opportunity for the systematic collection, consolidation and documentation of invaluable experience and knowledge gained during the implementation of the project “Improving the quality management system of national/state mine action authorities in the Western Balkans”.

In addition to SMAC representatives, the Republic of Serbia was also represented by the Ministry of Internal Affairs – Sector for Emergency Management and the Police Directorate.

The workshop provided a platform for the exchange of views, positive experiences, technical findings and valuable lessons, as well as a discussion on the challenges that actors face and ways to effectively overcome them.

We thank the organizer Norwegian People’s Aid, the donor Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and all participants for the implementation of the workshop and we look forward to the continuation of successful cooperation on the improvement of the quality management system in mine action.