Activities of the Transnational Threats Department On 19 September, TNTD/SPMU delivered a presentation at the OSCE-wide Conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R) “Strengthening national SSG/R processes through holistic and inclusive approaches” in Vienna on “OSCE’s approach to SSG/R and its efforts in strengthening multilateral co-operation to support SSG/R processes”. The presentation highlighted how the OSCE contributes to international SSG/R assistance. lecture included an overview of the OSCE’s approach to the promotion of community policing, along with the OSCE’s key principles, technical guidelines, programmatic activities, challenges faced and lessons learned in community policing implementation over the last 16 years. The purpose of the event was to kick off a project on “Promoting communityfocused law enforcement in Moldova”, launched by the Institute for Public Policy and the MoI. On 5 and 6 October, upon invitation from the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) of the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), TNTD/SPMU participated in the “18th Meeting of the Governing Board of the International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces”, in Geneva. The main purpose of the event was the presentation of ISSAT’s activities in 2017 and its planned activities for 2018. TNTD/ SPMU gave a presentation on the latest steps in the OSCE’s efforts to promote the concept of SSG/R at the political and operational level. From 25 to 27 October, upon invitation from the Centre for Security Studies of the Hellenic Ministry of Interior, TNTD/SPMU participated in the 2017 “Next Generation Community Policing Conference” in Heraklion. The main purpose of the meeting was to present a number of ongoing EU-funded projects (EU Horizon 2020 projects) that focus on the introduction of new technologies for enhancing communication between the police and the communities. TNTD/SPMU gave a keynote presentation on the OSCE’s community policing programmes and moderated one session of the conference. On 28 November, a regional Central Asian launching event of the Russian language version of the guidebook was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was hosted by the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies under the General Prosecutor’s Office of Kazakhstan and co-organized by TNTD/SPMU and the OSCE Programme Office in Astana. Some 40 representatives of law enforcement agencies and training institutions in the Central Asian countries attended the event. Anti-Corruption From 6 to 10 November, TNTD/SPMU participated and contributed to the “Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption”, hosted by UNODC's Corruption and Economic Crime Branch in Vienna. TNTD/SPMU gave a presentation on “OSCE/ TNTD/SPMU Initiative in Fighting Economic Crime in Cyberspace” at a side event during the conference, titled “Economic Crimes and Corruption in Cyberspace”, organized by the International Anti-Corruption Academy. Following an introduction about the OSCE’s activities against cybercrime and cyber-enabled crime, TNTD/SPMU presented the current cybercrime project for criminal justice practicioners in SEE. Community Policing, Police-Public Relations and Crime Prevention On 15 March, TNTD/SPMU, upon invitation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI) of Moldova and the Moldovan Institute for Public Policy, gave a lecture at the International Conference on Community Policing in Chisinau. The Hate Crime On 27 April, upon invitation from the OSCE Mission to Skopje, TNTD/SPMU participated in a workshop for police and prosecutors, titled “The investigation and prosecution of hate crimes”, in Skopje, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The workshop aimed at improving collaboration between relevant national agencies in investigating and prosecuting hate crimes. Some 25 participants from criminal justice institutions of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia attended the event. TNTD/SPMU gave a presentation and participated in discussions on the development and reform of the criminal justice system with the aim of improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of the entire criminal justice process. In addition, TNTD/ SPMU shared good practices on co-operation between police investigators and prosecutors. Public Order and Crisis Management On 26 April, upon invitation from DCAF, TNTD/SPMU participated in Phase 1 Finalization Workshop of DCAF’s “Law and Mission Initiative” in Geneva, Switzerland. Since 2015, DCAF has been engaged in a long-term needs assessment to identify gaps in peace operations from a combined legal, judicial and practical perspective, as well as assessing tangible ways to address them. This process has been referred to as Phase 1 of DCAF’s “Law and Missions Initiative”. Four different working groups of practitioners, focusing on the military, rule of law, humanitarian law, and policing aspects of peace operations have gathered throughout the last two years to discuss the needs of international organizations. TNTD/SPMU presented key findings of the working group of police commanders and 19