POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS central ASIA quantity. The Association is conducting an analysis of the current gender situation in the country’s security sector, and will develop a clear and detailed action plan to implement its strategic objectives. From 20 to 27 August, the POiB organized a “summer school” on gender mainstreaming in the law enforcement system for 14 participants to enhance the knowledge and skills of the newly established executive body of the Association on the topic of gender equality in law enforcement system. Community Policing, Police-Public Relations and Crime Prevention On 4 October, the POiB supported the MoI in establishing the MOI Co-ordination Centre to assist the territorial units in Mobile Police Receptions (MPR) operations. Advisory support and tailored training was provided to 20 MPR teams and local communities. By the end of the year, MPRs conducted 1,700 visits to local communities and more than 6,500 people have approached them with requests. MOI officials aims to increase their effectiveness in the fight against organized crime. During the year, legislative expertise was provided to the Interagency Working Group on the development of relevant legislative documents. On 26 December, an interagency working group session was organized with 25 officials from different agencies discussing work done through 2017 and planned activities for 2018. In 2018 the POiB will support organization of round table discussions with participation of working group members and civil society representatives. Moreover, a national legal expert will be hired for consultative and methodological assistance to the abovementioned working group. After support from the government structures and a series of public discussions, the draft legislation will be submitted to Parliament for approval with coming into force in parallel with the new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedural Code at the beginning of 2019. From 18 to 20 June, 13 to 17 September and 27 November to 9 December, the POiB, jointly with the MoI, conducted a number of countrywide monitoring and evaluation trips that scrutinized the operation of the MPR vehicles in 16 territorial police stations. Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity From 9 to 12 June, the POiB facilitated the participation of Kyrgyz MoI delegation at OSCE Chairmanship Conference on Drugs, held in Vienna. The event gathered a wide range of experts and served as a platform to form strategies to counter illicit drug trafficking. Organized Crime Cybercrime With assistance from the POiB, the MOI was provided online access to the “Portret-Poisk” database in Jalal-Abad, Osh and Batken regions. From 4 to 17 September, the POiB organized training for more than 700 MoI officers on the use of the database in their operations. From 13 to 15 February, the POiB facilitated the participation of Kyrgyz delegation at OSCE Chairmanship Conference on cyber security, held in Vienna. The event enhanced the capacity of country officials to address cyber security through introduction of OSCE Confidence Building Measures. From 8 to 12 May, the POiB supported a one week intensive training course at the Italian Directorate for Countering Drugs for two MOI officials. The officials were familiarized with Italian best practices in combating illicit drug trafficking. The training also enabled discussions on the prospect of cooperation between the MOI KR and Italian authorities. From 21 to 23 and 28 to 30 August, the POiB organized two consecutive training courses, in Balykchy and Osh, on investigation of crimes committed with the use of explosives. More than 150 officials from different law enforcement units were able to study new trends in investigation of such crimes, became acquainted with best practices and shared their own experience with other colleagues. On 20 December, the POiB distributed a handbook on combating organized crime to MOI officials, translated into the Kyrgyz language. The use of the handbook in training 123