4.3 Mission in Kosovo Finally, from 6 to 9 November, the Mission supported 14 senior officers of the Special Prosecution Office, ACA, KP and PIK, to conduct a research visit to Rome, Italy. The purpose of this visit was to identify best practices and policies of law enforcement co-operation in the fight against corruption. During the visit, officers from the research tour obtained valuable insights from their counterparts at the Central Criminal Police Directorate and the Special Anti-Corruption nucleus within Guardia Di Finanza on various corruption aspects, as well as international co-operation in terms of information exchange and investigations. Moreover, the tour members were familiarized with a set of both preventive and repressive anti-corruption measures successfully applied by the Guardia Di Finanza, including asset seizure and confiscation. Gender and Ethnic Mainstreaming On 8 March, the Mission and KAPS marked International Women’s Day with the presence of police officers, Kosovo Assembly members, KAPS instructors and academic staff, and representatives of the MoIA, who jointly celebrated the contribution of women to social, economic, cultural and political, as well as public safety and security life. During the event, held in KAPS, in addition to promoting professional capabilities, senior women representatives and other participants were given an opportunity to practice on special police equipment such as skid cars for driving in extreme weather conditions, and the fire arms simulator. From 13 to 17 March, the Mission delivered operational commanders training to 14 supervising police women who are members of the Association of Women in Kosovo Police (AWKP), to further assist in developing their skills and competencies for management and leadership positions. Following the provision of last year’s training on developing management and leadership skills of police women, this training module further focused on the importance of women in operational commanders’ positions, addressing potential prejudices, perceptions and intolerance toward women in command, and exploration of techniques to overcome barriers during daily work. In addition, senior police women learned about principles of decision-making models in operational commanders’ positions, how to deal with media, the importance of building trust with local communities, and drafting operational plans for handling critical incidents. Furthermore, they also had an opportunity to practice on scenario-based exercises which complemented every theoretical topic lectured in the class. On 25 and 26 April, in its efforts to strengthen the role of women in the security sector, the Mission facilitated a workshop and provided its contribution to reviewing and evaluating the AWKP Development Strategy and Action 58 Plan 2016-2018. The workshop working group members consisted of the AWKP board members, women employees in the police and senior officers of other relevant police units. Alongside the Mission’s staff, senior representatives of the Norwegian Embassy and the US Embassy Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) also took part as supporting organizations of the AWKP in implementing the strategy. Through the commitment of women in the KP and close co-operation with international partners, the strategy resulted in a 61 per cent implementation rate of planned activities during the first year. The Mission will continue to monitor and assist the implementation of this strategy developed to harmonize operational activities of the AWKP. From 23 to 25 May, the Mission supported three members of the established working group on diversity and gender representation within the KP to conduct a research visit in Ljubljana. The visit aimed to assist officers in identifying and understanding how the Slovenian police have addressed issues related to gender representation and diversity. Police representatives managed to conduct several interviews with their Slovenian police counterparts in order to record experiences on the process and challenges encountered in ensuring successful equality in their service. Supported by the Mission, this activity is part of an overall research project organized by the KP in their Human Resources Strategy 20162020, which aims to improve the overall gender equality and diversity within the organization. Building on this visit, on 14 and 15 September, the Mission and the KP Directorate for Career Development co-organized a two-day workshop in Prishtinë/Priština to finalize the research report on diversity and gender equality within the KP. Supported by the Mission in-house experts, 15 KP senior officers from various departments took part in the workshop sessions and discussed findings of the research and agreed on the structure of the report. Once finalized and approved by the KP General Director, the Mission will print the report in three languages and distribute it to the KP senior management and other local and international partners. Report findings will serve as a tool for police management to address issues that impact gender representation and equality. From 19 to 22 December, the Mission supported eight awareness-raising events to encourage women and communities to become part of the police. These events were organized by the KP and AWKP in all eight police regions and gathered more than 500 youths representing Albanian, Serb, Bosniak, Gorani, Turks, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities. Regional police representatives delivered presentations on the police organization during these awareness-raising events, followed by the introduction