of activities were conducted in the fields of anti-organized crime and police development and
reform, respectively.
In the South Caucasus, developments in the field of community policing were diverse.
Whereas activities of the Office in Yerevan increased significantly due to an expansion of
community policing project sites, the Office in Baku completed its project and handed over
full implementation responsibility for the community policing project to the Ministry of Internal
Affairs. Furthermore, the Office in Yerevan devoted much attention to the modernization of
the police educational system, whereas the Office in Baku enhanced its activities related to
organized crime and counter-terrorism. Developments in both field operations were similar
with regard to capacity building of relevant government agencies and civil society groups in
the fight against human trafficking, the fight against cybercrime, and public order
management. These activities were high on the agenda of both field operations.
In Central Asia, the field operations continued to focus on police training, education and
reform, including improving police-public relationships, accountability and respect for human
rights. A notable step was made in Kyrgyzstan with the development of a police education
reform strategy for 2012-2015. In Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, field operations continued to
provide considerable support to the development of police reform concepts and strategies.
Most field operations paid attention to the fight against illicit drugs and precursors. Fewer
activities were devoted to the fight against terrorism and THB compared to 2011. All in all,
anti-organized crime activities across Central Asia dropped significantly.
Co-operation with International, Regional and National Partner Organizations
Close consultation, co-ordination and co-operation of the OSCE executive structures with
other international stakeholders involved in police assistance in the OSCE participating
States is crucial in order to develop coherent, holistic and complementary reform goals and
strategies, deliver coherent and joint statements of goals and expectations to the national
counterparts, build synergies, delegate and divide tasks, and avoid duplication of activities. In
2012, the OSCE executive structures, on the basis of the Platform for Co-operative Security
of 1999, continued to co-operate with the United Nations, its structures, and other relevant
international and regional organizations on police-related activities.
In the field of general police development and reform main international, regional and
national partner organizations included, inter alia: the Association of European Police
Colleges (AEPC); the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP); the Council of Europe
(CoE); the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); the European
Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the
Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX); the European Commission (EC); the
European Police College (CEPOL); the European Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL);
the European Police Office (EUROPOL); the European Union (EU); the Geneva Centre for
the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF); the German Federal Criminal Police Office
(BKA); the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL); the International
Organization for Migration (IOM); the Intelligent Traffic Management Centre (ITMC); the
International Training Centre (ICT); the Kosovo Force (KFOR); the Polish Helsinki Federation
for Human Rights; the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC); the South Eastern Europe
Small Arms Control (SEESAC); the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
(UNAMA); the United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations (UNDPKO); the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); the United Nations Habitat; the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); the United Nations Women; the United
States International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (US ICITAP); the
Women Police Officers Network in Southeast Europe; the World Food Programme (WFP);
and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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