The TNTD/SPMU co-operated with other partners in organizing a number of needs assessments/fact finding missions, workshops, conferences, meetings and training events, described in this document. On 19-20 September, the Unit organized a meeting with the Heads of Law Enforcement Departments and Programmes to address issues of common interest. Other thematic units from the Secretariat as well as representatives from ODIHR and the HCNM also participated in the meeting in order to enhance the exchange of information between various executive structures involved in police-related activities. In addition, Delegations of the participating States were also invited to the meeting to give them the opportunity to meet the field operations’ representatives in person and to receive insight from the field. The meeting was held in Vienna back-to-back with the “2012 OSCE Annual Police Experts Meeting”, providing the Heads of Law Enforcement Departments and Programmes with the opportunity to meet law enforcement experts from the participating States, Partners for Co-operation, and international partner organizations. In line with its task to share information on police-related activities, the Unit also produced the Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2011; as well as the Report on OSCE Activities in the Fight Against Organized Crime in 2011. The Unit also continued assisting the field operations and participating States in developing police training and in organizing study tours for law enforcement representatives from participating Sates to other countries and institutions where they could observe and learn about other practices and standards in various fields of policing. International Policing/Police Peacekeeping On 15 February, upon invitation of the German Ministry of Interior, the TNTD/SPMU participated in the conference "Participation of German Police in Peace Keeping Missions" which was held at the Police Academy Saxony-Anhalt in Aschersleben. Police practitioners and representatives from the German Center for International Peace Operations, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and the OSCE gathered to discuss the role of police in field missions and future engagement in seconding police officers. On 10-11 October, the TNTD/SPMU participated in the high-level UN “Conference on International Police Peacekeeping in the 21st Century” in Berlin. Representatives from more than 100 UN Member States, the African Union, the European Union, INTERPOL and the OSCE attended the event. Conference topics covered the deployment and training of personnel for International Police Peacekeeping Missions; the management of missions; the necessity to meet new capacity needs and to forge relevant partnerships; and the role of international police peacekeeping in addressing the threat to security from serious and organized crime. The OSCE policing concept, activities and co-operation with other relevant stakeholders were presented. On 24-25 October, the TNTD/SPMU participated in a high-level conference on “Enhancing European Military and Police Contributions to UN Peacekeeping” in Berlin, Germany. The conference discussed the current evolving strategic security context and Europe’s security concerns given recent developments in North Africa and the Middle East. Participants exchanged their views on the changed and noticeably grown role of UN police in peace operations, moving beyond the monitoring towards more specialized functions, such as restructuring police organizations or developing police skills and institutions. Discussions highlighted the gap between requirements and existing capabilities that needed to be bridged. The conference was part of a series of UN events called “Being a Peacekeeper” and was an excellent opportunity to present the police-related activities of the OSCE. 21