Domestic Violence Between 10 and 31 May, the Mission conducted four training seminars on “Combating Domestic Violence” for judges, prosecutors, lawyers and police officers. The seminars focused on the human rights of victims and the legal mechanisms and best practices, which ensure their protection and the prosecution of offenders. Cases from Moldova and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic violence were part of the programme. The seminars were conducted in partnership with the National Institute of Justice and prominent local legal experts, psychologists, and social workers. On 12-13 December, the Mission conducted a training-of-trainers seminar for 25 judges, prosecutors, police officers and lawyers on best practices of implementing protection orders in domestic violence cases. Course participants learned about good practices and how to improve multi-agency co-operation in solving cases of domestic violence. ****** 4.7 The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine Background The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (OSCE PCU) acts according to the MoU between the OSCE and the Government of Ukraine of 19 July 1999. The aim of this co-operation is to support Ukraine in adapting legislation, structures and processes to the requirements of a modern democracy. This co-operation focuses on the planning, implementation and monitoring of projects between relevant authorities of Ukraine and the OSCE and its institutions. Such projects may cover all aspects of OSCE activities and may involve governmental as well as non-governmental bodies of Ukraine. The OSCE PCU’s policerelated activities are implemented through its Rule of Law and Human Rights Programme and Cross-Dimensional Programme. In accordance with the MoU, the Co-ordinator's staff is composed of a core of internationally and locally hired staff, as well as internationally or locally hired experts and technical staff required for the implementation of the projects. The size of the Co-ordinator's expert staff may change as required by projects. In 2011, the total number of international staff funded under the Unified Budget was three. Trafficking in Human Beings In the framework of the implementation of its anti-human trafficking projects, the PCU supported a working group that included representatives from the national law enforcement authorities in order to finalize the drafting of the national Law on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. As a result of these efforts, the law was approved by the Ukrainian Parliament on 20 September 2011. Inter alia, the law provides a solid foundation for the development of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) for the identification and rehabilitation of human trafficking victims. In order to enhance cross-border operative capabilities of the law enforcement authorities, the PCU facilitated the provision of English language courses for the specialized Department for Combating Cybercrime and Trafficking in Human Beings of the Ukrainian Ministry of 80