Activities of the Transnational Threats Department was organized with the Programme Office in Bishkek for 26 senior-level Kyrgyz law enforcement officials. Both events introduced the OSCE’s ILP model along with examples of its practical implementation, with experts from Serbia and Sweden presenting ILP programmes and approaches from their own countries. On 5 and 6 December, upon the invitation of the United Kingdom (UK) West Midlands Police, TNTD/SPMU participated in the “National Intelligence Conference”, organized in Hinckley, England by the UK National Police Chiefs Council. Some 200 high-level law enforcement managers and intelligence analysts from across the UK attended the event. The aim was to obtain the latest updates about the ILP model in the UK, and to strengthen the OSCE’s network of experts on criminal intelligence work. TNTD/ SPMU met also with UK police representatives who agreed to contribute to OSCE’s future ILP activities. On 12 and 13 December, in co-operation with the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, TNTD/SPMU organized a regional training workshop on “Proactive and Intelligence-Led Approaches in Targeting Organized Crime Groups” in Kyiv. The event was attended by 64 participants, consisting of senior law enforcement professionals and experts from the Baltic countries, Eastern Europe and South Caucasus. The aim was to discuss the latest trends, challenges and best practice in applying proactive and intelligence-led measures in countering organized crime, which included the presentation of national examples by experts from Italy, Ukraine, UK and United States (US), as well as initiatives of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), Europol and European Union (EU) Advisory Mission in Ukraine. Gender Mainstreaming From 19 to 21 February, TNTD/SPMU participated in the “World Conference on Women in the Security Sector” in Budva, organized by the Montenegrin Section of the International Police Association, Union of the Police Directorate (PD) of Montenegro and Association of Women Police Officers of Montenegro. Participants from 16 countries and six regional and international organizations met to discuss the status of women in law enforcement sector and the measures required to enhance their participation. During the opening remarks, TNTD/SPMU introduced the OSCE project “Strengthening and Supporting the Participation of Women on all Levels of Policing” and presented the findings of a research review conducted during the development of the project. TNTD/ SPMU also met with representatives of the Montenegrin PD to discuss the country’s participation in the project. On 15 April, in co-operation with the Office of the Secretary General (OSG), Programme for Gender Issues, Department of Human Resources, Missions to BiH and to Serbia, Programme Office in Nur-Sultan and Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, TNTD/SPMU launched a study to advance the understanding of the challenges in increasing, promoting and advancing the role of women in the politico-military dimension. The results of the study will be used shortly to identify the actions needed to promote gender equality within the OSCE2. From 26 to 28 August, as part of the Project on “Women Leadership and Empowerment Initiative in Border Security and Management”, aimed at enhancing the capacities of participating States border security and management agencies by developing mechanisms to promote gender equality and gender mainstreaming, in co-operation with UN/DPKO/PD/ Standing Police Capacity, TNTD/SPMU supported TNTD/ BSMU in organizing a “Training of Trainers” (ToT) session in Vienna for the Gender Focal Points of the OSCE Gender Equality Platform in Border Security and Management. On 17 October, TNTD/SPMU participated in the “Belgrade Security Forum”, co-organized by the Slovak OSCE Chairmanship and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – South Eastern and Eastern Europe Clearinghouse for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SEESAC) in Belgrade. During the event, TNTD/SPMU presented the OSCE’s work and practices at a side event “Women in Security Sector Reform: Promoting Inclusion of Women in Crisis Management Missions”. The forum included panelists from the Serbian, Norwegian, and North Macedonian Ministries of Defence (MoD) and the OSCE who all presented their perspectives on the participation of women in crisis management missions and international missions, providing insight on how gender parity strategies and policies can best be applied and improved. On 21 October, during the OSCE Security Committee Meeting, TNTD/SPMU presented the findings of a report on women in the politico-military dimension entitled “Prove yourself!”. The report illustrated the main findings and possible actions to be taken to achieve gender parity as well as attract and retain a higher number of women professionals in the security sector. 2 For example, designing and planning opportunities for women to network and to receive support, guidance and mentoring, and creating a best practice model for participating States, which can be utilized in advancing recruitment of women in the politico-military dimension. 17