On 30 and 31 October, TNTD/SPMU delivered a
presentation at the workshop “Gender Workshop for
Senior Management”, organized by the Mission to Skopje
in Ohrid. In front of 22 senior law enforcement officials, the
workshop focused on gender mainstreaming and equality
within the sector.
and Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The project has four
main focus areas: the Balkans, East Africa, Central America
and Afghanistan/Pakistan. The Norwegian Police University
College is developing an e-learning course aimed at preparing
international police officers deploying abroad on police
reform missions, focusing on community-oriented policing.
Community Policing, Police-Public
Relations and Crime Prevention
From 25 to 29 November, TNTD/SPMU contributed to UN
community-oriented policing curriculum development by
participating in a UN organized workshop for the Curriculum
Development Group held in Kongsvinger, Norway. The
workshop aimed at further developing new UN police
training materials in line with the UN Strategic Guidance
Framework, with the aim of enhancing the performance of
UN field missions.
On
26
February,
TNTD/SPMU
submitted
its
recommendations to European Crime Prevention Network
(EUCPN) on the EUCPN and EU Agency for Law Enforcement
Training’s (CEPOL) Toolbox on Community Oriented
Policing, which is to be presented to EU member states for
approval. Given its significant experience in the community
policing domain, the OSCE was invited to contribute to the
toolbox by sharing information and providing input and best
practice.
From 14 to 16 May, TNTD/SPMU and United Nations Office
on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organized a joint regional
training course on the use of sport as a powerful tool in crime
prevention, especially among youth. The training course
served to familiarize 19 sport trainers from Albania, BiH,
Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia with the global
programme “Line Up, Live Up”, whose main aim is to develop
the relevant skills to reduce drug use and prevent other risky
sorts of behaviours.
On 3 September, in co-operation with the OSCE High
Commissioner on National Minorities and the Programme
Office in Nur-Sultan, TNTD/SPMU organized a workshop
in Nur-Sultan on “Promoting Inclusive and Effective
Community Policing in Multi-Ethnic Societies” for 45
representatives from the MoI, police, civil society and
diplomatic corps. During the event, TNTD/SPMU provided
an overview of its community policing approach and work on
police reform across the OSCE area.
From 10 to 13 September, TNTD/SPMU met with
counterparts in the Armenian Police, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (MFA) and Parliament in Yerevan to provide updates
on the status of the project “Strengthening Police-Public
Partnership in Armenia” and to plan future activities. TNTD/
SPMU also attended a de-briefing meeting with experts from
the EU Technical Assistance and Information Exchange
Instrument’s peer review on police reform as well as a donor
co-ordination meeting organized by the EU.
On 17 September, TNTD/SPMU participated in a workshop
on the project “Community-based Policing and Post-conflict
Police Reform” organized in Sarajevo by the Norwegian Police
University College, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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On 27 November, TNTD/SPMU and the Programme Office
in Nur-Sultan participated in a launch event for a new
community policing project held in Karaganda. The project
aims to establish and assist a permanent inter-departmental
group that will support the work of the police, prosecutors,
probation officers, social protection and community
representatives. The ceremony included the participation
of the Deputy Minister of Interior and 40 other officials
and representatives from governmental institutions, law
enforcement agencies and civil society.
Gender-based Violence
During 2019, TNTD/SPMU conducted training and
awareness activities within the framework of the project
“Effective Criminal Justice Strategies and Practices to Combat
Gender-based Violence in Eastern Europe”.
From 25 to 29 March, in co-operation with the Secretariat’s
Programme for Gender Issues and the national Steering
Committees established by the project and respective training
centres in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, TNTD/SPMU
organized a workshop in Budapest on combating genderbased violence for judges and social workers. The events
aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of 35 criminal
justice practitioners in identifying and responding to cases
of gender-based violence. The training also promoted the
exchange of best practice and working methods.
From May to June, with the aim of enhancing the skills of
‘first responders’ in meeting the needs of victims and to refer
them to specialized support services, in co-operation with
the project’s respective national steering committees, TNTD/
SPMU organized a series of national training workshops for
police, investigators, prosecutors, judges and social workers
in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, delivered by trainers
previously trained in the ToT course on combating genderbased violence. Some 40 participants in each country were
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