On 22 May, the OSCE and UNICRI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance co-operation in criminal justice, including developing joint initiatives on addressing security threats, such as terrorism, organized crime and cybercrime. On 7 and 8 May, TNTD/SPMU organized a visit to Vienna for representatives from the Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP), General Prosecutor’s Office (GPO), police and Labour Inspectorate. Participants visited the Austrian Federal MoI and its Centre responsible for managing the national hotline for victims of trafficking. In so doing, the participants gained further insights in terms of how Austria handles this key service regarding identifying, assisting and protecting victims of trafficking. On 13 and 14 May, in co-operation with the Presence in Albania, TNTD/SPMU co-organized the Heads of Law Enforcement Departments (HoLEDs) meeting in Tirana, bringing together ten heads of law enforcement departments and programmes from FOs in the SEE. During the meeting, participants discussed current and future activities as well as the challenges faced in their areas of responsibility, focusing on SSG/R challenges and opportunities. The aim of HoLEDs meetings is to strengthen programme coordination and share information between TNTD and FOs as well as among FOs. On 29 and 30 May, TNTD/SPMU participated in the “47th INTERPOL European Regional Conference”, in Katowice. The conference aimed to take stock of INTERPOL’s activities in Europe, follow up on the recommendations adopted at previous conferences and to consider future priorities. Some 200 representatives participated in the event, including delegations from INTERPOL member countries and observers from international organizations such as the OSCE. During the conference, TNTD/SPMU held bilateral discussions with a number of representatives of partner organizations, including INTERPOL’s Executive Directors on Police Services and Partnerships, the Europol Director for Serious and Organized Crime, and participants representing UNODC, the Council of the EU and European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). On 19 and 20 June, TNTD/SPMU co-organized the HoLEDs regional meeting for Central Asia with the Programme Office in Bishkek in Issyk-Kul. The meeting brought together 15 representatives of law enforcement departments and programmes from FOs in Central Asia and representatives from the MoI and civil society. The meeting focused on the role of women within the security sector. From 26 to 30 June, TNTD/SPMU participated in the UNODC Law Enforcement Advisors (LEA) meeting in Vienna. The meeting was attended by 80 law enforcement experts and programme officers from UNODC HQ and field offices, and partner organizations, including CEPOL, EU Maritime Analysis and Operation Centre, Frontex, INTERPOL and World Customs Organization (WCO). The aim of the event is to provide an effective consultative forum between partner organizations to facilitate the exchange of ideas and best practice and to agree on co-operation efforts. The meeting focused on border management and control, mechanisms for co-operation between international and regional organizations, law enforcement training initiatives and gender-related issues. During the event, TNTD/SPMU delivered presentations and participated in discussions on the PAN, the OSCE-wide project on addressing genderbased violence in Eastern Europe, as well as other OSCE border security and management initiatives. From 2 to 4 July, TNTD/SPMU attended the INTERPOL World 2019 “Engaging Co-Creation to Prepare for Future Security Threats” and the 2nd INTERPOL-UNICRI Global meeting on AI for Law Enforcement in Singapore. The INTERPOL World 2019 focused on the rapid technological change, examining what governments and law enforcement agencies can do to keep up with this change in order to prepare for future security threats. This event helped to facilitate a platform for exchange among stakeholders, including government experts, academics, think tanks, and industry representatives. Furthermore, the 2nd INTERPOL-UNICRI Global meeting included representatives from law enforcement institutions, international organizations, academia and security sector, which focused on a range of opportunities that AI and machine learning present for law enforcement, in particular ways to capture and analyse data to support police investigations, operations and intelligence-gathering. On 8 August, on behalf of the OSCE SG, TNTD/SPMU published the Annual Report of the Secretary General on Police-Related Activities in 2018. The report provided an overview of all police-related programmes and projects organized in 2018 by the OSCE. The total number of policerelated activities in 2018 was 1,286, compared to 1,196 in 2017, and 1,045 in 20165. On 26 September, TNTD/SPMU delivered a presentation to the “III Kharkiv International Legal Forum”, during the session “Criminal Threats in the Security Sector: An Effective Counteraction Practice”. The discussion that followed focused on improving regulatory and legal mechanisms for providing protection against information threats in cyberspace as well 5 20 The report is submitted in accordance with Decision 9, paragraph 6, of the Bucharest MC Meeting, 4 December 2001.