POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE the Mission provided support to the authorities in bolstering border management and cyber security, advancing gender equality, youth, and ethnic mainstreaming, and securing freedom of assembly in line with international standards. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Monitoring and Confidence-Building From 20 to 25 October, in co-operation with and under the auspices of the BiH Council of Ministers’ (CoM) InterMinisterial WG for monitoring implementation of security policy of BiH, the Mission facilitated the “5th annual Youth and Security School” in Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Konjic. In total, 20 students from the fields of law, political and security studies at the universities of Banja Luka, Sarajevo, Mostar, Tuzla and Zenica developed their knowledge and skills regarding the security policy framework and security sector actors in BiH. The School was aimed at increasing trust and confidence in security and defence institutions among young aspiring security experts. As part of the programme, students visited the BiH Parliamentary Assembly, BiH MFA, BiH Ministry of Security (MoS), BiH Armed Forces, as well as police agencies and media. The students engaged in discussion with representatives of authorities, experts, and practitioners, gaining valuable insights on the current security challenges, such as VERLT, terrorism, and cyberattacks. For their part, security sector partners highlighted the importance of youth engagement and gender equality in enhancing security and security sector governance. Police Development and Reform In 2019, in co-operation with criminal intelligence representatives from law enforcement and securityintelligence institutions, agencies and bodies in BiH, the Mission conducted an “Intelligence-led Policing Needs Mapping”. With a view to developing a coherent and tailored approach towards future OSCE support, the findings of survey questionnaires, interviews, desk research, consultations and conclusions were presented and discussed. Participants expressed their priorities and provided recommendations for future co-operation in a range of areas, also endorsing the Mission’s methodology, which focused on ensuring comprehensiveness and national ownership. In addition, the Mission pledged to integrate in its programmatic support the views, needs and strategic priorities of partner institutions in BiH, with a focus on strengthening law enforcement co-operation in addressing current and emerging security threats. On 16 July, in partnership with the CPC/FSC Support Section and BiH MoS, the Mission organized a meeting in Sarajevo to determine OSCE support to BiH in the implementation of the “Roadmap for a sustainable solution to the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition in the Western Balkans by 2024”. The meeting involved some 50 national and international stakeholders, including representatives of state, entity and cantonal MoI’s, court police, UNDP, EUFOR and SEESAC. Pursuant to the objectives of the BiH Strategy for SALW Control and its respective action plan, five areas of potential OSCE expertise and assistance were duly identified and endorsed by the BiH SALW Control Co-ordination Board. The Mission also supported the participation of BiH law enforcement representatives at the first and second regional co-operation meetings on the Roadmap, enabling them to contribute to the discussions, information sharing and joint planning with representatives of other countries in the region on the Roadmap and implementation of SALW control strategies. From 27 to 29 November, the Mission organized the “Annual Security Review Days” event in Sarajevo for MoI representatives at the entity level, and police agencies from different levels of authority. All participants took part in a joint assessment of the implementation of relevant OSCE commitments and agreed on recommendations to address challenges in democratic oversight, arms control, cyber security, combating terrorism, and preventing and countering radicalization and violent extremism conducive to terrorism. On 10 and 11 December, with the support of the Austrian MoD and the BiH MoD’s Peace Support Operations Training Centre, the Mission organized a course on SSG/R in Sarajevo. More than 30 senior- and middle-management representatives in the BiH Armed Forces, police agencies, judiciary, government institutions, civil society and academia discussed the challenges and opportunities in achieving an inclusive Security Sector Reform (SSR). All stakeholders discussed ways to achieve an optimal balance between security, democratic control, and development, while improving security sector governance as a whole. Gender Mainstreaming During 2019, the Mission continued its co-operation with the law enforcement structures by supporting the state- and the Republika Srpska (RS) level of the Network of Women Police Officers (NWPO) of BiH, with the aim of expanding their network and increasing their visibility. Throughout 2019, both 49