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 18 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