4.12 Programme Office in Dushanbe Public council members, representatives of youth and local authorities participate in a talk show on the police, On 16 and 26 October, two talk shows were produced and broadcasted on Kulyab regional TV entitled “Our Police Take Care of Us” and “Territorial Police Inspector: How does militia report to the people?”. The Office provided financial and organizational support to the Public Council in implementing the project by hiring a local TV Channel to produce and broadcast the TV Talk Shows and TV reportages. The participants in the shows included public council members and representatives of youth and local authorities, discussed community policing, gender equality, strengthening co-operation between the public and police. In total, 61 participants from MoI College, Avanguard Youth Group in Kulyab region, members of the PC and students of the Kulyab State University participated in the programmes. in Kulyab, Tajikistan, October 2019. (OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe/Bahrom Alimov) using social media networks to promote the role of public councils. The trainings were organized for the public councils in Rasht, in Gharm City, for Khatlon and GBAO public councils in Kulyab City, for Sughd public councils in Khujand City and for Republican and Dushanbe public councils in Dushanbe City. In total, 115 public council members received training. On 4 October, in co-operation with the MoI and Saferworld, the Office supported in the organization of the third “Annual National-wide Roundtable on Enhancing Community Policing Co-operation” in Guliston, Sughd. Some 110 participants, including MoI staff and representatives of national and international organizations, took part in the event. The aim was to discuss approaches in the framework of the police reform process, with a focus on strengthening community and police co-operation. A roundtable discussion helped to exchange views and increase knowledge of police and members of PCs on community policing principles. Participants jointly agreed a set of recommendations relating to crime prevention, increasing police effectiveness, the accessibility of law enforcement’s assistance for citizens, public involvement in the implementation of police reform, role of media in creating a positive public image of the police and building trust between the public and police. From 14 to 19 October, with the aim of increasing the expertise of PCs in designing and drafting project proposals to enable local communities to identify problems in their districts and implement socially oriented projects, the Office organized two three-days trainings in Kulyab and Khisor for PC members and MoI Officers from Kulyab, GBAO, Republican, Dushanbe, Sughd, Rasht and Khatlon. 116 Specialized Investigation Units / Forensics On 30 January, the Office donated forensic and office equipment to the MoI’s Forensics and PA. Senior MoI officials, including the Deputy Interior Minister who highlighted how the donation will assist the Academy in enhancing approaches to training and allow the MoI Forensic Service experts to more effectively investigate, counter and prevent crimes. Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Counter-Terrorism & P/C VERLT During 2019, as part of the Action Plan of Joint Activities with the DCA, the Office co-operated in organizing events dedicated to the DCA’s 20th anniversary. Office assistance included support to the organization of a senior-level international conference on “International and Regional Co-operation on Countering Terrorism and its Financing Through Illicit Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime”. Beginning on 22 February, the Office’s Counter-Terrorism and P/C VERLT and Police Assistance Unit conducted a series of five training workshops38 across the country to increase the capacities of PCs to raise public awareness on P/C VERLT in line with the OSCE’s Community Policing Concept and the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. On 3 and 4 April, a training was organized in Kulyab city for PC members in the MoI Departments of the Khatlon and Kulyab regions. Following examinations held at the conclusion of each training, the 20 best candidates were nominated to 38 On 22 and 23 February in Dushanbe for city and republican PCs, on 14 and 15 March in Bokhtar for PCs in the Khatlon region, on 19 and 20 March in Khujand for PCs in the Sughd region, on 27 and 28 March in Gharm for PCs in the Rasht region, and from 1 to 3 May in Kulyab for PCs in Kulyab city.