POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE from 11 cities32 learned more about the functioning of the national Firefighting Federation and legislation governing the establishment of local voluntary firefighting brigades. From 20 to 21 May, the Mission facilitated the participation of three representatives from the MoI’s Drug Addiction Prevention and Narcotics Suppression Service in the Criminalistics Investigation Directorate at the “24th German Congress on Crime Prevention” in Berlin. During the event, participants acquired information and ideas about developing practical and policy responses to the problem of drug abuse, crime prevention, especially in drug prevention among youth. From 16 to 18 May, to further foster the use of sports in youth crime prevention, in co-operation with TNTD/SPMU and UNODC, the Mission organized a regional ToT programme in Belgrade on life skills “Line Up Live Up”. The training served to familiarize sport coaches, trainers and physical education teachers from the SEE region on the training delivery methodology while facilitating the exchange of experiences on the ways to use sport in youth crime prevention. In total, 19 participants from Albania, BiH, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia took part in the training. From 10 to 14 June, the Mission organized a study visit for eight representatives from the MoI’s Drug Prevention and Narcotics Suppression Service, Department for Prevention and Suppression of Juvenile Crime and Uniformed PD to the Polish Police Central Bureau of Investigation in Warsaw. The visit served to encourage information exchange in the areas of narcotics abuse and combating illicit drugs as well as in developing effective drug prevention systems. Participants also gained an insight into drug synthesis and production, the equipment used in illicit laboratories and the techniques used to collect evidence. In line with its wider efforts in supporting the institutions in crime prevention, safety planning and constant dialogue on local safety issues, the Mission supported civil society in the implementation of inclusive preventive activities. From March to August, in co-operation with the CSO Centre for Reintegration and Activism Belgrade, the Mission implemented the project “Promoting Culture of Nonviolence among School Children in Zvezdara Municipality”. Based on the results of the research on hate crime among schoolchildren in the municipality, conducted with Mission support in 2018, the project aimed at reducing the current level of tolerance toward violence among citizens through a series of workshops and ‘peer-to-peer’ capacity-building 32 Čačak, Leskovac, Loznica, Medveđa, Niš, Novi Pazar, Pirot, Šabac, Trgovište, Zemun, and Zvezdara. processes. The Mission facilitated this process through which 49 peer educators from the school and MSC were informed about the results, who then took ownership of the process by designing future activities. From September to December, in co-operation with CSO Duga from Ada, the Mission implemented the project “Youth Volunteer Camp on Emergency Management”. The project aimed at increasing the capacity of young people from the municipalities of Ada and Nova Crnja to react in real-time to emergency response situations, promoting voluntary action and community engagement. From 1 to 4 October, the Mission organized a study visit to Poland for ten members of the Voluntary Firefighting Association, MSCs and MoI’s Sector for Emergency Management. During the visit, participants studied the organization of the Polish Fire Services, visiting two voluntary fire brigades in Wąbrzeźno and Ryńsk, as well as the state fire service in Kujawsko-Pomoskie province and Warsaw. From 25 to 29 November, the Mission facilitated a study visit of a delegation from the Kyrgyz Republic MoI to their counterparts in Belgrade, in co-operation with the Programme Office in Bishkek. The visit enabled the exchange of knowledge and skills in developing effective systems of police-public partnerships, best practices in community policing, joint crime prevention plans, and co-operation between the General PD in the Serbian MoI and the MoI of the Kyrgyz Republic. In addition, the Kyrgyz law enforcement officers enhanced their knowledge regarding community policing principles in their daily work and the role of independent institutions and civil society in monitoring police work and reform process in Serbia. Gender-based Violence As part of its support to the MoI in strengthening the capacity of forensic centres, from 18 to 20 March, the Mission organized a training course for staff from criminal forensics centres in Belgrade, Niš and Novi Sad on interviewing child victims of violent criminal offences. During the training, a specialist child psychologist provided 18 participants with valuable insights on applying special techniques when conducting forensic interviews with children suffering sexual or physical violence. From June to October, in co-operation with the CSO Impuls, the Mission implemented the project “Sharing good practices in promoting gender equality and developing community safety”. The project aimed to share best practice in promoting gender equality and developing community safety at the local level. On 19 June, the Mission organized a roundtable in Novi Sad where 11 municipal representatives exchanged 85