4.5 Mission to Serbia co-operation with the MoI’s Criminalistics Investigation Directorate and its Service for Drug Addiction Prevention and Narcotics Suppression, from March to October, the Mission organized five training events in Belgrade for 126 school police officers. The topics covered included the risk factors for young people with a drug dependence, the application of police powers within a school environment, and the prevention of drug use. The MoESTD, MoH and MoSY, and UNODC Office in Belgrade contributed to the training by providing their expertise on issues related to drug use prevention, treatment and care. Training for School Police Officers on prevention of drug abuse and violence among schoolchildren and improving safety of schools, Belgrade, 28 August 2019. (OSCE) Community Policing, Police-Public Relations and Crime Prevention In 2019, the Mission continued its co-operation with the MoH, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MoESTD), and MoSY in the implementation of the project “Prevention of risky behavior among children through sports and education”, also known as “To success, together!” The project aimed to create an environment that provided positive alternatives for school pupils to resist pressures that can result in delinquency, violent extremism, drug abuse and peer violence. In this context, from 4 February to 27 March, the Mission organized two training courses in Belgrade where experts from the MoESTD and CSO CEPORA trained 15 volunteers from six schools from Belgrade, Kragujevac, Leskovac, Niš, Novi Pazar and Novi Sad who were involved in the project. The training covered the primary prevention of violence, styles of learning, prevention of digital violence, violence at sports events, risk factors and prevention of addictive disorders in adolescence, resilience and peer pressure, and application of drama techniques in the education of children and youth. Furthermore, on 11 May, 150 children from six primary schools participated in a school football tournament in Kragujevac, marking the closing of the second year of the project. On 13 December, the Mission organized an educational sports event in Kragujevac for some 120 children from four primary schools, marking the final completion of the project. To support national efforts in preventing drug abuse among schoolchildren and improving safety in schools, in 84 In line with the Mission’s support to local initiatives that promote police-public partnerships through the Safety Council (SC) mechanism, on 19 February, the Mission organized a public presentation for 16 members of the Novi Pazar SC on positive practices in the functioning of Municipal Safety Councils (MSC). Participants explored ways of improving the functioning and impact of its work and its co-ordination with city administration. On 19 March, the Mission gathered SCs from two multicultural cities - Novi Pazar and Sombor - to promote the SC model developed in co-operation with the Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities. Taking place in Sombor, the event served as an opportunity to foster closer partnerships and exchange of best practice between citizens and local police in the development of local safety strategies. From 17 to 19 June, the Mission organized a networking event in Novi Sad to strengthen the capacity of 20 members from nine MSCs31 in the design and implementation of violence prevention activities for youth and children. During the event, participants exchanged best practice in improving local safety of youth and children. From 12 to 14 October, in co-operation with the Zemun MSC, the Mission facilitated a two-day football tournament in Belgrade as part of the project “Be a supporter, not a hooligan”. The project aimed to raise awareness among young people about ‘fair play’ and decent supporting during sports matches, and of the consequences when public properties are destroyed and physical violence used. Six primary schools from Zemun participated in the tournament, which was preceded by educational sessions held in local schools by the members of the SC and the respective school. From 21 to 22 November, the Mission organized a meeting of MSCs in Niš to promote voluntary firefighting at the local level. In total, 20 municipal officials and police officers 31 Čačak, Leskovac, Niš, Novi Pazar, Pirot, Šabac, Surčin, Zemun, and Zvezdara.