and 30 experts in Issyk-Kul from the law enforcement institutions, ICT industry, civil society, and media. On 2 October, TNTD/ATU launched the handbook on Understanding the Role of Gender in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism that Leads to Terrorism – Good Practices for Law Enforcement in English and Russian in Vienna. The handbook aims to build awareness and capacities in the law enforcement and security sector on the importance of gender in P/C VERLT. A multi-agency team of Albanian experts working on an exercise during the Investigation course on Countering the Financing of Terrorism, Golem, 25 September 2019. (OSCE/Daria Papkina) From 25 to 29 June, in co-operation with the Programme Office in Dushanbe, TNTD/ATU and UNODC, co-organized a training course on investigation skills, tools and methods to counter terrorist financing. The course gathered 18 experts and practitioners from the MoI, GPO, National Bank’s Financial Monitoring Department, MoI, and State Committee for National Security. From 27 to 28 June, TNTD/ATU and ODIHR co-organized a training workshop on “Human Rights in CounterTerrorism Investigations” in Tashkent. The training module was a practically oriented and scenario-based course for law enforcement officers, jointly developed by TNTD and HRAT, based on the OSCE-ODIHR Manual on Human Rights in Counter-Terrorism Investigations. Participants that attended the workshop included investigators and other law enforcement officers working in counter-terrorism. From 24 to 25 July, in co-operation with the Centre in Ashgabat, TNTD/ATU organized a seminar in Ashgabat on “Strengthening Rule of Law-compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism”, gathering 27 practitioners from various government agencies and the Bar Association. The event focused on best practice as detailed in the GCTF Rabat Memorandum, covering terrorism prevention and prosecution measures, highlighting respect for human rights and other international law standards. From 21 to 23 August and 25 to 27 August, in co-operation with the Programme Offices in Dushanbe and Bishkek, TNTD/ATU organized two 'table top' exercises on preventing and countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes. The events brought together 45 representatives in Dushanbe 28 From 23 to 25 October, to assist in the implementation of international standards such as UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR), the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Money Laundering recommendations, OSCE and UN commitments, in co-operation with the Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan, UNODC’s GPML and its Regional Office for Central Asia, TNTD/ATU organized a foundation course in Tashkent on countering the financing of terrorism for 25 national experts and practitioners from the GPO, MoI and State Security Service (SSS). From 5 to 7 November, in co-operation with the Programme Office in Nur Sultan, UNODC’s GPML and its Regional Office for Central Asia, TNTD/ATU organized a training course in Burabay on the financial disruption of terrorist networks. International experts delivered training alongside four local government officials who had taken part in a ToT course in Vienna organized by the OSCE and UNODC. During the course, 13 national experts and practitioners from the GPO, Committee for Financial Monitoring, MoI and SSS studied analytical and operational planning methods and learned how inter-agency co-operation can contribute to disrupting terrorist financial networks. From 8 to 9 October and 13 to 14 November, in co-operation with the Presence in Albania and Programme Office in Dushanbe, TNTD/ATU organized seminars in Dushanbe on “Strengthening Rule of Law-compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism”, gathering practitioners from relevant government agencies and civil society. The seminars focused on best practice as detailed in the GCTF Rabat Memorandum, covering terrorism prevention and prosecution measures, emphasizing respect for human rights and other international law standards. From 19 to 21 November, with the support of the Mission to Serbia, UN Counter Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, INTERPOL, and UN Office of CounterTerrorism (UNOCT), TNTD/ATU organized a regional expert workshop in Skopje for representatives from the SEE region on the protection of critical infrastructure against terrorist attacks.