upon request of a number of participating States and in close co-operation with the host State and the Centre in Bishkek (CiB), conducted the third joint mid-term assessment of the OSCE Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan (CSI) to take stock of achievements made since the last mid-term assessment in June 2012 as well as to provide evidence based input for the review of CSI’s activities in line with its mandate and the needs of Kyrgyzstan. During the visit, the assessment team interviewed some 180 individuals from a wide cross-section of those involved in or addressed by the CSI. These individuals ranged from senior representatives of the Presidential Administration; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Interior; Provincial Police Commanders; Station Police Commanders, Neighbourhood Inspectors and other police officers in all of the police districts in the south of Kyrgyzstan in which the CSI is located; Community Leaders and members of the public in those same districts; NGOs; representatives of the international community; as well as staff from the CiB and CSI. A report of key findings and recommendations of the assessment was to be published in January 2014. Development of Baseline Police Capacities In its efforts to assist the participating States in developing baseline police capacities that comply with the requirements and obligations accepted by them by ratifying fundamental international legal instruments, the TNTD/SPMU continued disseminating and promoting its key publications on democratic policing and operationalizing them in the framework of highlevel regional workshops on democratic policing. In co-operation with other international and national partner organizations, the Unit also continued promoting a holistic approach to criminal justice system reform in the OSCE region. On 8 March, the TNTD/SPMU participated in an ODIHR “Training against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE ) in South-Eastern Europe”, taking place in Vienna. TAHCLE was launched in 2011. In 2013, it was implemented in Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo,7 Poland and Ukraine (see also Appendix 1). On 2 April, upon invitation of DCAF, the TNTD/SPMU participated in a meeting with a delegation of the Mongolian Government on “Security Sector Oversight” in Geneva. The aim was to familiarize the Mongolian delegation with the framework for security sector oversight in democratic societies, including respect for human rights and co-operation by intelligence and law-enforcement agencies. The TNTD/SPMU presented OSCE activities in the field of policing and chaired the discussions on the envisaged police reform in Mongolia and the potential contribution of the OSCE to this process. On 5 April, the TNTD/SPMU, upon invitation of the Police Academy of Romania, participated in an “International Conference on Promoting Human Rights” in Bucharest. The event marked the successful establishment of the Centre for Promoting Human Rights within Institutions for Public Order and Safety under the Police Academy. The conference provided an excellent opportunity to promote TNTD activities in democratic policing and in enhancing police services capacities, including OSCE’s activities in the field of human rights education for law enforcement officers. The TNTD/SPMU discussed with the Deputy Director of the Police Academy potential joint co-operation in enhancing police training. On 10-11 April, the TNTD/SPMU participated in a meeting in Brussels organized by the Centre on Global Counterterrorism Co-operation and the International Centre for CounterTerrorism in The Hague to support the curriculum development for the International Institute of Justice and the Rule of Law in Tunisia. There were participants from over 70 countries and international and regional organizations, including, the European Commission (EC), the European Union (EU), INTERPOL, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human 7 24 All references to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text should be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.