policy actions, such as strategies on how to better integrate gender in police and armed forces. In order to raise awareness among OSCE participating States and OSCE staff, the Section organized several side events during formal OSCE meetings. In the margins of the ‘OSCE Security Day’ on Afghanistan, the Gender Section organized a discussion on the challenges of integrating women in the security agenda in Afghanistan, including how to reduce security risks for Afghan female police officers. Another Gender Section side event focused on the topic of ‘Small Arms and Light Weapons’, its impact on gender-based violence, and why it is important to address gender in the context of arms control. ****** 3.2 Office of the Co-ordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities Background In 2013, staff members of the Economic Governance Unit of the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) continued to be involved in policerelated activities, addressing good governance, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing. The Office co-operated closely with relevant thematic units, OSCE field operations and partner organizations, such as the Council of Europe, the Egmont Group, the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG), the Financial Action Task Force, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), UNODC and the World Bank. Counter-Terrorism On 8-9 May, at the invitation of the authorities of Montenegro, the OSCE (TNTD/ATU and OCEEA) and UNODC finalized a series of needs assessment missions to Podgorica to advise the authorities in charge of drafting Montenegro’s 2013-2015 Action Plan for the implementation of its 2010-2014 Strategy for Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (adopted in September 2010). The needs assessment missions included a series of working meetings with representatives of the Police Directorate, the Ministry of Interior and Public Administration, the National Security Agency, the High Court in Podgorica, the Ministry of Defence and the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing. Participants identified ways the OSCE and UNODC could support the implementation of the Strategy, including through national capacity building initiatives. On 7-8 October, the OCEEA and UNODC organized a workshop on “International Conventions and Standards in Counter-Terrorism” for the national authorities of Montenegro in Podgorica. The OCEEA spoke during several sessions and participants included the captain of Montenegro’s Counter-Terrorism Task Force within the Ministry of Interior. Financial Investigations and Money Laundering On 12-14 March, the OCEEA and the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan (PCUz) played a leading role in the organization of a large international training on the revised 43