Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan Background On 18 November 2010, the Permanent Council, in its Decision No. 961, approved the Community Security Initiative (CSI) in Kyrgyzstan, under a mandate to support Kyrgyzstan’s police in addressing the specific security situation after the June 2010 inter-ethnic violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, and its aftermath, and to contribute to the long-term professionalism of the Kyrgyzstani police in providing human security for all communities, and without distinction as to ethnicity. The project initially deployed teams of International Police Advisers (IPAs) to nine co-location sites throughout four provinces in Kyrgyzstan in spring 2011. By December 2013, the CSI had expanded to a total of 15 sites, working in the police stations with counterparts to assess and advise them on international standards of community policing. This arrangement allowed the IPAs to follow developments and daily challenges that the communities and police face. To encourage dialogue as a way to build better relations, each CSI team also instituted monthly community-police discussion forums, the Community Safety Working Groups (CSWGs), where police, local authorities, and civil society representatives talk over their concerns and create methods of resolving them to prevent conflict. In 2013, CSI continued working towards achieving goals within its programmatic priorities, including police’s capacity building in community policing; the work of Mobile Police Receptions (MPRs), implementing projects within the Neighbourhood Management Programme; tackling youth problems; crime prevention activities; supporting Local Crime Prevention Centres (LCPCs); multi-ethnic policing, and providing training on police ethics and human rights, though little changes have been made at the national level to prioritize human rights and multiethnic policing. The security situation was not without periods of destabilization, notably related to interethnic relations and trans-border events. However, CSI was satisfied by the response of police officers in their districts immediately following the events to reconcile communities. There were no threats to CSI staff during the reporting period. The CSI’s mission is increasingly understood and respected by police counterparts. The project is more and more welcomed by members of the police and civil society, who seem eager to collaborate with the OSCE to improve their community. CSI and the Ministry of the Interior carried out a joint assessment of the CSI operation in the areas of responsibility. The report findings highlighted successful operation of CSI teams. The Government indicated its strong support of the Initiative, and satisfaction with accomplishments made thus far and through MoI has requested to further support the police and expand to new areas of responsibility in Issyk-Kul Province and Nooken district of JalalAbad province. The following paragraphs describe progress in the CSI’s different priority areas. Priority 1: Trust and confidence of the local communities in the police is improved CSI has been most successful in achieving progress in community-police relations over the course of 2013. CSI’s co-location at 14 police stations across four provinces has aided this development. Through daily interaction with local police officers, specifically Neighbourhood Inspectors (NIs) and Juvenile Delinquency Inspectors (JDIs), CSI IPAs were able to assess the skills of counterparts and advise them on a regular basis toward improvement. Training police 138