The TNTD/BSMU developed a workshop on “Women in Border Security and Management Leaders of Today and Tomorrow” that was delivered in partnership with the BMSC in Dushanbe in September. It reviewed subjects such as promoting border security and management in the OSCE area; border security and management models; elements of border controls and co-operation; economic and environmental and human aspects of border security and management; as well as organizational management and leadership - all with an emphasis on gender balance and gender mainstreaming in the border services. More than 25 female border security and management officials from across the OSCE region attended. The course was well received and the BMSC decided to designate one four-week Staff Course in 2014 for female participants only. Specific to the Central Asian region, a seminar to promote dialogue and foster co-operation in border delimitation and demarcation between states was held in July in Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan. The event also provided an opportunity for Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan (in particular) to discuss ongoing challenges with respect to their own border areas and to address regional challenges. In September, the TNTD/BSMU published the OSCE Self-Assessment Tool to Increase Preparedness for Cross-Border Implications of Crises. This self-assessment tool, developed in close co-operation with participating States and other organizations (the EC Directorate General for Health and Consumers (EC SANCO), the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), UNDP, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), the WCO, and the World Health Organization (WHO). The SelfAssessment Tool was designed to assist participating States in conducting an internal review of national legislation and procedures to identify potential gaps or ambiguities that would require action. Such preparedness is an important step in developing sufficient capacity to address transnational threats that can emerge in the aftermath of natural or man-made crises on either side of a border (http://www.osce.org/borders/104490). 41