POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE representatives are included as participants, contributors and beneficiaries in all relevant activities and initiatives, even if they are not the sole target group. Gender and ethnic mainstreaming are an integral part of all of the Mission’s police related activities. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Police Monitoring and Confidence-Building The Mission/Security Co-operation Unit (SCU) continued to support selected activities of engagement and discourse by the State level parliamentary Joint Committee for Defence and Security (JC D&S), as this is an important mechanism in the oversight of the security sector and contributes to comprehensive security reforms. A Mission representative and the JC D&S conducted field visits to the Border Police (BP) BiH-Border Crossing South and the Agency for Professional Development of the Ministry of Security (MoS) BiH on 12 and 13 July. The visits emphasized transparency, mutual trust, respect and shared responsibility between parliament and the security sector. This transparency and trust represent a foundation for strengthening democratic structures and democratization in the society. The findings of the visit will allow JC D&S to address inadequacies and request remedial actions. The Mission supported corrective actions by the agencies during its activities, awareness and advocacy. Strategic Planning including Threat Assessments From 9 to 11 November, the Mission held the 9th Annual Review Conference on Compliance with OSCE and UN Security Commitments of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo. The Conference brought together around 140 participants to discuss a wide range of security issues, assess the progress achieved by BiH in meeting its international obligations, and strategically plan for future activities. Issues including Counter Terrorism Standard Operating Procedures (CT SOPs) were the focus of seminar sessions. The threeday event included a number of participatory fora, working group sessions and presentations on security-related topics. Civil society and youth representatives were particularly encouraged to contribute. Subjects addressed relevant to policing in the security sector were: t
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