4.4 Mission to Montenegro On 14 and 18 November, in co-operation with the National Office for the Fight Against Trafficking in Human Beings, the Mission organized two workshops in Bar and Cetinje to strengthen co-operation in the fight against THB. In total, 25 representatives from the ministries of education and health, the courts, prosecution, municipalities, police, social welfare centres, and civil society discussed how to strengthen co-operation in preventing, reporting, and prosecuting traffickers, as well as protecting potential and actual victims of human trafficking in order to of assist in their integration. From 10 November to 16 December, in co-operation with the PD, the Mission supported the development and delivery of English language training in Podgorica to 20 Montenegrin border police officers working in joint patrols with their Albanian counterparts along the border. The aim was to improve their English communication skills in order to further strengthen their joint investigation activities. The training was developed in line with international best practices in the area of training methodologies. Other Border Security and Management / Customs On 12 and 13 April, the Mission facilitated the participation of national border police focal points at the 10th annual OSCE Border Security Management Unit National Focal Points Meeting held in Berlin, Germany. The event focused on strengthening dialogue and operational networking between border management agencies of OSCE participating States. In 2016, the Mission delivered advanced English courses to 20 border guards. From 22 to 28 April, two cycles of two day trainings were delivered to 2 women and 8 men police officers working at Podgorica Airport. Two additional cycles were held in Tivat in May. The course aimed to improve the communication skills of border officers and, subsequently, the country’s image when visitors and tourists enter the country. Lectures were delivered by a domestic instructor who had been awarded with a FRONTEX certification. On 20 April, the Head of Mission supported the Minister of Defence at the annual presentation of the Montenegro Demilitarization (MONDEM) programme’s progress to the OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation (FSC) in Vienna. The main address to the FSC plenary session was delivered by the Minister of Defence, with additional interventions from a representative of the Montenegrin Armed Forces, the Head of Mission and the UN Resident Co-ordinator Representative in Montenegro. These presentations were preceded by an Informal Group of Friends meeting on 19 April, during which OSCE delegations had the opportunity to participate in expert level discussions regarding the implementation of the MONDEM programme. Mission to Montenegro Activities Matrix 2016 – Police Related Activities   Total  Information Exchange / Institution and Capacity-Building Training Analysis of Lessons Learned, Assessments and Guidelines  ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 51% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 49% 76

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