From 19 to 21 July, TNTD/SPMU participated and contributed to an expert meeting on Police Administration in International Police Peacekeeping at the invitation of UNDPKO in Brindisi, Italy. TNTD/SPMU participated in the meeting in order to provide input on the forthcoming UNDPKO Guidelines on Police Administration. These guidelines are part of the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Police Peacekeeping, which aims to enhance the effectiveness of United Nations police operations by ensuring more consistent and standardized approaches. From 16 to 18 October, TNTD/SPMU participated in the 2016 IACP Annual Conference and General Assembly (GA) in San Diego, United States of America, at the invitation of the president of the organization. TNTD/SPMU delivered a presentation at the International Committee of the IACP GA. The event gathered 16,000 participants from all around the world. On 20 and 21 October, TNTD/SPMU participated in the regional meeting of heads of law enforcement department of OSCE field operations in South-Eastern Europe in Tirana, Albania. This meeting was organized and hosted by the OSCE Presence in Albania. Participants discussed topics of common interest and potential areas for regional cooperation, as well as SPMU’s role in providing support and co-ordination. During the meeting, topics including joint regional Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessments (SOCTAs) and regional training initiatives were discussed. TNTD/SPMU informed the regional HoLEDs about the development of both the OSCE ILP Guidebook and the PAN. Throughout 2016, TNTD/SPMU, upon request from the UNDPKO, actively contributed to the development of guidance material on operational planning, intelligenceled policing and community policing, with the aim of operationalizing the Strategic Guidance Framework for International Police Peacekeeping. SPMU’s contributions to these documents and to the discussions of the three draft documents within the Doctrinal Development Group established by UNDPKO, took place via Internet forums. The drafting process of the three documents is anticipated to be finalized by June 2017. 20 Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Organized Crime On 3 February, TNTD/SPMU, met with the INTERPOL Executive Director Police Services and other senior officials at INTERPOL HQ in Lyon, France. The discussion revolved around ways to strengthen practical co-operation between the two organizations in the areas of countering terrorism, cross-border trafficking, and organized crime, as well as advancing the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two organizations. There was common agreement that the OSCE and INTERPOL should work together to support efforts in these areas. In particular, concrete co-operation would increase access to INTERPOL databases at border control points through its I-24/7 secure global police communications system. Practical aspects of developing joint projects in specific focus areas were also discussed, including possible joint projects to prevent migration-related crimes and illicit drug trafficking. From 23 to 27 May, TNTD/SPMU participated as an observer in the 25th Session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) at the UNODC Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Participants in the session discussed issues related to crime prevention and criminal justice, which included combating terrorism financing, as well as provisions for assisting UN member states in implementing relevant international conventions and protocols. TNTD’s participation is part of the close collaboration between the OSCE and UNODC in matters related to police development and reform and countering transnational organized crime, which is centred on the OSCE–UNODC Joint Action Plan for 2016-2017. Cross-Border Co-operation in Criminal Matters On 20 April, TNTD/SPMU participated in an event on preventing and countering fraud and irregularities in European Territorial Cooperation programmes in Rome, Italy. Eight nations participated in the IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme, all of which are OSCE participating States (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). The aim of the event was to discuss and strengthen the co-ordinated measures of states and organizations participating in the programme. TNTD/SPMU gave a presentation on the role of the OSCE in developing and building the competencies of law enforcement in fighting organized crime and in strengthening cross-border co-operation in criminal matters.