4.4 Mission to Montenegro of a common curriculum and specialized training. It also discussed activities in the area of transnational threats and that there needed to be closer co-ordination in this area. This activity forms part of the Mission’s assistance to the PA in strengthening its leadership and management capacities and boosting its co-operation with counterparts in the region. opportunities to exchange views on normative standards, organizational models, best practices and experiences to further strengthen the role of internal control in building a sustainable and accountable democratic police service with high standard of integrity. Gender and Ethnic Mainstreaming Human Rights and Police Accountability On 18, 23 and 24 March, in co-operation with the National Office for Combatting Trafficking and the border police, the Mission organized a Frontex certified in-house training course for newly-appointed border police in Podgorica, Bar and Herceg Novi. The aim was to strengthen their capacities in preventing and combating trafficking in human beings (THB), providing care for THB victims by respecting their fundamental rights and by identifying potential victims amongst at-risk and vulnerable persons, especially women, unaccompanied minors and asylum seekers, as well as how to best manage the migration situation. From 14 to 16 December, in co-operation with the MoI/ Police Directorate (PD) and the Agency for National Security (ANB), and with support from the Montenegrin Parliament and the OSCE/ODIHR, the Mission organized a training in Budva on human rights and gender for 30 representatives from the MoI/PD and the ANB. Mission experts raised the awareness of participants on their professional obligations in the area of gender and human rights in their daily work. The training resulted in the drafting of recommendations aimed at supporting the integration of human rights and gender aspects into general policies and training curricula within these agencies. Anti-Corruption On 3 and 4 October, in co-operation with the MoI, the PA and DCAF, the Mission organized a regional roundtable in Danilovgrad focused on promoting police integrity. The event aimed at improving the integrity of police by exchanging best practices in the development of training curricula methodologies, as well as challenges in integrity management and planning. The event brought together 30 participants from police training institutions and agencies involved in the sector of integrity planning and management. On 30 November and 1 December, the Mission participated in a round table entitled “Internal Control of Police – Independency, Strategies and Methods” hosted by the Norway Centre for Integrity in Budva. This event brought together approximately 30 professionals from the Police Internal Control structures and police organizational units involved in integrity planning and management from the Western Balkan countries, and international actors from the region involved in this area. The event aimed to provide 72 On 8 September, in co-operation with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, the Mission organized a roundtable in Podgorica to promote positive gender mainstreaming practices in the security sector. During the event, officials from the Association of Kosovo Police Women shared their experiences with 30 national gender officers working in the area of security in the parliament, line ministries, police, customs, and the Agency for National Security. Emphasizing how gender diversity can increase the effectiveness of promoting peace and security, discussions centred on women’s empowerment in the security sector, with a focus on management and decision making positions, the formation of police women’s associations, and awareness raising related to women’s representation in the police. On 5 and 6 October, in co-operation with the PA and DCAF, the Mission organized a workshop for the facilitators of integrity training on gender for 15 police officers in Podgorica. The aim of the event was to develop the facilitators’ competences related to conducting in-house training for police on the issue of gender mainstreaming. The training handbook for the workshop was prepared by DCAF and translated and printed by the Mission. From 14 to 16 December, in co-operation with the MoI/PD and the ANB, and with the support from the Parliament of Montenegro and the OSCE/ODIHR, the Mission organized a training on gender and human rights for 30 representatives from the MoI/PD and the Agency for National Security. International and domestic trainers raised the level of awareness of trainees on human rights and their obligations to uphold them, as well as gender considerations in their respective services. The training led to recommendations aimed at supporting the integration of human rights and gender aspects into the general policies, training programmes and education curricula of Montenegro’s security sector. Gender-based and Domestic Violence In partnership with the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights, the Mission developed a video clip “Count Me In” that was aired during the global campaign “16-day of activism against gender based violence” on selected TV stations. The Mission also supported the development of commentary on the Gender Equality Law and, jointly with DCAF, conducted training for facilitators on the promotion of gender equality in the MoI and the PD.