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%
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