4.3 Mission in Kosovo Aiming to strengthen the role and position of women in the public safety sector, on 24 and 25 May, the Mission facilitated a regional conference for around 60 participants in Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North. Discussions included challenges for police women in their daily work, increases in gender quotas and the promotion of women in management and leadership positions, the role of the media, as well as the role of women in law enforcement organizations to prevent and fight organized crime, with a special emphasis on preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism and radicalization. Participants included senior KP officers, AKPW, women from the MoIA, the Forum of Women Judges and Prosecutors of Kosovo. Representatives from regional public safety institutions from Tirana, Belgrade and Podgorica, the OSCE field operations in Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, as well as relevant international and civil society organizations also attended. They focused on defining modalities to strengthen regional and inter-institutional cooperation, and on organizing joint regional security initiatives and research projects for gender representation. From 11 to 15 July, the Mission, in co-ordination with the AKPW and the KP, facilitated a workshop to strengthen women’s leadership skills in Prishtinë/Priština. The workshop hosted 26 women police officers and covered topics tailored to identifying and developing approaches concerning challenges that are common to female leaders in law enforcement. These included leadership skills, effective communication, team building and team-work, situational decision-making and strategic planning. On 8 September, the Mission, in co-ordination with the OSCE Mission to Montenegro, organized a roundtable in Podgorica to promote gender mainstreaming practices in the security sector. During the event, senior members of the AKPW shared their experiences, highlighting how gender diversity can increase the effectiveness and responsiveness in promoting peace and security. Discussions centred around female empowerment in the security sector, with a focus on management and decision making positions. In close co-operation with the KP and KAPS, the Mission continued to encourage women and youth from non-Albanian communities to join the police through an orientation workshop it facilitated from 28 to 30 September for members of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities in Kosovo. The event gathered 50 participants aged 18 to 30 years, who learned about key principles of democratic policing, police training, community policing, selection and recruitment procedures, legislation, and police oversight mechanisms. The group indicated a great interest and readiness to apply for police employment, therefore contributing to peace and security within their areas of living. 58 On 21 December, the Mission donated around 50 information and communication technology assets to the AKPW. The equipment was donated in order to advance the quality of communication between the members of the AKPW, assist in increasing their visibility towards the public, and contribute to the achievement of their primary goal of strengthening the role and position of women in the organizational structure of the KP. Furthermore, 100 copies of the AKPW’s strategy and development plan, along with 4,000 promotion brochures, were handed over to its board and senior police representatives to further support their local and international promotion. Community Policing, Police-Public Relations and Crime Prevention The Mission supported the KP in implementing the Community Policing Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2016, as well as in drafting and finalizing a new strategy for the next five-year period. It focused primarily on activities aimed at developing, implementing and monitoring the public confidence and satisfaction pilot programme at Ferizaj/ Uroševac police station. In March, the DHRC of the Mission organized, together with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Technical Working Group on Security, Dialogue and Reintegration as part of the Skopje Process on durable solutions for displaced persons from Kosovo. The meeting was attended by 60 representatives from relevant Kosovo institutions. The working group concluded an Action Point document, which was endorsed by the Skopje Process participating institutions. The Action Point document lists actions to be undertaken in order to address the security concerns of returnees and facilitate their return and reintegration. In April, November and December, the DHRC of the Mission held five events in Vushtrri/Vučitrn, Prizren, Rahovec/Orahovac, Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North and Gjilan/Gnjilane to discuss security concerns of community members and responses provided by municipal leadership, Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSC), communities and youth. The events were attended by municipal representatives, MCSC members, KP officers, prosecutors, youth representatives, civil society, media representatives and community members. A total of 19 police representatives attended the meetings. They actively participated by providing updates on the security situation in their respective municipalities, and responding to concerns raised by community members. On 22 April, the Mission completed the facilitation of community policing training for four new Local Public Safety