POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF OTHER THEMATIC UNITS at the NATO Partnership for Peace Training Centre in Ankara, Turkey. The training provided insights into different approaches and practices relating to the development of THB trainings for border guards. From 1 to 5 August, the OSR/CTHB organized training courses on THB for OSCE Monitors in Kramatorsk, Kharkiv and Kiev, Ukraine. Participants were briefed on international standards on the prevention of THB, applicable Ukrainian legislation, and the national referral system. On 31 August and 1 September, the OSR/CTHB participated in a TNTD/SPMU-led regional workshop in Belgrade, titled “Strengthening Cross border Co-operation in Addressing Irregular Migration-related Crimes in the Western Balkans”. The workshop was organized in co-operation with IOM and UNODC within the framework of the joint OSCE, IOM and UNODC partnership in the area of countering transnational organized crime in the Western Balkans. On 13 September, within the framework of the OSR/ CTHB country visit to Romania, the SR/CTHB met with the General Director and Director for Operations of the Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC) to discuss inter-agency co-operation in Bucharest, as well as law enforcement policies and practices in the Western Balkans region. On 4 and 5 October, the OSR/CTHB contributed to the FRONTEX Annual Training Conference, presenting OSCE activities through the lense of fundamental rights, and discussing how best to mainstream a human rights centred approach in the development of training methodologies for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. On 25 and 26 October, the OSR/CTHB contributed to the UNODC Workshop on “International and Regional Cooperation in addressing Trafficking in Persons”, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The workshop was organized in cooperation with the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe. Around 15 representatives of law enforcement agencies and judiciary primarily from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan participated, along with a group of experts from the UNODC, OSCE, IOM and INTERPOL. On 27 and 28 October, a two-day event was organized by the OSCE Mission to Skopje as part of the OSR/CTHB’s effort to promote concerted action in preventing and tackling human trafficking along the Western Balkan route. Over 60 officials and civil society representatives from South-Eastern Europe called for enhanced regional responses to address the risks of trafficking and human exploitation in the countries affected by significant migration flows. A Joint Declaration - put forward during the event by the National Anti-Trafficking Coordinator of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - is expected to pave the way for improved victim identification procedures, enhanced criminal justice responses and strengthened prevention measures for migrants and refugees. From 6 to 10 November, Haifa, Israel hosted the third international conference for judges on the critical role of the judiciary in combating human trafficking. The OSR/CTHB co-organized the event together with MASHAV, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, the Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Center, UNODC, IOM, the Institute of Advanced Judicial Studies, Jerusalem, and the Anti-Trafficking Unit at the Israeli Ministry of Justice. The event was attended by more than 25 judges from across the globe, and included representatives from 12 OSCE participating States, the International Criminal Court and OSCE Partners for Co-operation. The workshop was aimed at strengthening the capacity of the judiciary to prosecute perpetrators and safeguard the rights of victims of trafficking. 39