ACTIVITIES OF THE TRANSNATIONAL THREATS DEPARTMENT Counter-Terrorism & VERLT As a follow-up to a joint ODIHR and TNTD/SPMU Manual on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Investigations published in November 2013, TNTD/SPMU, in collaboration with TNTD/ATU, has started to develop a Training Module on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism Investigations. This is a co-funded ODIHR and TNTD UB project. The training module will cover a two-day curriculum based on real human rights challenges that CT experts might face in their analysis of terrorism information and/or CT investigations. An expert on human rights and law enforcement was contracted in December 2015 and is working with experts at ODIHR and TNTD/SPMU to develop the module. Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors On 29 January, TNTD attended the First Intersession Meeting of the 58th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) at UNODC. Participants discussed and prepared the 58th session of the Commission. On 23 February, TNTD attended the “Second Inter-sessional Meeting of the 58th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs” (CND) at UNODC in Vienna. The 36th Report of the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) was examined and discussed. From 9-17 March, upon the invitation from UNODC, TNTD participated in the “Fifty-eighth Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs” (CND) in Vienna as an observer. This year’s session was mainly devoted to three main segments of the work of the Commission, namely the operational-, normative- and special segments. The special segment of the agenda focused on the preparation for the Special Session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem in 2016. During the nine-day session of the Commission, one decision and twelve resolutions were adopted. On 23 April, TNTD participated in the Second Anti-Drug Ministerial Conference in Moscow, titled, “Influence of Narcotics Drugs on the Global Security and Sustainable Development”, upon invitation of the Director of the Federal Drug Control Service (FDCS) of the Russian Federation. The Conference gathered delegations from 65 states and 8 international organizations to discuss joint measures to counter illicit drug trafficking. The Conference adopted a “Declaration on the Second Moscow Anti-Drug Ministerial Conference”, which calls for “an international alternative development aimed at eliminating or significantly reducing the illicit cultivation of drug crops by 2015”. From 16-18 June, TNTD participated in the 30th Annual Meeting of the Co-operation Group of Drug Control Services at European Airports and in General Aviation in Strasbourg, upon the invitation of the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe. The event brought together more than 90 customs and law enforcement officers representing 39 countries and nine international organizations to discuss drug trafficking trends, routes, and seizure protocols in airports throughout the world. From 22 June-6 July 2015, TNTD facilitated the two-week advanced training of trainers in Domodedovo, Moscow region on combating illicit drugs to a selected group of 11 Afghan law enforcement officers from the operational departments of the Counter Narcotics Police and Border Police. The main purpose was to enhance their practical competencies and training skills. The course was delivered at the All-Russian Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. From 2-3 July, the “Regional Workshop on New Trends and Identification Techniques in the Detection of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and Co-operation among Law Enforcement Agencies in South-Eastern Europe” took place in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The workshop brought together over 30 representatives from ten OSCE participating States from South-Eastern Europe and experts from nine international and regional organizations. The workshop was co-organized by TNTD, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and UNODC and supported by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC). The event aimed to strengthen the capacities of law enforcement agencies in the region and their forensic units in detecting illicit drugs, with special focus on NPS. From 10-11 September, TNTD supported the 2015 OSCE Serbian Chairmanship in the organization of the “OSCEwide Conference on Enhancement of Mechanisms to Cope with Increasing Spread of Illicit Drugs Amongst Young People”, held in Vienna. The main objectives of the conference were to bring together relevant experts from the OSCE pS and Partners for Co-operation to explore and discuss cooperation of non-law enforcement agencies and civil society with law enforcement entities in an effort to break the link between drugs and young people. The conference attracted more than 150 participants from over 55 pS and Partners for Co-operation, international and regional organizations, civil society, and academia. From 16-18 September, TNTD participated in the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Pompidou Group’s International Network on Precursors Control in Prague, Czech Republic, upon the invitation of the Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe. The main purpose of TNTD’s participation was to obtain an overview of the latest developments in the diversion of chemical precursors. 21