4.3 Mission in Kosovo
From 22-24 April, the Mission organized an additional multiagency workshop with the relevant stakeholders to finalize
the draft Law on Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety, in
accordance with EU legislation and international standards.
During the workshop, the working group discussed and
agreed on all disputed provisions of the draft Law, which
create conditions for security and safety preparedness to
respond to radiological and nuclear emergencies. In addition,
it sets the standards for border controls to prevent illegal
trafficking of radioactive and nuclear materials, as well as
to prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and
prevention of CBRN terrorist attacks.
Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors
From 26-28 May, the Mission hosted a seminar on drug
demand and harm reduction in Prishtinë/Priština. This threeday seminar gathered 30 participants from the ministries
of health, internal affairs, education, labour, and youth
as well as representatives of the KP, civil society, media,
and student organizations. In line with its aim to increase
awareness among participating institutions/organizations
and to strengthen their co-operation, the seminar concluded
with participants adopting nine recommendations to better
address the drug demand and harm reduction.
From 26-30 October, the Mission organized an advanced
training on local drug markets and street drug dealers for
16 middle managers of the KP Directorate for Investigation
of Trafficking with Narcotics. The training was designed to
equip participants with knowledge and skills in addressing
drug trafficking at the street level.
Trafficking in Human Beings &
Migration-Related Crime
On 14 October, the Mission, in co-operation with the KP and
Terres des homes, organized a regional conference on street
children in Prishtinë/Priština. During this conference, the
representatives of government and non-government bodies
from Tirana and Prishtinë/Priština addressed the issue of
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child begging affecting both regions. Participants discussed
intergovernmental co-operation in relation to these issues
as well as the implementation of the protocol provisions to
prevent, suppress, and punish trafficking in persons, with
special emphasis on women and children13 in Kosovo and
Albania. Additionally, issues of legal gaps, discrepancies in
laws and sublegal acts in these areas were discussed.
Cybercrime
The Mission welcomed the initiative of the MoIA in mid2015 to draft the National Cyber Security Strategy and
Action Plan 2016-2019. Upon the request for support from
the MoIA in the capacity of a working group member and
a supporting institution in its implementation, the Mission
agreed to help in the drafting process of this Strategy, which
was finalized at a workshop held in October and will be
adopted in January 2016.
From 16-20 November, the Mission conducted an advanced
training on cybercrime for 13 participants of the KP Division
against Organized Crime and the Directorate of Information
and Communications Technologies in Prishtinë/Priština.
Participants were introduced to modern cybercrime
investigation techniques with a particular focus on prevention
of terrorist attacks and on dismantling terrorist organizations
and organized crime networks.
Border Security and
Management / Customs
From 26-30 October, 18 border and boundary police officers
from police regions and the airport police station attended
training on defensive techniques conducted by the Mission
at the KP SOU premises in Prishtinë/Priština. The purpose
of this training was to teach border police officers how to
employ non-lethal defensive techniques for security using the
minimum amount of force necessary.
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Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons Especially
Women and Children http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/
ProtocolTraffickingInPersons.aspx
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