EA S T E RN E UR O PE 4.7 Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine Introduction The activities conducted by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) are based on the MoU signed between the OSCE and the Government of Ukraine on 19 July 1999. Previous areas of focus have included assistance provided by the PCU with regards to organized crime, including trafficking in human beings, cybercrime, and gender-based violence, and to the establishment of national prevention mechanisms (NPMs) to, inter alia, address torture and ill-treatment in the penitentiary system. Increased transparency and efficiency of the MoI’s media relations to reduce the potential for conflict has also represented a part of the PCU’s efforts. Since 2014, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has significantly shaped the priorities of the PCU and its national partners regarding its police-related activities. BUDGET (UB)* N/A**   727$/ 727$/ EUR EUR  STAFF* N/A    727$/ 727$/ 727$/ 7RWDO /RFDO ,QWHUQDWLRQDO Total  7RWDO /RFDO ,QWHUQDWLRQDO Total  ( * ** Figures on budget and staff based on the Approval of the 2015 (PC.DEC/1158) and 2014 (PC.DEC/1123) Unified Budget The PCU does not have a separate Department on Police-Related Activities. Police-Related Activities are implemented mostly by the Human Security Programme with contributions from other programmes. 89