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 62 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. 13 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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