ACTIVITIES OF THE TRANSNATIONAL THREATS DEPARTMENT From 1-2 December, TNTD/ATU organized a seminar on “Strengthening Rule of Law Compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism” in co-operation with the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan. The event was a followup to a visit by UN CTED in April 2015, during which TNTD helped to assess Uzbekistan’s implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001). The two-day seminar was attended by about 30 representatives of national agencies involved in counter-terrorism. It focused on the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum on Good Practices for Effective Counterterrorism Practice in the Criminal Justice Sector. Experts in the field of criminal justice presented good counter-terrorism practices developed in Germany, the USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UK, and the Netherlands, as well as the work done by UNODC in this area. From 2-3 December, TNTD/ATU together with the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) organized a regional workshop on “Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes” in Malta. The workshop was held to promote interaction with the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation and brought together 30 judges, prosecutors, investigators, and experts from Italy, the UK, Eurojust and UNODC, along with representatives from private companies such as INsig2, Facebook, and Western Union. From 10-11 December, TNTD/ATU organized an expert workshop on “Countering Terrorist Kidnapping and HostageTaking: Networking Mechanisms”, that gathered some 87 experts from more than 35 participating States and Partners for Co-operation in Vienna, Austria. UNODC, UNCCT, Europol and NATO also participated in the workshop, as well as representatives of the following networks on countering kidnapping and hostage taking (KFR): the European Network of Advisory Teams (EuNAT), ATLAS (a network of special intervention units within the EU), and the International Negotiators Working Group (INWG). The workshop provided an opportunity for experts and practitioners to exchange information and experiences in the area of countering KFR, particularly regarding the existing gaps that hinder effective international co-operation. 2.4 TNTD/Border Security and Management Unit Introduction The OSCE Secretariat, through its dedicated Border Security and Management Unit of the Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/BSMU), promotes a comprehensive and cross-dimensional approach to border security and management, in accordance with the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept (BSMC) (MC.DOC/2/05) adopted in Ljubljana in December 2005. In 2015, the TNTD/BSMU further promoted the implementation of the 2005 OSCE BSMC. Key platforms such as the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points (BSM NFP) Network and the OSCE Border Management Staff College (OSCE/BMSC), along with regional training and capacitybuilding activities, helped to improve co-operation in border security and management between participating States. TNTD/BSMU interactions with field operations also helped to facilitate and improve co-operation between participating States and the Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation in this area. Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Anti-Corruption In 2015, the TNTD/BSMU launched the ExB project titled “Anti-Corruption Interactive Training for Border Guards, Customs Services and Anti-Corruption Authorities of Moldova and Ukraine”, and organized two training activities in co-operation with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities/Economic Governance Unit (OCEEA/EGU) and the Central Eastern European Legal Initiative Institute (CEELI). The first two activities of the project were delivered in 2015 and the final two activities will be held in early 2016. The programme aims to address the unique challenges in the investigation and prosecution of grand corruption cases in the cross-border 27