POLICE-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FIELD OPERATIONS CENTRAL ASIA OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan developed the National Interagency Online Database on Drug Related Crimes (NIODDRC) with the National Centre for Drug Control (NCDC) Ř The database will store a as well as to develop modern, be granted partial access to the considerable amount of data on flexible and dynamic approaches NIORDCC; drug related crimes and enable to combatting illicit drug its users (all law enforcement and circulation; intelligence agencies) to perform both simple and advanced searches for information on seizures of drugs, precursors and psychoactive substances; Ř The database is expected to help recognize emerging trends, Ř This partial access is in line with the OSCE PC Decision Ř According to the reached 1048 (2012) that emphasises agreement between the PCUz the importance of facilitating and the NCDC, relevant international co-operation and international organizations, such information sharing in the field of as INTERPOL, UNODC, OSCE, countering illicit drug circulation. and law enforcement agencies of other interested countries, will Activities Related to Threats Posed by Criminal Activity Financial Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering and Seizures of Criminal Proceeds In January, the PCUz continued to assist the host government in strengthening its capacity for combating money laundering, terrorist  financing and other threats to the integrity of its financial institutions. From 25-30 January, the PCUz supported two representatives of the Uzbek FIU  in attending working group meetings of the Egmont Group of FIUs held in Berlin. During the meetings,  participants exchanged information and  shared expertise on various aspects of combating money laundering  and financing of terrorism, including ways to stimulate international co-operation. From 9-13 November, the PCUz supported the participation of two representatives of the FIU at a seminar in Moscow on countering money laundering and terrorism financing, organized jointly by the CIS Anti-Terrorism Centre and the Eurasian Group (EAG). Participants from various law enforcement agencies and FIUs discussed inter-governmental and inter-agency collaboration in investigating terrorism financing. Cross-Border Co-operation in Criminal Matters On 12 November, a representative from the PCUz took part in the Second Meeting of the OSCE Regional Heads of Law Enforcement Departments, organized by the TNTD/SPMU and held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The goal of this meeting was to reinforce co-operation  and exchange information at the regional level, as well as between the Secretariat and field operations. Counter-Terrorism & VERLT From 24-26 February, the PCUz facilitated the participation of a civil society expert in the workshop on Regional Cooperation and Effective  Response to the Phenomenon of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) in Central Asia, held in Tajikistan. The event was organized by the TNTD and the OSCE Office in Tajikistan and was held jointly with the UNCTED and UNODC. Over 150 government and civil society experts, as well as representatives of international and regional organizations, attended the workshop. On 1 and 2 December, the PCUz, in co-operation with the TNTD/ATU, organized a national seminar on effective criminal justice responses to terrorism. The seminar gathered approx. 30 representatives of national agencies involved in counterterrorism, and focused on the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum on Good Practices for Effective Counterterrorism Practice in the Criminal Justice Sector. Experts presented good practices developed in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, the US, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the work of UNODC. Participants discussed the 125