4.3 Mission in Kosovo Following the provision of training, the Mission assisted all nine LPSCs in meeting their communities twice to enhance their visibility and establish communication links with their respective municipalities and other actors working in the area of community safety. In November, the Mission delivered a ToT for 15 selected trainers from all nine LPSCs established in 2015 in its efforts to ensure sustainability, to equip these members with specific training techniques, and to support the promotion of community policing philosophy in various regions throughout Kosovo. On 3 March, in the implementation process of the third phase of its joint project with the Royal Norwegian Embassy to support community safety initiatives through LPSCs, the Mission concluded the facilitation of selection committee meetings for reviewing the submitted proposals for support during 2015. The selection committee, consisting of representatives of the MoIA, KP, Royal Norwegian Embassy, and the Mission, reviewed LPSC proposals, according to the predefined and agreed upon criteria, and selected 24 out of 33 initiatives for implementation in 2015. On 27 November, the Mission organized the 15th LPSC Executive Council meeting held under the framework of the joint OSCE-Royal Norwegian Embassy project to support community safety initiatives through LPSCs. The meeting was facilitated by members of two LPSCs from Fushë Kosovë/ Kosovo Polje municipality, and focused specifically on the achievements in the implementation of the project’s third phase. Approximately 100 participants attended the meeting, including the Mission and government dignitaries as well as the Norwegian Ambassador, senior police representatives, and members of 52 LPSCs. On 24 March, the Mission organized a preparation workshop for five community safety trainers selected as LPSC coordinators in the framework of this project. During the workshop, the co-ordinators were provided with detailed instructions on their duties and responsibilities in line with the respective implementation plan of 24 LPSC initiatives to be implemented in 2015. These initiatives focused mainly on improving school safety and security, traffic safety, environmental conditions, and capacity-building for multiethnic youth. On 29 September, as part of the same project, the Mission supported the members of the Rahovec/Orahovac LPSC in organizing a workshop for drafting a 2015-2020 work plan, focusing specifically on actions for decreasing risks created by stray dogs. This activity hosted approx. 30 participants, consisting of representatives of the respective municipality, KP, civil society organizations, youth representatives, and local media. Through the Mission’s support, the sterilization and vaccination of stray dogs was conducted as a pilot activity in October 2015. In March, April, and June, the Mission supported the facilitation of three different multi-ethnic youth camps titled “Youth for Better Future”, which were implemented by 5 different Kosovo-wide LPSCs. During these three-day youth camps, the Mission and its trained LPSC members delivered training sessions on negotiation and advocacy for 160 participants, consisting of students from Albanian, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities of Kosovo, and police officers from their respective police stations. The events aimed to promote multi-ethnic co-operation between students of different ethnicities, to enhance the visibility of LPSCs in their respective municipalities, and to establish communication links between them, the KP and other actors working in the area of community safety. On 16 December, the Mission concluded the installation of security cameras on the premises (indoor and outdoor) of three local schools, which was an initiative from the LPSC of Vushtrri/Vućitrn municipality. In addition to improving general safety and security, the initiative also supported the promotion of multi-ethnic co-operation between ethnic groups and the enhancement of the visibility and the role of LPSCs. On 10 June, the Mission supported the LPSC from Zvećan/ Zveçan municipality in facilitating the 14th LPSC Executive Council Meeting. Approximately 130 participants, including representatives from the OSCE Missions to Skopje and Montenegro together with their police counterparts and 54 members of their community safety forums, members of all 47 Kosovo LPSCs (at that stage), representatives of the Mission and other international interlocutors operating in this line of work in Kosovo, various NGOs, and local media, attended the meeting. The meeting focused on strengthening regional co-operation between the LPSCs and the community safety forums of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Montenegro, by sharing best practices in relation to addressing local concerns. Municipal Community Safety Councils (MCSC) related activities Despite the Mission’s efforts to support the establishment of Municipal Community Safety Councils11 (MCSCs) in the remaining four municipalities in the north, the process is still delayed and hampered by the limited administrative capacity of municipal establishments, which are still not fully integrated into the Kosovo framework and lack the political 11 Municipal Community Safety Councils are established in municipalities in order to institutionalise co-operation between municipal institutions, communities and the police.