Activities of the OSCE Secretariat The Co-ordination Cell of the Transnational Threats Department (TNTD/CC) continued enhancing the POLIS online information system and organized online forums and video conferences to assist activities related to addressing transnational threats. TNTD’s Cyber Security Officer supported participating States in the implementation of OSCE confidence-building measures (CBMs) for enhancing global cyber stability, and co-organized several working groups and events promoting an OSCE cross-dimensional approach to cyber/ICT security. The Strategic Police Matters Unit (TNTD/SPMU) maintained its co-ordination role of OSCE’s police-related activities throughout the OSCE’s executive structures, including through co-ordination meetings with representatives of the OSCE field operations, held in Vienna, South-Eastern Europe and Central Asia. TNTD/SPMU provided support to participating States and field operations in the areas of police development and reform and the fight against transnational crime, through assessments, development of guidance material, capacitybuilding, training courses, conferences and workshops. TNTD/ SPMU activities were dedicated to addressing threats posed by criminal activity, as well as, to a similar degree, general police development and reform. A significant emphasis was placed on cybercrime to assess and enhance the existing capacities of investigating and prosecuting cybercrime cases. Other TNTD/SPMU relevant focus areas included gender-based and domestic violence, intelligence-led policing (ILP) and activities related to combating illicit drugs. The Action against Terrorism Unit (TNTD/ATU) is the OSCE’s focal point on counter-terrorism activities. The unit promoted the international legal framework and cooperation in criminal matters related to terrorism through several roundtable meetings, workshops, training courses and conferences. Significant attention was devoted to countering the use of the internet for terrorist purposes, as well as to events and exercises related to national risk assessments and crisis situation management on non-nuclear critical energy infrastructure protection. Furthermore, TNTD/ATU organized and delivered several capacity-building activities aiming at strengthening criminal justice responses to terrorism financing, the threat of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and P/C VERLT. 10 The Border Security and Management Unit (TNTD/BSMU) continued to strengthen the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network, along with providing training and capacity development activities to border security and management services of participating States and Partners for Co-operation to support their efforts to promote open and secure borders. Furthermore, TNTD/ BSMU provided frontline officers with training on detecting forgery of travel documents. In 2018, TNTD/BSMU organized six deployment missions of the newly established OSCE Mobile Training Team delivering on-site training on identifying and interviewing potential FTFs. Furthermore, the unit organized activities to promote and adopt Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Records (PNR) systems. The Gender Section assisted the OSCE’s executive structures in promoting a gender perspective within police-related activities, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325). As part of this process, the OSCE Secretariat developed the Implementation Roadmap 2017-2020 to guide the work of departments and units along the lines of the OSCE 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The Gender Section continued to raise the awareness of OSCE staff and participating States on gender issues by organizing side events held on the margins of OSCE meetings. The Economic Governance Unit of the Office of the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) worked to enhance police-related activities while addressing a wide range of issues regarding good governance, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering. The Office cooperated closely with relevant thematic units in the Secretariat, the OSCE field operations and partner organizations, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (EAG). The Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB) co-operates with relevant thematic units in the OSCE Secretariat and field operations to deliver projects and joint activities through its network of Anti-Trafficking Focal Points. In 2018, it focused on fostering the exchange of experience between criminal justice institutions on the prosecution of trafficking offenders, as well as on the protection of victims and the investigation of sexual crimes. Furthermore, the Office continued to organize training courses, workshops and innovative live simulation-based exercises for prosecutors, law enforcement officers, lawyers, military personnel and border guards.