Activities of the Transnational Threats Department implementation of a national strategy and actions plan on P/C VERLT, i.e., by supporting them in the organization of a HighLevel Conference on the Role of Youth in P/C VERLT. perspectives on preventing and countering the misuse of the internet by terrorists, and on protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks. From 17 to 19 July, TNTD/ATU participated in a “Juvenile Justice Workshop for the Western Balkans” at the IIJ in Valletta, Malta. Promoting the GCTF’s Neuchâtel Memorandum on Good Practices for Juvenile Justice in a Counterterrorism Context, the event gathered practitioners from law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, prosecutors, prison officials and defence attorneys working with juvenile offenders. Discussions during the three-day event were structured around prevention aspects, safeguards for children in criminal procedures, rehabilitation and reintegration, as well as capacity development, monitoring and the evaluation of existing juvenile justice programmes. On 15 October, TNTD/ATU contributed to an OSCE Security Committee meeting dedicated to the protection of soft targets against terrorist attacks, organized by the Spanish Chair of the Committee. TNTD/ATU’s interventions focused on lessons learned during its work on protecting critical infrastructure. Other speakers included the CIS, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), as well as national experts from the Russian Federation, Turkey and the United Kingdom. On 3 and 4 and 18 and 19 September, TNTD/ATU organized two seminars on “Strengthening Rule of Law-compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism” for Kyrgyz and Montenegrin judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials, jointly with the respective OSCE field operations. Both seminars focused on good practices detailed in the GCTF Rabat Memorandum, listing effective terrorism prevention and prosecution measures, while emphasizing respect for human rights and other applicable international law. On 9 and 10 October, TNTD/ATU organized jointly with the MoI of Belarus a high-level conference in Minsk focused on contemporaneous counter-terrorism and cyber-related challenges. The conference was attended by more than 250 participants representing the UN, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the CIS, the CoE, the EU, INTERPOL, the SCO, as well as relevant ministries and institutions of OSCE participating States and Partners for Cooperation. Participants exchanged national experiences and On 14 and 15 November, TNTD/ATU presented at an expert meeting of the GCTF Criminal Justice and Rule of Law Working Group in The Hague, which aimed at taking first steps in the development of a Memorandum on the Use of Rule of Law-Based Administrative Measures in a Counterterrorism Context. Such administrative measures are implemented as preventive steps against individuals deemed a risk and can include area bans, limitations to communication and the use of ICT, as well as the withdrawal of citizenships. On 17 December, TNTD/ATU organized a technical working group meeting to discuss the final draft of a handbook on gender awareness and P/C VERLT targeting law enforcement agencies and relevant policymakers. On 19 December, TNTD/ATU supported the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in organizing a "Central Asian Judicial Dialogue Conference" in Bishkek. The event brought together some 30 judges from higher and appellate courts, constitutional and human rights law experts, and legal scholars from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Discussions focused on The highlight of TNTD/ATU’s work Italian OSCE Chairmanship. The business entities. In addition to in 2018 was once again the annual conference attracted more than 350 the plenary sessions, participants OSCE-wide Counter-Terrorism participants from 37 participating had the opportunity to participate Expert Conference on the “Reverse States and seven Partners for in ten side-events. Based on Flow of Foreign Terrorist Fighters Co-operation, 20 international and the discussions at the event, a (FTFs): Challenges for the OSCE regional organizations, including perception paper was circulated by Area and Beyond”, convened in various UN agencies, and more the OSCE Chairmanship. Rome on 10 and 11 May by the than 50 SCOs, academic and 27