and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, promoting co-operation between border security and management agencies across the OSCE area. TNTD/BSMU participated and contributed to 11 training events and workshops, which were aimed at addressing cross-border co-operation with international and regional organizations, such as the World Border Organization (BORDERPOL), Frontex, NATO and UNODC. In addition, TNTD/BSMU developed and launched an online training platform on gender mainstreaming in BSM in 2018, and organized country visits to Georgia, Mongolia and Sweden to promote gender equality in border security and management and in the wider security sector. Workshop participants discuss the protection of cultural and archaeological sites at the Amir Temur mausoleum. Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 16 May 2018 (OSCE/TNTD – Border Security and Management Unit) the deployment of biometric technology tools at borders for enhancing identity management. In May and October, TNTD/BSMU organized two three-day “Regional Workshops on Trafficking of Cultural Property/ Antiquities Smuggling” in Montenegro and Uzbekistan. Both events were aimed at raising awareness on the illicit trafficking of cultural property and its impact on security and stability in the OSCE area. They also provided an opportunity to discuss the most suitable ways to respond to this transnational threat in a systematic manner, in co-ordination with the relevant national, international and regional organizations, the private sector, and educational institutions. Around 80 experts from international organizations, the police, border police and customs participated actively. In June and October, TNTD/BSMU organized two training courses for the Mediterranean Points of Contacts (PoC) on Border Security and Management: in June in Malta and in October in Spain. The first training event focused on risk analysis and management and on gender mainstreaming in the field of BSM. The Mediterranean PoC actively participated in the practical exercises, and shared experiences and efficient practices on implementing the “Women, Peace and Security” agenda. The second training session was organized by TNTD/ BSMU in close co-operation with the Spanish National Police and took place at the premises of the Spanish National Police in Madrid, Spain. It focused on migration, trafficking of human beings, the respective legal frameworks in the Mediterranean region, and interviewing techniques to be used when working with human trafficking victims. TNTD/BSMU also provided expert advice and support for capacity-building activities organized by the OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) in Dushanbe 30 Border Security and Management / Customs In April, TNTD/BSMU, with support of the Italian OSCE Chairmanship, conducted the "12th Annual Meeting of the OSCE Border Security and Management National Focal Points Network", which focused on modern approaches to border security and management in the face of emerging transnational threats and challenges at the OSCE area’s borders. The meeting gave participants the opportunity to learn and discuss about available cross-border co-operation mechanisms to address transnational threats and challenges in the context of the OSCE’s current and planned activities in the area of border security and management. Over 80 NFPs and national experts from the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation, as well as representatives of OSCE field operations and relevant OSCE Secretariat units, took part in the meeting. Throughout 2018, TNTD/BSMU encouraged participating States and Partners for Co-operation to harmonize and align their BSM policies and procedures with international and regional good practices. In this regard, in November, TNTD/BSMU conducted the “OSCE-wide Workshop on Demarcation and Delimitation Practices” in Athens, Greece. Some 38 officials and experts from 16 participating States took part in this interactive seminar. Specific bilateral experiences in co-operation related to delimitation and demarcation practices from across the OSCE area were presented to the participants. They also discussed past and on-going border demarcation and delimitation processes and exchanged lessons learned and good practices in this field. In addition, they engaged in a practical exercise, which was based on a fictional scenario on boundary delimitation, demarcation and management, and engaged in identifying ways to manage poorly demarcated borders. The workshop also marked the launch of the English-language version of the Guidebook on Delimitation and Demarcation Practices in the OSCE Area, developed in 2017.