Over the last few years, we have witnessed a gradual shift in the focus of the OSCE’s policerelated activities, demonstrating the Organization’s ability to adapt its activities to changing security challenges facing our region. Activities related to general police development and reform, constituting around two-thirds of the total number of activities in 2018, focused predominantly on community policing initiatives, police-public partnerships, and gender-based and domestic violence. There was a notable increase in activities on gender-based and domestic violence, as well as on human rights and police accountability. Capacity-building initiatives to counter threats posed by criminal activity focused primarily on counter-terrorism, trafficking in human beings and migration-related crime. Activities related to counter-terrorism and cybercrime both increased in 2018. The OSCE’s engagement in police-related activities remains crucial in an age when security challenges are evolving at a rapid speed. This report demonstrates the OSCE’s strong commitment to continue strengthening the capacity of law enforcement services to effectively address these challenges throughout our region. Thomas Greminger OSCE Secretary General 3