4.3 Mission in Kosovo P/C VERLT, interactive discussions were held on the process of radicalization, push and pull factors, with a specific focus on the internet and social media as potential tools for radicalization. It also included a constructive discussion on inclusive strategies, including the role of families, teachers, community police officers, local institutions, and religious leaders regarding P/C VERLT. A total of 190 officers from various police units, ranks and positions of all police regions attended these events. From 7 to 9 November, the DHRC of the Mission convened a training course on protecting human rights in CVE in Budva, Montenegro. Forty diverse participants, including judges and prosecutors of the Serious Crimes Departments, defence attorneys, terrorism investigators from KP, and representatives of civil society gathered to learn to effectively apply human rights laws and principles to cases of alleged violent extremism and terrorism. The training focused on equality before the law, protection from discrimination, and other fundamental human rights. Participants were particularly interested in intelligence gathering, privacy, and gender issues applied to investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating terrorism cases. From 5 to 7 December, the Mission supported the Office of the Prime Minister in facilitating a workshop to evaluate the annual implementation of the "Strategy and Action Plan on Prevention of VERLT 2015-2020". The workshop gathered representatives of the government working group who discussed about the objectives of the strategy and estimated that 72 per cent of activities in the action plan for the third year have been fully implemented, with nine per cent partially and another 19 per cent not implemented at all. The working group also acknowledged issues they face during the process that continue to relate to the lack of inter-institutional coordination and the required budget to implement all planned activities in the strategy, as well as the inability to participate in regional and international forums. Also, it was agreed that more efforts should be placed on the implementation of a strategic objective that covers de-radicalization and reintegration.   Trafficking in Human Beings & Migrationrelated Crime On 27 and 28 February, the Mission organized a workshop to conduct the second annual revision and amendment of the Action Plan of the Strategy against THB 2015-2019. The event brought together 30 participants representing all relevant local institutions and international organizations working in the field of THB, who were provided with an opportunity to share their feedback on the implementation status of activities in the action plan for the preceding year, as well as to comment and suggest amendments to the action plan for the next period of implementation. Important input was 76 provided, highlighting notably the Mission’s involvement in the area, which will continue in the future in compliance with its programmatic objectives. From 21 to 23 March, the Mission concluded the third specialized module of ToT, on THB delivered to 25 KP women officers, which was developed jointly with the KP at the request of the AWKP. The first two advanced modules delivered in 2017 by the Mission targeted policewomen of different ethnic backgrounds that have previously attended the basic training on THB, while the final one introduced the participants to the current local and regional trends in THB. Experts from Prishtinë/Priština and Skopje introduced best practices in tackling THB and shared their experiences through real case studies. Furthermore, this training module emphasized the fact that THB crimes are generally recognized as gender-based violence, and highlighted the need to increase the capacities of police women to communicate with victims in a sensitive manner, as well as the importance of developing a gender-sensitive approach to victims of such crimes. On 10 and 11 April, the Mission organized a workshop on the practical implementation of the list of indicators for an early identification of victims of trafficking, which gathered 25 participants representing all relevant local institutions in the field of THB. The workshop covered a wide range of THB topics, with the focus placed on the list of indicators for an early identification of the victims of trafficking, which was adopted by the government in November 2017 and was considered by the participants as a very important tool, expected to significantly improve and impact the entire process of handling THB cases. The sessions were highly interactive, thus enabling fruitful discussions, especially by sharing experiences, good practices and identifying shortcomings that characterize the overall situation in Kosovo in terms of handling THB cases. On 12 September, the Mission organized a workshop to present the findings of the research draft report on Children on the move between Prishtinë/Priština, Tirana and Skopje for the purpose of labour and sexual exploitation (2014-2017). The event gathered 25 representatives of relevant institutions, civil society and international organizations in the field of tackling THB, as well as the anti-trafficking focal points from the OSCE Presence in Albania and the OSCE Mission to Skopje. After the presentation of the research findings, participants shared their views and suggestions in an open discussion and gave their recommendations about certain elements contained in the draft report, which ought to be reviewed and included in the final report. On 18 and 19 September, the Mission organized an advanced training seminar on organized crime networks for the smuggling of migrants via the Western Balkans route, aimed