Gender-Based Violence The PCU continued to assist Ukraine’s Ministries of Social Policy and of Interior in addressing gender-based violence, taking into account new challenges related to high risks of domestic violence in the families of IDPs. On 25-26 November, the PCU held a two-day international conference “Addressing gender-based violence: Best international practices” for over 50 police officers, heads of the Precinct Police Inspectors Service Departments from all regions of the country, teachers from police higher educational institutions and representatives of central authorities. Police experts from Austria, Canada and the Czech Republic shared their experience related to various aspects of gender-based violence, in particular, police measures to prevent, investigate and prosecute gender-based violence and protect victims, as well as approaches in teaching courses on combating domestic violence for police officers. During 2014, the PCU provided expert support and participated in a number of working group meetings initiated by Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy to draft the National Action Plan on the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. The PCU also facilitated the Ukrainian translation of the OSCE Study of National Action Plans on the Implementation of UNSCR 1325, which was recently conducted by the Gender Unit of the OSCE Secretariat. In addition, the PCU extensively contributed to the working group to develop amendments to national legislation in the context of preparation for Ukraine’s ratification of the CoE Istanbul Convention. As part of the campaign “16 Days against Gender-Based Violence”, the PCU supported an All-Ukrainian Conference on gender policy on 10-12 December, in the context of European integration and international commitments. The conference, held at the initiative of Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy and in partnership with UN Women, UNFPA, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Ukrainian Women’s Fund, gathered more than 230 representatives of state authorities, including police, at the central and regional levels as well as social service providers and civil society activists. The conference compiled recommendations on proactive use of gender mainstreaming approaches in addressing the conflict and post-conflict situation in Ukraine; enhancing preventive efforts to mitigate the risks of trafficking in human beings and domestic violence among new vulnerable groups, such as IDPs; and specific steps to be outlined in Ukraine’s Action Plan to implement UNSCR 1325. Cybercrime On 9-14 June, the PCU conducted basic-level training on cybercrime investigation and forensics for 20 officers from the Interior Ministry’s Anti-Cybercrime Department and its regional units. On 27-31 October, the PCU facilitated a study visit to Belgium and France for eight representatives of the Ministry of Interior and Ukrainian police educational institutions to learn about positive practices in investigating cybercrime and teaching respective police courses. On 17-21 November, the PCU conducted an intensive five-day training of trainers for 20 teachers from Ukrainian law enforcement educational institutions to improve their knowledge and skills on investigation of ICT-related crimes. Instructors from the National Academy of Interior, Kharkiv, Odessa and Lviv Universities of Interior, as well as the Academy of Prosecutors and the Academy of the SBU were introduced to the must-have modules of the standardized cybercrime education by international experts. This training laid the basis for the development of a specialized training course on combating IT-facilitated human trafficking crimes, to be incorporated into police training curricula. The PCU continued to facilitate co-ordination meetings of police liaison officers working in foreign embassies in Ukraine to discuss the challenges in combating cybercrime and to adjust planned anti-cybercrime activities. Meetings held on 16 January, 10 April, 12 June, 18 119