Trafficking in Human Beings On 9-11 April, the Centre organized a three-day training course on preventing human trafficking for representatives of law enforcement bodies, judges and defence lawyers of Turkmenistan. The training, which was attended by 20 representatives, focused on strengthening the mechanisms of preventing human trafficking, such as methods to identify potentially vulnerable people. Anti-Money Laundering On 15 July, the Centre, within the framework of its Good Governance Resource Centre, initiated a review of legal acts and regulations concerning anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism, in compliance with Financial Action Task Force standards. From 28-30 October, the Centre supported the participation of two representatives from the Turkmenistan Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank in a Regional Workshop on Supporting the Prevention of Abuse of Non-Profit Organizations for Financing of Terrorism, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The workshop was organized by the OSCE TNTD/Action against Terrorism Unit and the Global Center on Cooperative Security, in consultation with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic. Anti-Corruption On 5 May, the OSCE Good Governance Resource Centre was launched within the premises of the Ministry of Finance. The Resource Centre was established with the support of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat within the framework of an agreement between the OSCE Centre and the Government of Turkmenistan in 2014. The main aim of the Resource Centre is to contribute to the capabilities of the government of Turkmenistan in the area of good governance, in particular anti-corruption and anti-money laundering/financing of terrorism. The Resource Centre is designed to serve as a collection point for information, lecturing and liaising with other governmental stakeholders. Borders and Customs Issues On 6 and 7 February, the Centre’s Political Officer travelled to Dushanbe for a series of meetings with his Politico-Military colleagues in the OSCE Office in Tajikistan. Aspects related to the practical set up and implementation of border management projects were discussed. The trip included a visit to the Gissar training facility outside of Dushanbe, and discussions focused upon lessons learned from the Office in Tajikistan Patrol Programming and Leadership (PPL) project. From 1-4 April, the Centre co-organized a workshop on customs document security in Ashgabat together with the EU Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA). A representative of the French Customs Service delivered four days of practical training on customs document control to 17 officials from the Turkmenistan State Customs Service. From 30 June to 3 July, the Centre organized and accompanied a delegation of Turkmenistan officials on a study visit to Munich Airport to observe airport management operations, with a focus on airport and aviation security operations and practices. The delegation included four officials from the Ministry of National Security, Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Migration Service of Turkmenistan. 131

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