Activities of the OSCE Secretariat The Co-ordination Cell (CC) of the Transnational Threats Department (TNTD) facilitated effective co-ordination by the Secretary General, acting as a focal point for organization-wide programmatic activities that relate to countering transnational threats, to ensure co-ordination and coherence of action across all three OSCE dimensions, among all OSCE executive structures, while respecting their mandate. Additionally, the cell contributed to the implementation of an Initial Set of OSCE Confidence-Building Measures to Reduce the Risks of Conflict stemming from the Use of Information and Communication Technologies, which were adopted by PC Decision No.1106 and subsequently by the Ministerial Council in December 2013. The TNTD/CC continued enhancing the POLIS online information system and organized online forums and video conferences. The TNTD/CC also promoted cooperation with relevant international and regional organizations, such as negotiating the first Memorandum of Understanding between the OSCE Secretariat and the General Secretariat of INTERPOL. The Co-ordinator of Transnational Threats Activities and the TNTD/Strategic Police Matters Unit continued providing police-related support to the OSCE Secretary General and the OSCE Chairmanship-in-Office. The Unit provided assistance to the participating States and the field operations in the areas of police reform and development and the fight against transnational crime, including through assessments of police reform programmes, the development and promotion of operational guidelines and the organizing of training courses, conferences and workshops. The most significant amounts of attention were devoted to addressing cybercrime, illicit drugs and chemical precursors, trafficking in human beings, strategic planning and cross-cutting organized crime issues, such as promoting international co-operation. Throughout the year, TNTD/SPMU co-operated with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) within the framework of the 2013-2014 Joint Action Plan in co-organizing numerous competency building and training activities. In addition, TNTD/SPMU, together with UNODC and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), carried out a joint project on the relationship between irregular migration and transnational organized crime. The TNTD/Action against Terrorism Unit continued its capacity building activities on counterterrorism-related police work. The Unit promoted the international legal framework and co-operation in criminal matters related to terrorism through a number of round tables, workshops and conferences, and devoted significant attention to events on travel document security, terrorist use of the Internet, terrorism financing and countering violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism (VERLT). In 2014, the TNTD and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) officially launched a guidebook on the role of police-public partnerships as part of a comprehensive and human rights-compliant approach to preventing terrorism. The TNTD/Borders Security and Management Unit continued to provide support to the Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe. The Unit also conducted activities addressing trafficking in illicit drugs and human beings, illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, corruption, customs and other border security- and management-related crimes. In 2014, TNTD/BSMU placed special emphasis on activities aimed at increasing the number of female customs and border officers and strengthening their competencies in mid- and seniormanagerial positions. To this end, the TNTD/BSMU supported the Border Management Staff College to launch the first female border officers course, attended by participants from nine participating States and Partners for Co-operation. In addition, the Unit organized its first workshop for female customs and border mid- and senior-level managers from 12 OSCE participating States. The Gender Section in the Office of the Secretary General provided assistance to the TNTD and the field operations in promoting a gender perspective in police-related activities through 14