society to improve children's traffic safety. An interagency working group was established to co-ordinate the public awareness campaign held later in the year. On 13-14 May, the Mission conducted background research and provided recommendations for civil society participants at the first workshop on “Supporting Civil Society Initiatives to Empower Women’s Roles in Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that lead to Terrorism” (VERLT), which was held in Istanbul. The Mission facilitated participation for the NGO “SOS Telephone for Women and Child Victims of Violence”. The event is part of the Transnational Threats Department’s project on women and countering violent extremism. On 25 September, the Mission and DCAF organized a seminar on “Priorities and Responsibilities in Fostering Police Integrity in Montenegro”. The event provided a platform for dialogue on the achievements, challenges and future efforts to strengthen police integrity. The event was held in co-operation with the Interior Ministry, the Parliament, the Council for Civil Control of the Police and the NGO Institut Alternativa and served to foster a culture of integrity in the daily work of the Montenegrin police. Participants included representatives of the Interior Ministry, Police Directorate, Police Academy, Parliament, Directorate for AntiCorruption Initiative, Agency for Personal Data and Free Access to Information, Commission for Prevention of Conflict of Interest, Council for Civilian Control of Police, Ombudsman Institution and civil society. The event was organized with financial support from the Embassy of Switzerland in the framework of the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship and was widely reported on in the Montenegrin media. On 30 September, a 30-day country-wide campaign to increase public awareness of children’s traffic safety came to an end. The three priorities it emphasized – to inform, engage and educate – were promoted in partnership with four state ministries, the Police Directorate, three NGOs and the Union of Municipalities. A promotional video, Traffic Safety for Children, can be viewed at http://youtu.be/E_iuQHA2ktY. The media actively participated, publishing information about field lectures and classes on traffic safety. Throughout October, police conducted traffic safety classes for all first-grade children in elementary schools, while local community policing officers increased their presence in school areas. Police Education and Development The Mission assisted the MoI and Police Academy in strengthening their training programmes by organizing specialized courses and workshops to increase knowledge of both Police Academy instructors and police officer in the field and by commissioning a needs assessment for the Police Academy. The Trainer Development Course was successfully conducted by Police College instructors under the overall supervision of by the OSCE Police Training College (PTC). In September, the Mission completed and translated into English the needs assessment report, which, if implemented fully, will help strengthen the Academy’s operations and the development of a new curriculum. Between 12 May and 6 June, the Mission organized a four-week trainer development course at the Police Academy for 20 officers, which was aimed at strengthening educational capacity of police departments. On 25-27 May, the Mission and the Academy organized a visit to the Turkish Police Academy in Istanbul, which enabled interaction between the two groups of students, instructors and directors on police education and best practices. From 9-13 June, the Mission organized a five-day training course at the Police Academy in Danilovgrad for twenty officers on working with minority groups. The training, conducted by two Hungarian experts, aimed to improve the ability of law enforcement personnel to work with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and other minority groups in a 84