part of this working group since its establishment and intends to organize a kick-off event promoting this guidebook together with ODIHR in early 2015. 11-12 December 2014, TNTD/SPMU delivered training on international standards regarding public assembly management, based on ODIHR’s Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, as part of a seminar in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was organized by the OSCE Centre in Astana in the framework of an extra budgetary project titled “Strengthening the capacities of the police service of Kazakhstan in the area of Public Assembly Management”, funded by the German Embassy in Kazakhstan. The two-day event gathered mid- and senior-level practitioners from the Ministry of Interior of Kazakhstan who are directly responsible for ensuring law and order during public assemblies in their respective regions. The training was of particular importance in light of the upcoming EXPO-2017 event, during which Kazakhstan expects to host several million foreign visitors. Crisis Management On 13-14 November 2014, TNTD/SPMU participated in the Seminar on EU Capabilities for Civilian Crisis Management, hosted by the EU and the Italian Ministry of Defence, in Rome, Italy. The seminar aimed to contribute to the debate about the EU’s civilian crisis management concept and the EU’s capacities in this area. At the same time, discussions also addressed the United Nations’ Strategic Guidance Framework. The organizers invited the Heads of Police Forces of EU members States and the Heads of Police Units of international/regional organizations with a role in civilian crisis management, such as the African Union, the EU, NATO and the UN. TNTD/SPMU’s contribution explained the OSCE approach to Civilian Crisis Management as well as the specificities of the Organization’s police-related activities in the general framework of crisis management and was very well received by the approximately 500 participants. Assessments of Police-Related Projects On 5 February 2014, the third mid-term assessment report on the OSCE Community Security Initiative in Kyrgyzstan (CSI) was circulated under PC.FR/22/13 among the OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. The report takes stock of the CSI’s achievements since the last mid-term assessment in June 2012 and provides recommendations for future activities in line with CSI’s mandate and the needs of Kyrgyzstan. The findings and recommendations are based on a comprehensive desk analysis and a 12-day study visit to Kyrgyzstan, during which the assessment team from CPC and TNTD/SPMU interviewed some 180 individuals from a wide cross-section of those involved in or addressed by the CSI. Among them were senior representatives of the Presidential Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Interior; Provincial Police Commanders; Station Police Commanders, Neighbourhood Inspectors and other police officers in all police districts in south Kyrgyzstan where the CSI is located; community leaders and members of the public in those districts; NGOs; representatives of the international community; and staff from the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and CSI. On 29 September 2014, TNTD/SPMU participated in the OSCE Evaluation Network Meeting 2014 in Warsaw, organized by the Office of Internal Oversight and ODIHR. The meeting gathered evaluation experts from various OSCE executive structures and international partner organizations (UNODC and World Bank) to share and discuss experience, lessons learned and good practices in conducting programme and project evaluations. The Evaluation Network aims to develop Commissioned Evaluation Guidelines and introduce Key Performance Indicators to be used by the OSCE executive structures. 28