In December, the PCU, in co-operation with the TNTD/SPMU, facilitated a visit of a group of Ukrainian law enforcement experts to Sweden to study the experience of inter-agency cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases related to human trafficking as well as the issue of regulating prostitution and the influence of the prostitution regulatory mechanisms on combating human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The PCU also facilitated the translation of eleven criminal files related to human trafficking and cybercrime cases obtained within the mutual legal assistance procedure by specialized police units of the Ukrainian MoI. The PCU also supported the participation of representatives from the Ukrainian Ministries of Social Policy, Foreign Affairs and Interior as well as the State Border Guard Service in a number of OSCE events in Vienna, namely the “13th Anti-Trafficking Alliance” meeting (2526 June); the OSCE Chairmanship Conference on the “Prevention of Illicit Drug Trade on the Internet” (24-26 July); and the TNTD/SPMU-organized seminar on the “Enhancement of Cooperation among Countries of Origin, Transit and Destination in Combatting Irregular Migration (29 October to 1 November). Gender-Based Violence In 2011 and 2012, the PCU assisted Ukraine’s Ministries of Social Policy and of Interior with the development of a new version of national legislation on preventing and combating domestic violence to reflect current approaches to the issue. In 2013, following the recommendations of the Ukrainian Parliament, the Ministry of Social Policy decided to continue working on the draft to introduce the provisions of the 2011 CoE Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence that was signed by Ukraine, pending ratification. In August and September, the PCU supported a number of working meetings to discuss further amendments to the national anti-domestic violence legislation in line with the recommendations from the OSCE/ODIHR’s Legal Opinion prepared at the request of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. The PCU also participated in a series of the OSCE/ODIHR experts’ working meetings with key Ukrainian stakeholders during their visit to Kyiv on 28-30 October. In 2013, the PCU continued field visits to police educational institutions in order to analyse the implementation of the specialized police training course on combating domestic violence for cadets developed with the PCU’s assistance. From April to September, the PCU, in cooperation with the representatives of the Precinct Police Inspectors Service Department and Education Department of the MoI, conducted five field visits to regional Universities of Interior to monitor the implementation of the course. The outcomes of the visits were summarized, and recommendations on enhancing the teaching of the course in an interactive and resultoriented manner were presented to the MoI. In September, the outcomes of these visits were also discussed at a two-day national roundtable that gathered the heads of Precinct Police Inspectors Service from all regions of Ukraine and representatives from eight police higher educational institutions implementing the course. In addition, the participants of the roundtable and the representatives of Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy discussed ways to streamline approaches and enhance co-ordination in addressing various forms of genderbased violence. From 4-8 November, the PCU, at the request of the Ukrainian MoI, Ministry of Social Policy and the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, organized a joint study trip to Norway for representatives of the Precinct Police Inspectors Service of the Ukrainian MoI, the Family and Gender Policy Departments of the Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy, and the Gender Unit of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights. During the study trip, the Ukrainian experts learned about the experience of their Norwegian counterparts in ensuring equality between men and women and about mechanisms for combating genderbased violence. Participants met with representatives of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry, the 111