Furthermore, the PRP facilitated the participation of a number of MoI representatives at the OSCE conference on “Prevention of Illicit Drug Trade on the Internet” in Vienna (see also chapter 2.2). Public Order Management The CiB supported the Public Order Management Unit of the MoI based at the PA to deliver training in the regional police departments to build capacity of police officers in managing public disorders in compliance with international human rights standards. 800 police officers were trained in the Osh, Talas, Jalal-Abad, Batken, Issyk-Kul and Naryn provinces. Organized Crime The CiB portfolio that addresses organized crime is part of an overall approach to support the development of sustainable, transparent and accountable police forces, capable to combat transnational threats, serious crimes and other forms of criminal activities. In this regard, the Centre established an open co-operation format with national public authorities, law enforcement agencies working on combatting organized crime, including relevant international organizations, academia, and civil society. On 1 October an Inter-Agency Working Group on Organized Crime was established by the Government tasked to draft a normative framework for the implementation of the Law on Fighting Organized Crime. The CiB observed a series of meetings of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Organized Crime and provided relevant consultancy and support on drafting the Inter-Agency Instructions, Concept Programme and Action Plan for 2014-2016 to fight organized crime. The CiB also conducted a Focus Group Discussion on the topic Combatting Organized Crime: Accomplishments, Trends, and Goals and identified common priority areas and activities for advocacy, co-operation and intervention at the national and local level in the sphere of combating organized and serious crime. More than 25 participants from law enforcement agencies, civil society and international organizations contributed with recommendations during the session. As a result of the Focus Group Discussion the CiB drafted the 2014 UB Project Proposal “Strengthening Law Enforcement capacities to fight organized crime and serious crimes.” The CiB organized a high-level roundtable on “National Efforts to Combat Organized Crime: Trends and Future Prospects”, which gathered more than 50 representatives of law enforcement agencies and relevant governmental institutions, international organizations and civil society. The panels focused on the assessment of threats and responses of law enforcement agencies in accordance with the newly drafted National Strategy on Fighting Organized Crime. The roundtable addressed the need to create an inter-agency co-operation mechanism and a system for the protection of witnesses and victims of serious crimes. Community Policing In 2013, the Community Policing (CP) project continued to foster a systematic approach to the CP implementation process, addressing the needs of the police and enhancing capacity of police officers, government and local authorities, Local Crime Prevention Centres (LCPCs) and community groups. In 2013, the CP project contracted an international expert who developed a Community Policing Strategy. The Strategy’s provisions were incorporated into the Police Reform Action Plan of the MoI and measures to ensure their further implementation were designed. 135

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