On 29 November, the TNTD/ATU, in co-operation with the Mongolian National Counterterrorism Coordination Council, organized a roundtable in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on “Good Practices to Enhance Implementation of Preventive Aspects of the Terrorist Bombings Convention”. The event brought together 38 experts, from Mongolian state institutions and the private sector, and experts from Spain and the United Kingdom. It also included an online presentation by an UNODC expert. Participants acknowledged that some follow-up should be done to further implement the new legislation adopted in 2013. The effective operationalization of an integrated database with information on transport and trade of explosives and explosive precursors could be considered; as well as an improved system of co-ordination among the relevant stakeholders and reporting mechanisms from companies to the authorities. To this end, meetings like this one, organized regularly among public institutions and business community, were recommended. From 10-12 December, the TNTD participated in a regional workshop on “Sharing Practices in International Cooperation for the Purpose of Investigation, Prosecution and Adjudication of Terrorism Related Cases”, co-organized by the OSCE and UNODC in Dushanbe. The meeting convened 35 participants, including representatives from the General Prosecutor’s Offices, financial monitoring systems, national investigation departments of ministries of internal affairs and national security committees as well as judges of municipal and supreme courts from the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Discussions focused on direct law enforcement co-operation; international legal frameworks; initiatives and tools for practitioners; and extradition. Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism On 6-7 March, the TNTD (ATU and SPMU) and ODIHR held an expert peer-review meeting in Warsaw for the joint Guidebook on Preventing Terrorism and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism: a Community Policing Approach. The meeting facilitated a focused, technical drafting discussion among eleven external experts and OSCE staff to review a first consolidated draft. From 21 May to 3 June, the TNTD/ATU and ODIHR submitted to peer review the second draft of the Guidebook. A broad number of governmental and non-governmental experts specialised in policing, counter-terrorism and human rights provided feedback. On 18-19 June, the TNTD/ATU and the Office in Tajikistan co-organized a seminar on “Women and Terrorist Radicalization” in Dushanbe, bringing together over 50 national and international experts to discuss gender perspectives in preventing terrorism, in particular the roles and empowerment of women in countering VERLT. Participants included 26 civil society representatives from throughout Tajikistan, including 16 women, as well as experts from the Women and Family Affairs Committee, the Religious Affairs Committee, the Youth Affairs Committee, the State Committee for National Security, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Security Council of the Republic of Tajikistan. Discussions elaborated in particular on the following issues: the potential early warning and first responder role of women in their families and communities; the need to improve women’s access to religious education and to other sources of information for them to be able to identify extremist narratives and seek support; the need to identify, network and amplify existing grassroots civil society initiatives focused on youth, conflict resolution and women empowerment; and the need to actively challenge extremist narratives that are antagonistic with tolerance, freedom of beliefs, freedom of expression and gender equality. On 4-5 September, the TNTD/ATU jointly with the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, organized a seminar on “Community Policing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization that Lead to Terrorism (VERLT)” in Pristina. The seminar facilitated a discussion among experts, public authorities and civil society stakeholders on promoting a multi-dimensional understanding of the threat of VERLT, recognizing its interlinked security and human rights dimensions. In addition, the seminar discussed effective policies and measures to counter 37