4.14 Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan February. Uzbekistan’s delegation joined their colleagues from other countries in discussing the latest money laundering and financing of terrorism trends and counter-measures, and in updating methodologies to combat these phenomena including through countries’ risks assessment mechanisms. From 18 to 24 June, the PCUz supported the participation of three representatives of the FIU in the plenary meeting of the FATF held in Busan, Republic of Korea. The participation of the Uzbek delegation was organized in the framework of PCUz anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) activities where the PCUz is supporting the host authorities in undertaking the National Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Risk Assessment (NRA). Another attendee at the FATF plenary meeting held from 14 to 21 October was supported by the PCUz. From 3 to 7 October, the PCUz organized two consecutive 2-day trainings on the NRA. The trainings were delivered by international experts and focused on issues of assessing money laundering threats by law enforcement agencies and data analysis in the banking sector. Each of the trainings was attended by 40 participants representing both the government and the private sector. The trainings were part of a series of five workshops aimed at increasing capacities of stakeholders in Uzbekistan on data collection and analysis to support the NRA process. These activities are implemented in the framework of the PCUz ExB project “Support to Uzbekistan in building the capacity of national authorities to collect data and identify and analyse priority risks” in support of the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing National Risk Assessment. The project is supported by ExB contributions from Germany, Liechtenstein and the United States of America. From 19 to 23 December, the PCUz, jointly with the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of the Russian Federation (Rosfinmonitoring) organized a 5-day study visit to Moscow to learn the work of Rosfinmonitoring in practice. The visit took place in the framework of the project ‘Support to the Financial Intelligence Unit of Uzbekistan in operational capacity building’. The five representatives of the FIU of Uzbekistan attended the visit and learned various aspects of operational and analytical work of their counterparts in the Russian Federation. Illicit Drugs and Chemical Precursors In February, the development of the National Interagency Online Database on Drug Related Crimes (NIODDRC) under the National Centre for Drug Control (NCDC), supported by the PCUz, was completed. The database will store data on drug related crimes and enable its users (all law enforcement and intelligence agencies in Uzbekistan) to perform searches on seizures of drugs, precursors and psychoactive substances. 130 Relevant international organizations including the OSCE, UNODC, INTERPOL and law enforcement agencies of other countries will also be granted limited access to the NIORDCC, in line with OSCE PC Decision 1048 (2012) that emphasizes the importance of facilitating international cooperation and information sharing in the field of countering illicit drug circulation. On 7 and 8 June, the PCUz facilitated the participation of two representatives from the NCDC and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the OSCE Heads of Law Enforcement Departments’ Meeting in Vienna. The two representatives gave a presentation on Uzbekistan’s NIODDRC. On 13 and 14 October, the PCUz supported the participation of two law enforcement officials from Uzbekistan, representing the NCDC and the National Security Service, to the OSCEwide Anti-Drug Conference entitled: “UNGASS 2016: Road Map for Tackling the World Drug Problem” in Vienna. On 9 and 10 November, the PCUz, jointly with the NCDC, organized a seminar for 30 experts from all provinces of Uzbekistan in charge of implementing a countrywide programme fighting the circulation of illicit drugs. Participants discussed national regulations and preventive measures supporting the fight against illicit trafficking of drugs and chemical precursors. Trafficking in Human Beings & Migration-related Crime From 25 to 30 April, the PCUz, jointly with USAID, organized a Study tour to Portugal for six government officials representing the Inter-Agency Anti-Trafficking Commission, Prosecutor General’s Office, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs National Security Service and three representatives of the National Women’s Committee and the NGO “Istiqbolli Avlod”. During the visit to Lisbon, Coimbra and Porto, the participants met their Portuguese counterparts representing both state institutions and civil society and exchanged views on laws and regulations to protect victims and prosecute offenders. Discussions were also focused on pro-active investigative techniques in identifying cases of human trafficking and coordinating approaches of interested stakeholders to support victims of trafficking, including providing social and legal services to victims, as well as raising public and specifically youth awareness about human trafficking. From 11 to 13 July, the PCUz jointly with the Office of the Prosecutor General and Ministry of Interior organized a three-day training course for 26 journalists from all the regions of Uzbekistan. The main aim of the training was to discuss effective ways to use international and national good