of Offences in relation to Foreign Terrorist Fighters”, as prescribed by UN Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014). Some 30 officials from law enforcement agencies and national security committees from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives from the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and other international experts, took part in the workshop. The discussions focused on UN Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014) and the obligations of UN Member States to promote legislation preventing and suppressing the recruitment, organization, transportation, or equipment of individuals who travel in order to perpetrate, plan, prepare or participate in terrorist acts. On 15 September, the Head of TNTD/ATU held a presentation on OSCE counter-terrorism activities during the 1st European Union Law Enforcement Leadership Workshop for Police Chiefs in Budapest, Hungary, organized by CEPOL. More than 30 Police Commissioners from EU Member States’ police agencies participated in the high-level workshop. From 7-19 September, upon request from the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, TNTD/ATU organized two oneweek advanced trainings on detecting forged documents, which took place at the Training Centre in Cherkasy, Ukraine. A total of 42 border officers participated from various checkpoints across Ukraine. During the training, each participant was provided with a training manual and an inspection kit. This was the first course in a series, which aims to improve the skills of 100 trainees of which the ten best performing trainees will be selected for an advanced train-the-trainer course. From 6-7 October, TNTD/ATU organized a national seminar on “Strengthening Rule of Law Compliant Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism” in Sofia Bulgaria, in co-operation with the Bulgarian National Institute of Justice and the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF). The event gathered about 30 representatives of national agencies involved in counterterrorism and focused on the GCTF Rabat Memorandum on Good Practices for Effective Counterterrorism Practice in the Criminal Justice Sector. Experts in the field of criminal justice presented good counter-terrorism practices developed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK, and the USA, and highlighted the importance of effective co-ordination among domestic government agencies and international co-operation. From 9-11 November, TNTD/ATU jointly organized a conference with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Terrorism Prevention Branch of UNODC (UNODC/TPB), in consultation with UN CTED, on “Countering Radicalization and Violent Extremism Leading to Terrorism: The Challenge of Terrorists Acting Alone or in Small Cells”. The conference brought together over 100 senior experts from 41 countries, as well as INTERPOL, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the EU, CIS-ATC, SCO-RATS, the Secretariat of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, and NATO. Participants shared their perceptions of the threat of foreign terrorist fighters (FTF), as well as the increased risk for terrorist attacks to be perpetrated at home either by returnees or by individuals who were prevented from travelling to join terrorist groups abroad. From 11-12 November, TNTD’s ATU, SPMU and CC and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the national workshop on cyber/ICT security in the context of regional and international security, countering the use of the Internet for terrorist purposes, and cybercrime. The workshop was designed to introduce participants to the various ICT threats that are being addressed by the OSCE, and to showcase effective responses in line with international good practice. The workshop brought together some 30 national participants, including three international experts from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the UK. TNTD/ATU – Police-Related Activities 2015 ACTIVITIES ON: General Police Development and Reform 0% Threats posed by Criminal Activity 100% 26

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