3. Maintaining public safety and security in co-operation with public health authorities and social services on illegal drug issues; 4. Identification of training opportunities to combat illicit drugs and to prevent diversion of chemical precursors. One hundred twenty representatives from law enforcement authorities of 25 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation as well as ten field operations participated in the conference. In addition, representatives from 14 international organizations and nongovernmental organizations attended. TNTD/SPMU compiled key findings, outcomes and recommendations of the conference in the concluding document, circulated under SEC.GAL/176/14 and uploaded in POLIS. On 19-20 November 2014, TNTD participated in the 16th Ministerial Conference of the Council of Europe Pompidou Group (PG) in Strasbourg, France. The PG reported on key activities and achievements during 2011-2014. A new PG Presidency (Norway) and VicePresidency (Italy) were selected, and Bosnia and Herzegovina became a new member of the PG. A declaration on PG activities was adopted and a new Work Programme for 2015-2018 was approved, aimed at combating the supply, production and trafficking of illicit drugs. From 24 November to 8 December 2014, TNTD/SPMU facilitated a two-week training of trainers for a selected group of 11 Afghan police trainers from operational departments, advancing their knowledge and developing their practical and training skills in combating the production and trafficking of illicit narcotic drugs. The course included planning skills and tools to enhance the participants’ capacity to deliver training for search operations in residential buildings, airports and vehicles; effective use of sniffer dogs and special equipment; and preparation of reports on search results and their processing through further stages of the investigation. The course was delivered at the All-Russian Advanced Training Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in Domodedovo, Moscow region. On 4-5 December 2014, TNTD/SPMU organized the Joint Meeting with Law Enforcement Officials from Afghanistan and Central Asian Countries on Strengthening Co-operation in Fighting Illicit Drugs in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The meeting was held in co-operation with the EU-funded project “Heroin Route II – Information Networks along the Heroin Route” and the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances (CARICC). It brought together senior and mid-level officers from law enforcement agencies from Afghanistan and Central Asian States to discuss issues of mutual interest and to exchange intelligence and other information on illicit drugs trafficking. The meeting was designed to improve co-operation among law enforcement agencies in the region, particularly the timely sharing of information on counternarcotics operations. Following positive feedback from participants, this kind of co-operation will be continued in 2015. Trafficking in Human Beings On 22 January 2014, TNTD/SPMU launched with OSR/CTHB the implementation of the second phase of the project “Strengthening Understanding of the Link between Irregular Migration and Transnational Crimes Impacting Migrants in Irregular Situation”. Desk research is to be undertaken and a draft of a comprehensive report analysing the situation in selected countries of origin, transit and destination along the Eastern Mediterranean migration route is to be prepared. On 11-12 February 2014, TNTD/SPMU participated at an expert review meeting on the OSCE/ODIHR document Guide to Human Rights in the Return of Trafficked Persons. Twenty international experts from Anti-Slavery International, International Centre for Migration Policy 33