In line with the OSCE Strategic Framework for Police-Related Activities (PC.DEC/1049), this
report divides all police-related activities into two main categories:
t General police development and reform, and
t Capacity-building to address threats posed by transnational crime.
Activities related to general police development and reform constitute approximately two
thirds of the total number, with the main focus put on community policing initiatives and
building strong police-public partnerships. With regard to capacity-building initiatives to
address threats posed by crime and criminal networks, the most frequent activities in 2015
targeted organized crime in general and migration-related crime.
The two major police-related conferences in 2015 brought together over 270 representatives
from participating States and Partners for Co-operation, and international and regional
organizations. The 2015 Annual Police Experts Meeting held in Belgrade in May focused on
mechanisms to respond to growing connections between organized crime, and trafficking
in human beings and irregular migration. The OSCE-wide 2015 Illicit Drugs Conference in
Vienna, in September, examined ways to enhance mechanisms to address the increasing
supply of illicit drugs to young people.
I trust that our new report structure and design will increase the report’s value for all OSCE
stakeholders and will further contribute to our efforts to strengthen the law enforcement
services of participating States and Partners for Co-operations.
Lamberto Zannier
OSCE Secretary General
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