Mongolian police officers complete OSCE-supported course on trends and tendencies of organized crime, with focus on trafficking in human beings

Local police officers from Mongolia completed a week-long OSCE-supported course on trends and tendencies of organized crime, with a specific focus on trafficking in human beings, which took place from 2 to 6 October 2017 in Ulaanbaatar.

The course was delivered by a team of trainers, consisting of representatives from the Strategic Police Matters Unit of the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department and the Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings.

“By applying the Learn-Team-Coaching principle, we were able to work side by side with our Mongolian counterparts and effectively adapt the course to their needs,” said Joachim Wenz, the OSCE Police Affairs Officer.

Developed specifically for the training, the Learn-Team-Coaching method ensured that regardless of language barriers and unique local requirements, the participants acquired the necessary knowledge by vividly discussing all relevant given topics under the supervision of local and OSCE trainers.

During the course the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Ambassador Madina Jarbussynova, also addressed the participants. “It is critical to sensitize and train frontline police in the early detection of the crime of human trafficking and ensure that law enforcement possesses the specific and necessary skills to work with human trafficking victims,” said Ambassador Jarbussynova.  “I welcome the timely delivery of this training course and look forward to further good co-operation with national authorities across Mongolia.”

This training initiative is part of wider OSCE efforts to support and strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies and the criminal justice system in Mongolia to successfully combat transnational threats in the region.