“Media and security forces have to work together for the public. We are inseparable. We need to listen to one another,” said Deputy Commissioner Mesfin, President of the Ethiopian Police University at the opening ceremony of our training last week. Thirty officers attended three days of frank exchanges on journalistic independence, the rights of citizens to information, and how effective relationships with the media can be a powerful tool in building public confidence in policing. Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was part of our ongoing work to support the media’s role in good security sector governance.
27 Jun 20222021 was a tough year. COVID fueled fragility and insecurity the world over, making reform and good governance of the security sector more important than ever. Driven by the needs of our national and international partners, we adjusted to the challenges of COVID and found new ways to support them. In our just- released 2021 Annual Report we offer selected highlights of the difference we were able to make, in policy and in practice, in more than 70 countries around the world. We hope you enjoy it.
24 Jun 2022This week we brought 16 North Macedonian Members of Parliament and staff to Geneva for a roundtable on oversight of security and intelligence work. The event underscored the essential role of lawmakers in the democratization of the security sector. Participants discussed the main challenges of holding the intelligence sector accountable, and exchanged views on how to be more effective in their role. It was part of our intelligence oversight programme in North Macedonia that is generously supported by Switzerland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the European Union.
23 Jun 2022This week staff from several national Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) in the Western Balkans attended Info Security Europe 2022 in London. CERTs staff are experts that handle large-scale cybersecurity incidents. At the global learning event they took part in tabletop exercises, immersive labs and crisis simulator exercises to help improve their understanding of best practices and the newest cybersecurity tactics and technologies. It was part of our cybersecurity project in the Western Balkans that is generously supported by the UK government.
23 Jun 2022This week the participants in this year’s Cybersecurity Governance for Young Leaders in Southeast-Eastern Europe programme are presenting their policy papers in side events at the prestigious annual European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG). It’s an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed. Over several months our Young Faces participants have received training and mentoring from experts in cybersecurity governance, human rights, artificial intelligence and related topics to foster their development as future leaders in cybersecurity governance in the Western Balkans.
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