The Mission organised a training course on “Crisis Negotiations for First Responding Officers.” Participants from the Special Police Unit and the Rapid Deployment Unit took part.
Material from a roundtable for Kosovo Police officers from police stations of Mitrovica/Mitrovicë North, Zubin Potok, Zvečan/Zveçan and Leposavić/Leposaviq, with an aim to increase their knowledge and understanding of hate speech.
The four-day training focused on definitions of terrorism and types of hostage takers and addressed different phases of negotiations, including understanding the situation and information gathering.
This conference report produced by the TNTD/Action againt Terrorism Unit, includes some background information, summary of discussions, as well as the list of challenges and recommendations.