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  • Thematic Component: 3. Engagement with border communities
  • Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan

From 16 to 17 June 2026, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 11) organised a regional workshop in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together representatives of state authorities and civil society organisations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to strengthen cooperation on preventing trafficking in human beings (THB), promoting safe migration, countering radicalisation and enhancing youth engagement in border regions.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

On 21 May 2026, the 11th phase of the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 11) was officially launched at the Opening Conference in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Between 30 March and 22 April 2026, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia – Phase 11 (BOMCA 11) conducted the first round of National Steering Group meetings across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.