News

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Kyrgyzstan

From 20 till 24 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme for Central Asia (UNODC) and Law Enforcement in Central Asia Project (LEICA) held a training of trainers (ToT) on identification and profiling techniques for experts from law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan. The training enhanced the knowledge and skills in the methodology of identification and profiling of foreign terrorist fighters, irregular migrants and drug traffickers.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Uzbekistan

From June 21-23, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a technical assistance mission to Tashkent, in the form of a national workshop for the Uzbek specialists responsible for planning, development and implementation as well as further maintenance and improvement of the customs declaration systems, digitalisation and automation of customs processes and declaration systems, analysis of business processes and defining user requirements for the improvements. The workshop was devoted to the improvement of customs processes and e-services, related to the electronic submission and processing of customs documents, as well as the development of Single Window. 

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From 20 to 23 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a study visit to the Republic of Lithuania for senior level officers of the investigation units of the border guards, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, national security agencies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.  

Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

As part of the Call for Proposals within Component 4 of the BOMCA Programme, a video recording of the 2nd Information Session, which took place on 13 June, was released. The meeting provided details on the technical and administrative aspects of the application process, as well as featured a question and answer session to answer questions from potential applicants. You can watch the video in Russian in the repository on the BOMCA 10 website.

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From 15 to 17 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a study visit to Latvia for the representatives of the Border Guard Training Institution and Centres from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The objective of the study visit was to take part in the international scientific and practical events and to study the European Union’s educational approaches, exchange experiences and strengthen the institutional partnership among Border Guard Training Institutions of Central Asia and Latvia.

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From 14 to 16 June the Border Management Programme in Central Asia Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for combating the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors held a regional workshop in Nur-Sultan for representatives of border guard services and law enforcement institutions from Central Asian countries. The participants learned about modern methods and tools for crime analysis, information exchange and forms of cooperation based on the Lithuanian experience.

Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Uzbekistan

From 14 to 16 June 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a technical mission in form of a national workshop in Tashkent, on the development of Integrated Border Management Strategy and its implementation plan for representatives of Border Troops of the State Security Service, Border Faculty of the Armed Forces Academy, State Customs Committee, including the Customs Institute, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, including the Academy, State Committee of Veterinary and Livestock Development and other related agencies of Uzbekistan. The workshop familiarised participants with the advantages of an integrated approach to border security and developed recommendations on the strategy framework and key elements, including its implementation plan.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan

From 3 to 8 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held national workshops in offline and hybrid formats in Nur-Sultan and Ashgabat on trade facilitation for veterinary and phytosanitary services of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (Phase 10) kindly reminds of the announced Call for Proposals for civil society and non-governmental organisations working in the border regions of the Central Asian states. The combined value of the grants under this call will be up to 300 000 EUR.

The Programme will particularly support initiatives that are targeting more than one Central Asian country, submitted by organisations from two or more countries, and implemented in a cross-border context. Extra attention will also be paid to initiatives that are endorsed by or that are going to be implemented in close cooperation with relevant local authorities.

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