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

On October 4, 2023, the BOMCA Programme organised the regional online training session on Risk Analysis.

• Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
• Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan

From September 19 to 22 September in Bishkek, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) conducted grant monitoring meetings with the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who received funding for implementation of the projects in the border regions of Central Asian countries.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kazakhstan

The EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) has started the second round of National Project Steering Group meetings (NSG) in Central Asia, in order to review the progress of its second implementation year and define plans for the upcoming period. On 11 September, a meeting was held in Astana, gathering national counterparts from Kazakhstan directly involved in the implementation thereof.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Kazakhstan

On August 17, the EU funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA10) officially handed over computer equipment to the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan, with a total value of 84 329 EUR.

• Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
• Country: Kazakhstan

From July 4 to 5, in Astana the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a training of trainers (ToT) on gender in border management. This activity was organised for female trainers from the Training Methodological Centre of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance, Training Center of the Border Service of the National Security Committee and Karaganda Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) is looking for national ICT experts in 5 CA countries to support it in development, validation and peer-reviews of technical specifications, market outreach and research, as well as further evaluation of technical offers received in the tender process.

Interested experts should send their CV with a reference to this announcement in the subject line of the email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

More details at: https://www.icmpd.org/work-with-us/calls-for-experts

• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From June 13 to 15, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a Regional workshop in Astana for the heads and key employees of the Customs agencies of the Central Asian countries.

• Thematic Component: 4. Improvement of Cross-Border Cooperation
• Country: Kazakhstan

From May 31 to June 01, 2023, in cooperation with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Programme Office in Astana, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a training session on Countering Trafficking in Human Beings, applying modern digital tools for the operative officers from several border and central regions of Kazakhstan and teaching staff of the Karaganda Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, named after Barimbek Beisenov. The training session was organised in the framework of the Programme’s Component 4 aimed at improvement of cross-border cooperation, with the focus - on advancing human rights and support to vulnerable groups, such as victims of human trafficking, amongst other issues.