From 6 to 8 December 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Astana for representatives of the border guard and law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan on cooperation with INTERPOL. The participants familiarized themselves with legal, procedural and technical solutions for cooperation with and running of activities through INTERPOL.
From November 29 to 30, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised an assessment mission for the development of a concept for the Call Centre of the Border Service of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan.
From November 28 to 30, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a bilateral workshop for representatives of investigation units of the law enforcement agencies and prosecutor's offices from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. This activity aimed to analyse the current practices of information and evidence exchange in cross-border crime investigations in Central Asian countries with a major focus on Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and evaluate problematic aspects of information and evidence exchange in the investigation of cross-border crimes.
BOMCA 10 held a national workshop in Astana on risk analysis for representatives of the border guard, customs and law enforcement agencies engaged in the border management of Kazakhstan. The workshop introduced participants to the basic principles, applicable practices and regulations and joint border security risk analysis procedures, based on the European experience, and provided an overview of the national system, legal framework and approved activities necessary to develop the risk analysis systems.
From 22 to 24 November 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a regional workshop with elements of the Training of Trainers methodology (ToT) on the alignment of national plant legislation with the provisions of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) requirements for representatives of phytosanitary agencies, and agencies which are involved in the implementation of IPPC standards in import/export controls.
On 23 November, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia – phase 10 (BOMCA 10) held its 2nd Regional Steering Group (RSG) meeting. This event serves as a steering instrument of the programme, which defines and monitors the strategic direction of the programme implementation.
From November 16 to 18, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Astana for the personnel of border agencies and training institutions responsible for the development of methodology/teaching tools in such areas as e-learning, distance learning etc.
From November 9 to 11, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a regional workshop for the heads of investigation units of the law enforcement agencies, and representatives of the prosecutors’ offices from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
From November 1 to 3, 2022, the Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a regional workshop with elements of training of trainers (ToT) methodology for the phytosanitary and veterinary agencies of Central Asian countries, involved in the implementation of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) standards in import/export controls.
