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

Funded by the European Union Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the third 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. RSG held in Tashkent on November 14 and gathered donor, an implementing consortium and regional counterparts directly involved in the project’s implementation.

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

From October 31 to November 2, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a Regional consortium workshop for the heads of customs and border guard services’ training institutions from Central Asian countries.

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

From October 23 to 26, EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a national ToT session on document security (advanced level) in Bishkek.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

On October 13, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), jointly with Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP), organised an international K9 competition for dog handlers/service dogs in the areas of “Search of drugs" and “Search of explosives”. This activity was dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of EU-funded BOMCA and CADAP programmes.

  • Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
  • Country: Kyrgyzstan

From 11 to 13 October, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Bishkek for investigators and crime intelligence officers specialised in investigations of cross-border crimes such as trafficking and smuggling of drugs. The workshop enhanced the capacity and capabilities of law enforcement personnel of Kyrgyzstan in tackling drug smuggling and drug precursors.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: Kyrgyzstan

On October 09, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over specialised equipment to the Typographic Unit of the Border Service of State Committee on National Security of Kyrgyzstan, with total value of EUR 9,795.

  • 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 (BOMCA 10) hereby announces its 2nd Call for Proposals for the non-profit civil society and non-governmental organisations from Central Asia to support border populations. The overall indicative amount made available under this Call for Proposals is EUR 660,000. The requested grant amount is EUR 45,000 – EUR 60,000, while the deadline for applications is 19 November 2023, 17:00 CET. Interested organisations are welcome to apply via the following link: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/icmpd/aspx/Tenders/Appraisal.

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

From October 3 to 5, BOMCA organised Regional workshop on updating of the Agreement on Plant Quarantine Cooperation, which aimed to enhance intra-agency cooperation and information exchange among sanitary and phytosanitary agencies. Specifically, it analysed and proposed recommended actions to the agreement concluded between the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in 2000.

  • 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.

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