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

On 4-6 March 2025, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), which is funded by the European Union (EU), successfully conducted a regional workshop “Women for Development of Central Asian Border Regions” in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. This initiative underscores the EU's commitment to enhancing gender equality and empowering female professionals within state agencies across Central Asia.

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

On 20 February, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held its fourth Regional Steering Group (RSG) meeting in Turkmenistan to review the ongoing progress and agree on plans for its final implementation year. The meeting took place in Ashgabat, bringing together representatives from the donor, implementing consortium of the programme, and national counterparts directly involved in the project’s implementation in each of five countries of Central Asia.

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

On 29 January, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) hosted a regional online lecture on customs valuation for representatives of the customs services of Central Asian countries, including specialists overseeing customs valuation practices and post-clearance checks.

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

On 2 – 5 December, in Dushanbe, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a seminar on integrated border management and assessment of the National Border Management Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: Tajikistan

On September 30, in Dushanbe, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the third round of its National Project Steering Group (NSG).

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

From September 24 to 27, in Dushanbe the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a national ToT session on document security (advanced level).

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

On September 24, the closing ceremony of BOMCA #ToT course for dog handling instructors from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (specializing in the search for explosives, ammunition, and weapons) took place at the Canine Center of the State Border Guard College of Latvia.

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

On September 23, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia completed its training of trainers (ToT) course for dog handling instructors specializing in the search for drugs. The 2nd round of ToT was organized within the framework of BOMCA Programme’s Component 2, “Improvement of detection capacities to counter cross-border crime”.

  • Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
  • Country: Tajikistan

In Dushanbe, BOMCA 10 organised technical assistance (TA) on elaboration of Standard operational procedure for phytosanitary and veterinary (SPS) import control, gathering representatives of the Tajik SPS agencies responsible for the development and/or implementation of import controls.

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