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

From March 2 to 3, in Dushanbe, in cooperation with the Committee on women and the family under the Government of Tajikistan (Committee), the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a Forum of female leaders from the Tajik border regions and state partner to attract more attention to the challenges encountered by women residing in the border areas and to brainstorm on how the government and female activists can work together to address such challenges.

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

From 15 to 16 February, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), in partnership with UN Women, is organising a training on the effective implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 on the women, peace, and security agenda.

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

On February 14, 2023 the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a regional online workshop in Dushanbe on distance learning about border management in Tajikistan and countering irregular migration from Afghanistan for representatives of the law enforcement agencies engaged in the border management of Central Asian countries.

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

From 24 to 26 January, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a workshop in Dushanbe for representatives of border guard and law enforcement agencies dealing with INTERPOL issues. The participants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Border Forces of the State Committee on National Security, Prosecutor General’s Office and Drug Control Agency, under the President of the Tajikistan, familiarized themselves with legal, procedural and technical solutions for cooperation with and the running of activities through INTERPOL.

• Thematic Component: General
• Country: Tajikistan

On December 28 the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA10) officially handed over the various assets to the Department of the Food Security Committee under the Government of Tajikistan on the State Border and Transport with the total value of these assets is 9,980 EUR.

• Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
• Country: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

From December 5 to 7, 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 Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. 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 Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and evaluate problematic aspects of information and evidence exchange in the investigation of cross-border crimes.

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

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.

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

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.