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Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
Country: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From September 16 to 23 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) held a Training-of-Trainers (ToT) course on identification and profiling techniques in Tashkent and Ashgabat. The course was aimed at training national experts from the Border Guards, Ministries of Interior, Transport Police, and National Security Committees of both countries on identification and profiling techniques. Subsequently, these trainers will continue to transfer this knowledge within their respective national agencies.

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: Turkmenistan

From September 20 to 22, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA10) held a workshop for representatives of border guard services and law enforcement institutions of Turkmenistan, investigators and crime intelligence officers, specialising in investigations of cross-border crimes in the field of trafficking of firearms, their parts, explosives, ammunition, currency and other goods.

Thematic Component: 2. Improvement of Detection Capacities
Country: Turkmenistan

From August 2-4, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a workshop in Ashgabat for the personnel of Investigation Units of the Border Guard and Law Enforcement Agencies of Turkmenistan. The workshop familiarised forensic experts with modern evidence collection methods including first responders’ responsibilities and actions avoiding the contamination of crime scenes. This is the second workshop of its kind conducted by the BOMCA Programme in the Central Asian region, following similar activity implemented in July of this year in Uzbekistan.

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

On July 25, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia started a training of trainers (ToT) course for dog handling instructors specialising in drug searches in Latvia. H.E.   Mr. Timur Primbetov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Latvia, and Mr. Kristaps Eklons, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, took part at the opening of the event. The training course is a three-month event gathering five trainers, one from each country of Central Asia, and it aims to improve theoretical and practical knowledge during in-training of canine teams and service dogs used for daily border guarding tasks, including the detection of drugs. 

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

From July 26-28, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a national workshop in Ashgabat that enhanced the cooperation between border guard, migration and customs authorities of Turkmenistan. The workshop also optimised the border and customs controls at checkpoints across the state border. This is the fourth workshop of its kind conducted by the BOMCA Programme in the Central Asian region, following similar activities implemented this year in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

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

From July 19 to 21 the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating the Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC), held its second regional workshop for representatives of border guard services and law enforcement institutions of all five countries in Central Asia. The participants learned about modern methods and tools of crime analysis, information exchange and other forms of cooperation during investigation of cross-border organized crimes.

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

On July 4, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia has started a training of trainers (ToT) course for dog handling instructors specializing in explosive searches. Held in Lithuania, this three-month course gathers five trainers, one from each country of Central Asia. The ToT course aims to improve the theoretical and practical knowledge during  in-training of canine teams and service dogs used for daily border guarding tasks, including detection of explosives. 

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

From 20 to 23 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a study visit to the Republic of Lithuania for senior level officers of the investigation units of the border guards, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, national security agencies from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.  

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

As part of the Call for Proposals within Component 4 of the BOMCA Programme, a video recording of the 2nd Information Session, which took place on 13 June, was released. The meeting provided details on the technical and administrative aspects of the application process, as well as featured a question and answer session to answer questions from potential applicants. You can watch the video in Russian in the repository on the BOMCA 10 website.

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