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Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Tajikistan

From 29 to 30 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a technical assistance mission to Dushanbe on the development and implementation of a distance learning concept and equipping the training facilities of the Customs Administration of Tajikistan. The European expert team was represented by an expert on information technologies, the Head of the Information Technology Department of Riga Business School and an expert on organization of training, the Professor of the International Business and Customs Institute of Riga Technical University.

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

From June 29 to 30, 2022 the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a two-day training on gender for the female staff of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and female employees of Tashkent International Airport.

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

From 27 June to 1st July, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in partnership with Law Enforcement in Central Asia Project (LEICA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme for Central Asia (UNODC) held a training of trainers (ToT) in Almaty on identification and profiling techniques for experts from law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan. The training enhanced the knowledge and skills in the methodology of identification and profiling of foreign terrorist fighters, irregular migrants and drug traffickers.

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

From 20 till 24 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Programme for Central Asia (UNODC) and Law Enforcement in Central Asia Project (LEICA) held a training of trainers (ToT) on identification and profiling techniques for experts from law enforcement agencies of Kyrgyzstan. The training enhanced the knowledge and skills in the methodology of identification and profiling of foreign terrorist fighters, irregular migrants and drug traffickers.

Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
Country: Uzbekistan

From June 21-23, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a technical assistance mission to Tashkent, in the form of a national workshop for the Uzbek specialists responsible for planning, development and implementation as well as further maintenance and improvement of the customs declaration systems, digitalisation and automation of customs processes and declaration systems, analysis of business processes and defining user requirements for the improvements. The workshop was devoted to the improvement of customs processes and e-services, related to the electronic submission and processing of customs documents, as well as the development of Single Window. 

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.

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

From 15 to 17 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised a study visit to Latvia for the representatives of the Border Guard Training Institution and Centres from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The objective of the study visit was to take part in the international scientific and practical events and to study the European Union’s educational approaches, exchange experiences and strengthen the institutional partnership among Border Guard Training Institutions of Central Asia and Latvia.

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

From 14 to 16 June the Border Management Programme in Central Asia Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for combating the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors held a regional workshop in Nur-Sultan for representatives of border guard services and law enforcement institutions from Central Asian countries. The participants learned about modern methods and tools for crime analysis, information exchange and forms of cooperation based on the Lithuanian experience.

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