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

From February 15 till 18, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in partnership with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a national training of trainers (ToT, basic level) on document security in Bishkek. The training aimed at enhancing the capacity of trainers and instructors with the expertise in documents authenticity verification and advancing their skills in detection of forged documents.

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

On February 11, 2022 in Bishkek, the opening ceremony of the newly equipped K-9 classroom of the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic named after Lieutenant General K. Usenbekov took place. Representatives of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic; the leadership of Military Institute, Border Guard Faculty; the EU Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic and the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) Programme participated in the ceremony.

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

From 1-3 February this year, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration, held a national workshop on international standards on the identification, detention and return of irregular migrants. Representatives of the Migration Council Secretariat under the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, the Foreign Ministry’s Department of External Migration, the Internal Affairs Ministry’s Service for Countering Extremism and Illegal Migration, the State Committee for National Security’s Border Guard Service, and the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Migration took part.

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

From January 20 till 27 2021, 30 representatives of Central Asian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) completed a project management interactive course, as part of the “Improvement of cross-border cooperation” thematic area of ​​the BOMCA Programme. The employees of NGOs working in the border areas of the Central Asian region took part in the training course.

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

From January 26 till 27 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) held a national workshop in Dushanbe for crime intelligence officers in Tajikistan.

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

From January 26-27 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a national workshop in Dushanbe for the heads and experts of K-9 centers of Tajikistan.

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

From January 17 till 19, 2021, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) held an online workshop in Tashkent on the delegation of functions between the Border Guard and Customs Services of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The workshop was attended by officials of the national border guard and customs agencies, responsible for the organization, coordination and control of procedures at the border crossing points.

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

From January 12 till 14 2021, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) held a workshop in Bishkek on the delegation of functions between Border Guard and Customs Services of the Kyrgyz Republic. Officials of the headquarters of the border guard and customs agencies of the Kyrgyz Republic, responsible for the organization, coordination and control of the procedures at the border crossing points, took part in the event. The workshop aimed at supporting the enhancement of cooperation between the border guard and customs services, as well as  optimizing border and customs control procedures at the state border crossing points.