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

On July 1, in Latvia (Dog handling centre of the State Border Guard) and Lithuania (dog handling centre of the State Border Service), the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) launched the second round of the 12-week Train – the – Trainers (ToT) course for K9 instructors from five Central Asian countries. These programme activities are aimed at improving dog handling instructors’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the training of dog handling teams and service dogs, used for daily border guarding and law enforcement tasks.

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

From June 24 to 28, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a study visit to Lithuania and Poland for the management of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan. This programme activity was organized for the leading specialists of the Headquarters of the Border Guard Service, responsible for the planning and invention of the required elements for the national integrated management system.

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

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) recently pre-selected 12 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in all 5 Central Asian countries to implement projects in the region’s border areas, under the 2nd call for proposals.

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

From 24 to 26 June, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organized training in Bishkek on leadership and management for the managerial level staff of the military personnel of the Border Service of the State Committee for National Security and employees of the State Customs Service under the Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan.

  • Thematic Component: General
  • Country: Tajikistan

On June 19, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over a specialised cynology equipment to the Training Centre "Poytakht" of the Border Troops of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan, accounting for a total value of 6,110.00 EUR.

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

On June 19, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over modern technical equipment to the auditorium of the Border Faculty of the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan, accounting for a total value of 8,200.00 EUR.

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

From June 3 to 7, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a study visit to Italy for the employees of the state agencies of Uzbekistan, working on the topic of gender equality and gender balance within their respective agencies.

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

On June 1, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to the Border guard forces of the State security service of Uzbekistan, accounting for a total value of 9,990.00 EUR.

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

From May 28 to 30, in Almaty, in cooperation with the OSCE, BOMCA 10 organised a training session on countering trafficking in human beings, through applying modern digital tools by the Training Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of Kazakhstan. The training session was organised in the framework of the Programme’s Component 4, aimed at improvement of cross-border cooperation, with the focus on advancing human rights and support to vulnerable groups, such as victims of human trafficking, amongst other issues.

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