From October 31 to November 2, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a Regional consortium workshop for the heads of customs and border guard services’ training institutions from Central Asian countries.
On October 31, the award ceremony for the photo contest, “Building a Healthy and Secure Future in a Peaceful Environment”, was held in Tajikistan with the participation of the European Union Delegation to Tajikistan, BOMCA and CADAP Programmes. The competition was dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of BOMCA and CADAP and was announced in August 2023.
From October 23 to 26, EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a national ToT session on document security (advanced level) in Bishkek.
From October 17 to 20, BOMCA, in partnership with the OSCE, held a national training of trainers (advanced level) session on document security in Almaty.
The EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held the second round of its National Project Steering Group meetings in Turkmenistan, in order to review the progress of its second implementation year and define plans for the upcoming period. On October 18, a meeting was held in Ashgabat, gathering national counterparts directly involved in the project’s implementation.
In the framework of its Component 4, aimed at improvement of cross-border cooperation, and in partnership with the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Programme Office in Astana, BOMCA 10 held the second in a series of training sessions on combating human trafficking using modern technologies from 16-18 October, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
From 16 to 18 October, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) jointly with the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating the Illicit Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and their Precursors (CARICC), held a workshop in Almaty for investigators and crime intelligence officers specialising in investigations of cross-border crimes such as smuggling of drugs and precursors. The workshop enhanced the capacity and capabilities of law enforcement personnel of Kazakhstan in tackling drug smuggling and drug precursors.
On October 13, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) officially handed over specialised equipment to the Dog Training Center of the Border Service of the Committee of National Security of Kazakhstan, accounting for a total value of EUR 4,155.
On October 13, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), jointly with Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP), organised an international K9 competition for dog handlers/service dogs in the areas of “Search of drugs" and “Search of explosives”. This activity was dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of EU-funded BOMCA and CADAP programmes.
