Border areas often serve as strategic locations for human traffickers due to their geographical proximity to other countries, making it easier to move victims across borders undetected. From 18 to 19 March, the EU-funded Border Management programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a training of trainers session on anti-trafficking in the border regions of Kazakhstan.
From March 11 to 15, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a technical assistance mission in Tajikistan to support the national authorities of the republic in updating National Border Management Strategy (which expires in 2025) and its Action Plan.
On March 14, 2024, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) handed over specialized equipment to the Department of Chemicalization, Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan. The total value of the transferred equipment amounted to 9479.2 EUR.
On 11-12 March 2024, the EU-funded BOMCA 10 programme organised a workshop in Turkmenabad on gender-sensitive communication for government officials and representatives of public organizations in Turkmenistan. It is worth noting that this programme activity was a collaborative effort between the Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan, BOMCA 10, and the Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan.
From March 5 to 7, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) in cooperation with USAID Trade Central Asia Activity, held a workshop in Ashgabat for the representatives of State Customs Service of Turkmenistan on different transit systems, their requirements and application.
On March 6, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) held a regional online workshop on distance learning for instructors/trainers on the topic of “Modern teaching methodologies”.
From March 4 to 6, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) holds a national workshop in Bishkek on improvements of electronic data flows related to customs clearance processes and the digitalisation of process flows.
From March 4 to 5, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), in a partnership with the Law Enforcement in Central Asia Project (LEICA), holds a national seminar in Tajikistan for first line officers dealing with the profiling of potential traffickers of human beings and of smugglers.
From February 29 to March 1, the EU-funded Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA 10) organised a study visit to Uzbekistan on external labour migration management for the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population of Tajikistan.
