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.

The training familiarised the participants with the international gender perspective, with the aim of enhancing their understanding of gender mainstreaming and equipping them with the necessary tools for integrating the gender agenda into  activities at the national level and in every-day professional operations. During the training, the European experts shared  practical examples and facilitated discussion on instruments to support the empowerment of women in a gender-sensitive manner. A special emphasis was placed on the gender specifics of professional duties implementation for the customs officers in the cross-border context.

The training session was conducted  within the BOMCA 10 Component 4 on improvement of cross-border cooperation for better living conditions in border areas through local economic development, focusing on human rights, gender equality and support to vulnerable groups. The session took into account the importance of gender mainstreaming at the state agencies, working in the area of law enforcement and customs, and also building on the achievements of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the area of gender policies and support to women.