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

From 14 to 16 June the Border Management Programme in Central Asia Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for combating the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors held a regional workshop in Nur-Sultan for representatives of border guard services and law enforcement institutions from Central Asian countries. The participants learned about modern methods and tools for crime analysis, information exchange and forms of cooperation based on the Lithuanian experience.

• Thematic Component: 3. Facilitation of Trade
• Country: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan

From 3 to 8 June, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held national workshops in offline and hybrid formats in Nur-Sultan and Ashgabat on trade facilitation for veterinary and phytosanitary services of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.

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

The Border Management Programme in Central Asia (Phase 10) kindly reminds of the announced Call for Proposals for civil society and non-governmental organisations working in the border regions of the Central Asian states. The combined value of the grants under this call will be up to 300 000 EUR.

The Programme will particularly support initiatives that are targeting more than one Central Asian country, submitted by organisations from two or more countries, and implemented in a cross-border context. Extra attention will also be paid to initiatives that are endorsed by or that are going to be implemented in close cooperation with relevant local authorities.

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

From May 18-25, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia organised national workshops for the law enforcement agencies of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on human rights and gender issues. The workshops promoted and fostered the assurance of legal guarantees and human rights protection in the law enforcement system, its democratisation and the implementation of preventive measures against gender-based violence.

• Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From 17 to 19 May 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a regional workshop in Tashkent on strategic risk analysis for representatives of the law enforcement agencies engaged in the border management of Central Asian countries. The workshop developed a strategic approach to risk analysis as a key decision-making tool in identifying, assessing and minimising risks.

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

From 17-19 May, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a workshop in Nur-Sultan on the investigation of cross-border crimes such as trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants. The workshop targeted the representatives of the investigation and criminal intelligence units of the Committee of National Security, Border Service, Ministry of the Interior Affairs Border Guard Academy and Academy of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Kazakhstan, specialising in investigating trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.  This is the second workshop of its kind conducted by the BOMCA Programme in the Central Asian region, following similar activity this year in Kyrgyzstan.

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

Attention! At 11:00 (Vienna time) on 4 May, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (Phase 10) will host an information session within its Call for Proposals for civil society and non-governmental organisations working in the border regions of the Central Asian states.

• Thematic Component: 1. Institutional Development of Border Control Agencies
• Country: All region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

From April 26-28, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a regional workshop on e-learning methodologies in training institutions of the Central Asian border and customs agencies, as well as veterinary and phytosanitary services. The workshop equipped representatives of the training institutions with the necessary skills for the effective use of modern digital educational tools and training methods.