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

From 1-3 March 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with the Programme Office of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, held a workshop in Bishkek on strategic risk analysis for representatives of the law enforcement agencies engaged in the border management of Kyrgyzstan. The workshop aimed to familiarise participants with the principles and methodology of the Common Integrated Risk Analysis Model used in the European Union (EU) and provide information on a systematic approach to data collection and analysis.

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

From February 24 to March 3, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a regional online training course on the Project Management Cycle for 30 representatives of Central Asian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in border areas. The course was a part of the “Improvement of cross-border cooperation” thematic area of ​​the Programme, aimed at contributing to better living conditions in border areas through local economic development and support to vulnerable groups.

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

From February 22-24, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia held a national workshop in Almaty for the experts of K-9 Centres of Kazakhstan, improving the K-9 service work and training system of Kazakhstan law enforcement agencies.

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

From 16-18 February of this year, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA), in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration, held a national workshop in Uzbekistan on international standards in identification, detention and return of irregular migrants. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Internal Affairs, State Security Service and Border Troops of the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the event.

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

From February 15 till 18, 2022, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) in partnership with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX), and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a national training of trainers (ToT, basic level) on document security in Bishkek. The training aimed at enhancing the capacity of trainers and instructors with the expertise in documents authenticity verification and advancing their skills in detection of forged documents.

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

On February 11, 2022 in Bishkek, the opening ceremony of the newly equipped K-9 classroom of the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic named after Lieutenant General K. Usenbekov took place. Representatives of the Border Guard Service of the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic; the leadership of Military Institute, Border Guard Faculty; the EU Delegation to the Kyrgyz Republic and the Border Management Programme in Central Asia (BOMCA) Programme participated in the ceremony.

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

From 1-3 February this year, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration, held a national workshop on international standards on the identification, detention and return of irregular migrants. Representatives of the Migration Council Secretariat under the Speaker of the Kyrgyz Parliament, the Foreign Ministry’s Department of External Migration, the Internal Affairs Ministry’s Service for Countering Extremism and Illegal Migration, the State Committee for National Security’s Border Guard Service, and the Ministry of Labour’s Department of Migration took part.

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

From January 20 till 27 2021, 30 representatives of Central Asian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) completed a project management interactive course, as part of the “Improvement of cross-border cooperation” thematic area of ​​the BOMCA Programme. The employees of NGOs working in the border areas of the Central Asian region took part in the training course.