Border Management Programme in Central Asia (Phase 4)

The overall objective of BOMCA is to secure the gradual adoption of modern border management methods in Central Asia.  Modern Border Management aims at two equally important purposes:

• Enhanced border security
• Facilitation of legal trade & transit

BOMCA 4 is composed out of 10 projects:

Legal assistance - the project will support the elaboration and/or adoption of new legislation and/or regulation on border management in line with EU best practice.  Interagency working group will be created and/or reinforced.

Training infrastructures - training infrastructure will be built/renovated in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and in Kazakhstan. Training facilities will also receive training equipment. UNDP will subcontract infrastructure work and will provide equipment

Training of border staff - field training will be carried out by EU border police officers with special focus in the pilot regions.  EU trainers will train local trainers (train-the-trainer); They will also make specific recommendations with a view to adjust existing curricula.

Training for high ranking managers - the project will organise one study tour in EU for high ranking manager, which objective will be to advocate for border reforms and to demonstrate the effectiveness for modern border management; This project will also reinforce informal contacts among border authorities from EU and CA.

Computer based training - the project will deliver computer training with special emphasis on the two pilot regions in Tajikistan and in Kyrgyzstan.

Control at airports - the project will (1) assess the current situation in each airport; (2) identify needs in terms of training and equipment; (3) draft a manual on visa management; (4) provide training to border and customs officers in each airport; (5) provide specific control equipment for border service.

Creation of mobile unit in border pilot zones - the project will carry an in depth assessment of the green border; on the bases of this assessment pilot border zones will be identified.  In these border zones equipment and training will be provided with a view to create operational mobile control capacity of the green border. Tajikistan will receive special emphasis due to the imminent withdrawal of the Russian Border Guards and growing drug trafficking.

Renovation and training of border crossing points in pilot regions - the project will identify border crossing points (BCP) in the pilot border zones; these BCP will be renovated and equipped. Join training (Customs/Border service) will be implemented in the BCP and neighbouring country will be invited to participate. The project will also assist local communities with supply of water and electricity; BOMCA 4 will focus in particular on Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Creation of local dog units in pilot border zones - the project will renovate and equip local dog centre in the pilot regions of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; Uzbek and Kazakh dog training centres will also receive support in terms of equipment and renovation; Uzbek and Kazakh training centres will organise training for their Tajik and Kyrgyz counterparts.   

Coordination of border and security assistance in Central Asia - BOMCA also aims at encouraging coordination of border and security assistance in central Asia. To reach this objective UNDP will develop three activities: to organise regular meetings with donors community, to set up an “assistance matrix” and to create a data base border management and security in central Asia.

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