Border management Programme in Central Asia (Phase 6)

The overall objectives of the BOMCA 6 Programme are:

• To encourage Central Asian states to adopt the principles and practices of a European integrated Border Management approach;
• To contribute to the facilitation of legitimate trade and transit;
• To reduce the illicit movement of goods and people.

The specific objectives of this phase of the Programme are:

• Institutional Reform in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan;
• Strengthening Training Capacities in Central Asia;
• Strengthening Infrastructure Capacities Along Trade and Transit Corridors in Central Asia;
• Assisting Tajikistan in securing the Tajik- Afghan Border in Gorno- Badakhsan.

Planned outputs:

• Detailed and costed border management strategies prepared with and for the Governments of Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan;
• Agreement by Kazakh authorities to begin reform of their border management print;
• Two international donor conferences on border management conducted;
• IBM Handbook for Central Asia endorsed by the European Commission and used by the CA governments;
• Senior Border and Customs Commanders familiarized with concepts and practices of European IBM approach;
• local Border and Customs trainers trained on IBM methodologies;
• Construction of Kyrgyz Dog Training Center completed;
• Fifty dogs and dog handlers trained for work on CA borders;
• Long term inter agency strategy for drug detecting dogs implemented in Tajikistan;
• Three Border Crossing Points along trade corridors modernized;
• Border Agency staff trained and working more efficiently at modernized BCPs;
• Three Border Outposts renovated and equipped along the Tajik-Afghan Border;
• Effectiveness and efficiency of European IBM methods demonstrated to all Central Asian Governments.

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