focused on how to integrate the community policing principles, promoted by the OSCE, into
border security and management policies and procedures.
Drug Trafficking
In accordance with the commitments of MC.DEC/4/11 on Strengthening the OSCE
Engagement with Afghanistan, the TNTD/BSMU continued to promote cross-border cooperation at the regional level on countering illicit drugs trafficking. OSCE has been providing
support in enhancing the existing border management systems between neighbouring states
and enhancing information exchange capacities of the relevant border security and
management agencies to combat drug trafficking activities.
Several events that contributed to the capacity of the relevant OSCE participating States and
Partners for Co-operation to counter drug trafficking in the region were supported by the
BSMU, included BSMC training activities, as well as a workshop on “Promoting Bilateral and
Regional Co-operation on Border Security and Management”. The workshop was held in
Vienna from 11-15 March. It convened border security and management officials from
Afghanistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. In
addition to discussing the ways to counter drug trafficking in the region, participants reviewed
issues relating to data exchange, customs data exchange, joint trainings for customs and
border guards, and the development of cross-border protocols.
Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons
On 23-24 May, the TNTD/BSMU, in co-operation with the Forum for Security Co-operation
Support Section (FSC/SS) in the OSCE Secretariat, delivered a regional workshop focusing
on “Tracing Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons in the OSCE Area”. The event brought
together the NFPs, relevant national experts, and representatives of organizations such as
INTERPOL and UNODC.
Anti-Corruption
Since June 2012, the TNTD/BSMU, in co-operation with the European Union Border
Assistance Mission (EUBAM) to Moldova and Ukraine, has been providing assistance to
border security and management services, and other law enforcement agencies of Moldova
and Ukraine in developing a national specialized anti-corruption training curriculum. The
curriculum was completed in 2013.
Other
In 2013, the TNTD/BSMU continued to support the OSCE Office in Tajikistan (OiT) in
implementing the “Patrol Programming and Leadership” project for Tajik Border Troops on
leadership and management; green border surveillance; winter patrolling; field medical
procedures; and orienteering. 160 Afghan and 175 Tajik border security and management
services officials improved their knowledge and expertise under the project from 2012-2013,
thus strengthening capacity of their respective border services to combat trans-border
criminal activities, including illicit drugs trafficking, as well as trafficking in human beings, and
weapons. A short video of the project activities is available on the OiT website.
A NFP Network workshop on “Use of Technologies in Border Security and Management”
was conducted in October in Lisbon, Portugal. Participants had the opportunity to learn and
exchange best practices in using modern IT and technological solutions in border security
and management procedures to enhance the relevant national services’ capacity to
counteract all forms of cross-border crime.
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