The OSCE Border Management Staff College (BMSC) concluded its 25th Border Management Staff Course in Dushanbe on 1 November 2019.
The one-month course focused on the OSCE principles and standards of the OSCE Border Security and Management Concept, which covers all three dimensions of security: the politico-military, economic and environmental, and human aspects.
It covered seven overarching modules presented through a variety of training and learning methods, reflecting the success stories and best practices from the 57 OSCE participating States and 11 Partners for Co-operation.
The participants included mid-to-senior ranking border security and management officials from Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Portugal and Tajikistan.
Within the framework of the Staff Course, the participants had an opportunity to partake in a roundtable discussion to exchange views on gender-related issues in border security and management. Subject area experts, representatives of relevant governmental agencies as well as international organizations and diplomatic missions working in this field participated in the discussion.
As a part of the Staff Course curriculum, participants visited the Tajik-Uzbek and Tajik-Afghan borders to gain a practical understanding of the routine activities and procedures followed by the related border security and management agencies.