Astana, 05 March 2015 – From March 30 to April 1 2015, the International Organisation for Migration Coordination Office for Central Asia is conducting a regional training on “Migration Management and Capacity Building on Irregular Migration” - to be held at Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Participating in the training are IOM and international experts/trainers and border and immigration officials from the governments of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. The objectives of the training are: bringing together representatives of relevant agencies from the Central Asian countries with international experts to exchange good practices on migration management and discussing challenges regarding migration; presenting border and immigration officials with the latest tools to assess risks and improve migration management; identifying needs for countering irregular migration on national and regional levels; and, finding ways in which the international community inter-alia with CA governments  can best facilitate and provide assistance.

The training is funded by the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) of the U.S. Department of State. The training supports the objective of the PRM funded project “Addressing Mixed Migration Flows through capacity building in Central Asia”, which is to build the capacity of Central Asian States to manage mixed migration flows, ensure protection of human rights of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers through strengthened regional cooperation and dialogue. 

For any further information please contact Mrs. Svetlana Zhassymbekova at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., telephone +7717290345 /46/47/4, mobile phone, +77015030537.