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The EUBAM Specialized Team, deployed in 15 October to the General Administration of Borders and Crossings in Jericho, has been composed of two experts from Hungary and two from Poland, all seconded to EUBAM by their national authorities. The Team first mapped the situation in the Command and Control Centre and Al-Karameh Terminal, and then delivered a series of well-tailored trainings for 40 operators of (GABC) Command and Control Centre and assisted GABC in drafting the Standard Operational Procedures essential for the Centre’s daily operations.

An EU Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability delegation paid visit to EUBAM Rafah. Accompanied by EUBAM Rafah’s Head of Mission, Mr Florin Bulgariu, they visited also the main Mission counterpart, the Palestinian Authority’s General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC) in Jericho and met the GABC Director General, Mr Nazmi Mhanna. The delegation had also an opportunity to see the principal GABC facilities, including the Command and Control Centre, established with assistance of EUBAM Rafah, and the GABC Terminal.

The EUBAM Rafah Head of Mission, Mr Florin Bulgariu and the Director General of the General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC), Mr Nazmi Mhanna signed donation agreement for an electric car for passengers with reduced mobility to support their movement within the GABC terminal in Jericho.

The visit took place in the light of the deployment of the Specialized Team for the Palestinian Authority’s General Administration for Border and Crossings (GABC) Command and Control Centre, composed of two experts from Hungary and two from Poland.

EUBAM’s Head of Mission attended the Conference together with top management of the Palestinian Authority’s General Administration for Border and Crossings, the main Mission counterpart in Palestine.

EUBAM Rafah initiated and funded establishment of the Command and Control Centre of the Palestinian Authority’s General Administration for Border and Crossings. The Command and Control Centre will significantly improve overall communication and coordination of activities among the border and customs agencies working under the umbrella of the General Administration for Border and Crossings. The General Administration for Border and Crossings’ Command and Control Centre is the core structure, essential for an efficient Integrated Border Management of the Palestinian Authority.

EUBAM Rafah recently concluded a training series on information management for a group of General Administration of Border and Crossings (GABC) female officers. The training was a part of the Mission’s Quick Impact Project (QIP) aimed at preparing GABC female staff members via specialized trainings for senior level management positions. The QIP is a part of a long-term EUBAM Rafah’s efforts dedicated to promotion of gender equality and mainstreaming.  

In cooperation with the German Police State Bureau for Training, Professional Development and Personnel of North Rhine-Westphalia, EUBAM Rafah conducted recently a three-day training for operational forces of the Palestinian border authorities under the umbrella of the General Administration for Border and Crossings (GABC) in Jericho.

EUBAM Rafah concluded the third module of the Leadership Development Workshop for senior GABC managers.

The workshop, which took place in Cairo between March 21 and March 23, came as the third and final session within a series of trainings that first started in October 2019 and covered a wide array of subject matters aimed at developing the skills of GABC top managers in different fields.

To enhance customs controls at Palestinian crossings, the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point held a one-day-training on check and search techniques.