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From 25 to 27 April 2017, 20 participants from different administrations of the General Administration for Border and Crossings (GABC) as well as representatives from the Palestinian Ministry of Economy and Culture attended a 3-day training on Intellectual Property Rights, funded by the ‘Technical Assistance and Information Exchange’ program (TAIEX) in collaboration with EUBAM Mission.

On 3 and 4 April 2017, EUBAM Rafah successfully delivered a training on Human Rights for 22 GABC Officers from central departments and associated authorities.
 

During the two-day training, held in Jericho, the instructor presented an overview of the fundamental human rights with regard to the international law, the HR mechanisms and the HR in Palestine.
 

On 30 March 2017, the two-week Training for Trainers on ‘Border Document Security’ was successfully completed to 5 Palestinian Border Police Officers working within GABC.

The goal of the training, held by a Slovenian Border Police Officer, was to increase the capacity of the trainees in conducting controls on document security and fraud detection methods and techniques. Moreover, thorough the employment of the ToT methodology, the training aimed at boosting specific knowledge and practical skills of the participants in the perspective of creating a pool of specialized trainers.

On March 22nd and 23th a training on Criminal investigations and relations with the judiciary authorities, with particular focus on Customs criminal offences, took place in Jericho.

The training , addressed to 19 Customs’ Officers and Customs’ Police Officers, was structured so to provide participants with an overview of the domestic experience on investigative activities, by an illustration of the main legal framework and procedural methodologies, as well as an overview of international best practice in these matters.

On 5 March 2017, 16 participants from (customs, customs police, general intelligence service, preventive security, civil affairs, financial department and chamber of commerce) attended a 5-day training on rules of origin, funded by TAIEX ‘Technical Assistance and Information Exchange’ program and organized in collaboration with EUBAM mission. TAIEX expert Mr. Andrea Lombardi from the Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency conducted the training held in Jericho.

On 20 and 21 February 2017 a Workshop on the Set-up of a Police and Customs Cooperation Centre took place in Jericho. The Seminar, funded by the European Union in the framework of TAIEX “Technical Assistance and Information Exchange”, has been organized in cooperation with the General Authority for Border and Crossing with the support of EUBAM Rafah.

On 13 February 2017, EUBAM Rafah delivered a 3-day training to GABC managers and senior officials on Risk Analysis Management System in the framework of the Joint Road Map implementation.

The training aimed at improving the knowledge and capacities of GABC staff, providing the relevant tools to approach Risk and SWOT Analysis as a working method. Different methodologies were presented and discussed, in addition to practical exercises while adopting different training methods within the general frame of the “participatory approach”.

On 7 - 8 February 2017, EUBAM Rafah advisers delivered a Training of Trainers (ToT) course to 18 managers and officials of the General Administration for Border & Crossing (GABC) to further enhance the capacities for future training. The team of the Mission provided the attendees with the necessary methodology to conduct a training for their staff members.

On 15 February 2017, the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CivCom) chaired by Mrs. Jana Kalimonova visited Palestine. The delegation was composed of representatives from 25 EU member states and a number of officials from the EU’s External Action Service from Brussels. The purpose of the visit was for EU delegates to familiarise themselves with the situation on the ground and the day-to-day work of the Mission. 

On 02 February 2017, An EU delegation comprised of Crisis Management & Planning Directorate (CMPD), Civilian Planning Conduct Capability (CPCC), and Middle East & North Africa (MENA-II) paid a visit to the European Union Border Assistance Mission for the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah) to acquire information on the development of the Mission activities in view of the next Strategic Review, to be presented to the Political and Security Committee next spring.