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Looting and illicit trafficking of cultural property have become major security concerns that also affect border management. Therefore, EUBAM Rafah organized a training seminar on Cultural Heritage Protection aimed at increasing the capacity of the Palestinian General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC) in fighting against trafficking of cultural property.

Following the successful completion of the training course on “Conflict Prevention/ Conflict Management” delivered by the experts from the German Police State Bureau for Training, Professional Development and Personnel of North Rhine-Westphalia (LAFP) in June 2022, EUBAM Rafah together with the General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC) opted for an advanced course that would foster knowledge, skills and competences.

In coordination with the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange program (TAIEX), EUBAM Rafah organized an activity on the development of a training strategy for its counterparts from the General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC). 

EUBAM Rafah successfully completed a course on leadership and management capabilities, taking place from 18 to 21 December and targeting a group of General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC) female officers embedded in a career development plan.

The same officers already attended EUBAM-facilitated training courses focused on project management and communication skills. This latest training course introduced them to various concepts of leadership and effective management.

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.

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. 

On March 8 each year, people around the world commemorate the achievements of women and their contributions towards forging a gender equal world. 

In the presence of Mr. Francisco Esteban Perez, the EU Civilian Operations Commander and the Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), and an accompanying delegation arriving from Brussels, EUBAM Rafah held on Monday 7 March 2022 its Medal Parade Ceremony in the Mission HQs located in Tel Aviv. 
 

This year, EUBAM Rafah has taken part in the International campaign against Gender-Based Violence. This campaign which began in 1991 and lasts for 16 days starts on November 25 each year, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on December 10, Human Rights Day. Mission members have joined this year's theme “Orange the world: End Violence against women now” and called for ending all forms of violence against women and girls.