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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.  

As part of EUBAM Rafah's dedication to promoting gender mainstreaming in its activities with the General Administration for Borders and Crossings and its commitment to empowering GABC female staff members with both the knowledge and skills that will enable them to take on higher level leadership positions; the Mission concluded a series of trainings on Project Cycle Management and Project Design on Wednesday 3 November 2021 in Jericho.

Aimed at enhancing the Palestinian General Administration for Borders and Crossings (GABC) knowledge on cultural heritage and the European Union best practices, EUBAM Rafah facilitated a three-day information session on the “Protection of Cultural Heritage”. The training which took place between 20 and 24 October 2021 was organized by EUBAM Rafah and conducted by two trainers from the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage; known as Carabinieri T.P.C, in the framework of the Italian Training Mission MIADIT Palestine.

Aimed at enhancing skills on efficient border checks, the European Union Border Assistance Mission conducted a three day training on “X-Ray Imagery Interpretation”. The three day training held on 21-23 June 2021 at GABC Training Center in Jericho was the first training to be held following the strict measures enforced due to the pandemic.