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Effective border security and the fight against drugs trafficking are major challenges for the Central Asia (CA) region and each have direct effects on the countries of the European Union and the CIS. Together the BOMCA-CADAP programmes represent the practical expression of the EU and UN’s strategic interest in supporting the security and stability of the Central Asian region. The programme is the EC’s “Flagship Programme” and is one of the largest EC assistance programmes in Central Asia. BOMCA-CADAP coordinates with UNODC, OSCE and other actors in border management.

BOMCA and CADAP share a Regional Headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and have Country Offices in each of the five CA republics. The Regional Headquarters has 8 national and one international staff (The Regional Programme Manager). The five Country Offices each have 4 national staff and one European Chief Technical Advisor (CTA).

The Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) is financed by the European Union and implemented by UNDP. CADAP began in 2003 and Phase IV of the Programme is currently ongoing in 2008.

CADAP IV is a continuation and expansion of previous phases of the programme. The objective of CADAP is to support the EU Drug Strategy in “preventing and reducing drug use, dependence, and drug-related harms to health and society” through the gradual adoption by Central Asian beneficiary authorities of EU good practices in the field of drug policies and by building capacities within the Governments and Civil Societies to provide sustainable continuation of CADAP activities.

CADAP covers both supply and demand reduction aspects in line with the recommendations of the Central Asia Indicative programme 2005-2006 and the “European Union Drugs Strategy 2005-2012”. After implementation of previous phases in all five countries of Central Asia, CADAP IV is focused on regionalization of projects in order to create a common approach to drug related problems by establishing and reinforcing cooperation between Central Asian Governments and civil societies (NGOs). The specific goals of the programme are to encourage the adoption of EU good practices in the following areas:
	DAMOS National Seminar, Kyrgyzstan	DAMOS National Seminar, Kazakhstan

• Drug epidemiology: to establish a sustained capacity to analyse drug related data based on EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction) guidelines;
• Prevention of drug use in Prison: to offer treatment-rehabilitation services to inmates in prisons;
• Drug profiling at airports and railways: to encourage fight against drug and precursors trafficking based on intelligence and inter-agency cooperation; 
• Prevention campaign in the media: to inform the population of the health-risks of drug use (including HIV infection)

CADAP 4 consists of four primary projects:       

Project 1: The Drug Abuse Monitoring print (DAMOS)

		This project focuses on non-confidential drug information and aim to further develop, within each of the five  countries of the Central Asia region, a sustainable capacity to collect consistent, reliable and comparable data. The project aims to reinforce the drug information network; to provide additional equipment; to provide ongoing support to elaborate a National Report; and to implement regional training.
DAMOS Regional Seminar, Kazakhstan. August 2008	DAMOS Regional Seminar, Kazakhstan,      August 2008

Project 2: Prevention and Treatment for Drug Addicts in Prisons

Based on the initial success of Atlantis, the Kyrgyz prison authorities agreed the development of “Clean Zones” in selected prisons. Clean Zones are separate area within the prisons offering better living conditions together with education and vocational training. Prisoners can move to the Clean Zone subject to them undertaking to give up all drug abuse and agreement to undergo regular screening to confirm they remain free of drugs.

In the other countries the project will initiate Atlantis projects, and rehabilitate medical premises within prisons. The project will also concentrate on providing continuing support for prisoners by creation of “half-way houses” after their release from prison to provide further assistance in rehabilitation and social support (temporary housing, document / passport renewals, vocational training, restoration of lost communication with relatives, assistance in employment, etc.).

"Atlantis" Rehabilitation Centre	Directors of Prisons visit Pilot Prison in Kyrgyzstan	Seminar for Directors of Prisons

Project 3: Establishment of drug Profiling Units (DPU) in Airports and Railway Stations

The project objective is to establish eight multi-agency DPUs (three at airports and five at railway stations). DPUs will have both operational and analytical activities. Promotion of multi-agency cooperation will increase effectiveness of drug control while reducing opportunities for corruption. The introduction of a legal basis for the operation of DPUs will be encouraged to allow full exchange of information/intelligence between agencies.

DPU Premises at the Turkmenbashy International Airport	DPU Trainer Marc van Hulle with training's participants	DPU Training in Kazakhstan	DPU Trainer Marc van Hulle with training's participants

Project 4: Drug Abuse Prevention Campaign with the Media (MEDISSA)

The objective of the project is to inform the general population of the risks of drug abuse and related HIV/AIDS infection.

The project will support five national media prevention campaigns reinforced by training for journalists, and creation of an Information Service on Substance Abuse in each Central Asian country. The campaigns will be conducted through local and /or national public mass media outlets.

Journalist training is done to raise awareness of their role in promoting the health and well being of young people, and to reinforce and give sustainability to the impact of the CADAP media campaigns.

The project will also create/reinforce within each Ministry of Health an information service on substance abuse to provide general information about drugs, psychoactive substances and HIV/AIDS.  The information service will consist of three elements: a web site, a telephone hot line and a documentation service.

Bicycle race in Tashkent	MEDISSA sport competitions in Uzbekistan	Chindren's asphalt drawings	Sport event fot military persons in Turkmenistan