IOM Azerbaijan handed over a further batch of office equipment and computers to the State Customs Committee to strengthen operational capacities of the Committee which will contribute to border security, counter illegal migration, terrorism, and serious economic crimes.

As the local mission of the UN agency for migration, IOM Azerbaijan supports the Government institutions in improving the policy, legislation, operational systems, human resources and administrative and technical structures required to respond more effectively to diverse migration and border management challenges under the auspices of the project “Enhancing Passenger Processing Capacities in Azerbaijan in Line with International Best Practices and Standards”, financed by the IOM Development Fund.

Within the frames of above-mentioned project, IOM Azerbaijan, the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the UK Border Force in a collaborative manner held the workshop for participants from various government agencies and companies to assist the Government in establishing of Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) systems to make travel safer and easier for all.