Apply now: Workshop on Border Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific

Apply now to attend the Workshop on Border Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific in Jeju, Republic of Korea (9-12 June). Upgrade your border management toolkit, connect with regional experts, and bridge the gap between policy and frontline implementation across the Asia–Pacific.
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Background

Background

Border management across the Asia–Pacific region is evolving rapidly in response to growing mobility, digitalisation, and increasingly complex migration dynamics. States are balancing facilitation of legitimate travel and trade with the need to safeguard identity integrity, detect fraud, prevent transnational crime, and manage irregular migration flows.

Recent regional trends — including expanded use of biometric systems, risk-based targeting tools, digital travel documents, and cross-border info-sharing mechanisms — demonstrate a shift toward technology-enabled border governance. At the same time, irregular migration patterns, visa misuse, online-facilitated smuggling, and document fraud present new operational challenges for frontline agencies.

Workshop Objectives

Jointly held by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders Jeju (CIFAL Jeju) and the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process (RSO), the Workshop on Border Security  Cooperation in the Asia Pacific aims to equip participants with practical knowledge on border security cooperation in the Asia Pacific, focusing on strengthening cross-border coordination, information sharing, and responses to people smuggling, trafficking in persons, and related transnational crime. The objectives of the RSO – UNITAR CIFAL Jeju Joint Regional Training Workshop are to:

  • Strengthen understanding of modern border management systems and their core components.
  • Enhance knowledge of identity verification methods, including document examination and biometric technologies.
  • Improve understanding of risk-based assessment and border process design in high-volume and mixed-migration environments.
  • Strengthen appreciation of cross-border collaboration and operational information-sharing practices.
  • Provide a platform for peer-to-peer exchange between Asia-Pacific frontline officials.
  • Facilitate structured reflection on national system gaps.

 

How to apply

How to apply

Who can participate?

Priority will be given to supervisor‑level and mid‑level officials from Bali Process Member States who are directly involved in operational air border management or analytical functions supporting frontline decision‑making, and who are well placed to apply workshop learning within their institutions.

This includes:

  • Supervisors and line managers overseeing air border operations, responsible for border process design, operational decision‑making, and frontline implementation.
  • Border risk analysts and intelligence officers responsible for passenger risk assessment and the analysis of travel data, including Advance Passenger Information (API)/Passenger Name Record (PMR) and related information.

To apply for the Workshop on Border Security Cooperation in Asia Pacific, please complete the official online application form at the link below by 10 May, 2026 (Sunday), 23:59 Korea Standard Time.
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