This Autumn we invite you for the Annual CivilMPlus’ International Forum on European Ukraine.
The topic of this year’s event is: Overcoming Russia’s war against Ukraine: strengthening links between political decision makers & civil society organisations in Europe.
High-level guests, insightful discussions, testimonies from the ground, networking and much more.
Save the date for this year’s forum where we will be talking all things Ukraine.
When: 15-16th of November, 2022
Where: Berlin, Germany and online
To register, fill out the form by November 5th.
Draft Agenda
DAY I
Moderators:
Andriy Kulykov, Hromads’ke Radio, Kyiv
Gabriele Freitag, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde e.V., Berlin
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Registration and welcome coffee |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Opening session: introduction and remarks by co-organizers
Moderation: Andriy Kulykov |
| Panel I
12:30 – 14:00 |
Strengthening synergies between political and civil society actors in the field of human dimension: which joint efforts are needed for overcoming violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, war crimes and crimes against humanity?
Moderation: Andriy Kulykov |
| 14.00 – 15:00 | Lunch |
| Panel II
15:00 – 16.30 |
Strengthening links between political and civil society actors in making Europe a more secure and conflict-resilient space: what is the role of the EU?
Moderation: Gabrielle Freitag |
| 16.30 – 17:00 | Coffee break |
| Panel III
17:00 – 18.30
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Moving towards stronger international civil society coalition for ending the war in Ukraine: how to achieve a stronger joint action and enhance impact on policymaking?
(the panel organized in a fishbowl format; more speakers can be added)
Moderation: Gabrielle Freitag |
| 18:30 – 18:50 | Closing remarks by co-organizer and moderators |
| 19:00 – 20:30 | Art Exhibition Opening and Reception Dinner |
DAY II
Expert Roundtables
| Time slot | Room 1 | Room 2 | Room 3 |
| 09.30 -11:00 | Documentations of international crimes in Ukraine: efforts by civil society, key findings and international accountability mechanisms | Tendencies in the Ukrainian society in the war times: IDPs, a new “gray zone” on the frontline and civic activism
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Russia’s disruptive influence on European societies: Wartime challenges and tactics of response
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Oleksandr Pavlichenko, Executive Director, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Ukraine Anton Korynevych, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Representative of the Office of the Prosecutor General FIDH Representative Sergiy Movchan, Head of War Crimes Documentation Department, Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union, Ukraine
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Moderation:
Svitlana Krot, Head, NGO “Country of Free People”, Ukraine Speakers: Denys Bigunov, Head, Drukarnya Civil Society Center, Slovyansk, Ukraine Olga Altunina, Representative of the Commissioner for the Rights of Citizens Affected by the Armed Aggression against Ukraine Yaroslav Boyko, Chairperson of the NGO “Association Humanitarian Center “Vse Bude Dobre”, Kramatorsk, Ukraine Evgenia Bardyak, Member of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional council, chairman of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional organization “Young Enlightenment”, Ukraine Lilia Kislitsyna, Head, NGO “Smart Association”, Kramatorsk, Ukraine Yulia Krasilnikova, Chairperson of the Vostok-SOS Charitable Foundation, Ukraine Evgenia Kuleba, Chairperson of the NGO “City Garden”, Ukraine Maria Khudeneva (Stern), volunteer, activist, Slovyansk, Ukraine
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Moderation:
Nikolai Klimeniouk, freelance journalist, Berlin Speakers: Anton Shekhovstsov, Associated Researcher at RECET – Research Center for the History of Transformations, Chair at Centre for Democratic Integrity, Vienna Rumena Filipova, Chairperson and Co-Founder at Institute for Global Analytics, Sofia Eteri Buziashvili, researcher at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, Tbilisi Susanne Spahn, freelance journalist, historian, political scientist, and researcher of Russian propaganda, Berlin Céline Marangé, research fellow at the Institute for Strategic Research, Paris Ihor Solovei, Head, Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, Ukraine
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| 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee-Break | |||
| 11.30 -13.00 | Understanding life under Russian occupation: collaborationism, forced mobilization, forced rusification, pasportization
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Strengthening international presence in Ukraine: how can the international actors contribute to reinstating peace and stabilizing the country? | International coalition of Ukraine’s supporters: Baltic States and Visegrad group in European relations
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| Moderation:
Valerii Novykov, Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center “Alternatyva”, Ukraine Speakers: Natalya Gordienko, Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center “Alternative”, Ukraine Alyona Lunyova, Center for Human Rights ZMINA, Ukraine Andrii Dikhtyarenko, online media “Realnaya gazeta”, NGO “Frontir”, Ukraine Iryna Perkova, Center for ATO veterans and their families “Poruch”, Ukraine Anastasia Yaroshenko, Center for Psychosocial Adaptation, Ukraine Olena Nizhelska, head of the “Severskyi Donets” Crisis Media Center, Ukraine Natalya Ponomaryova, head of the NGO “Volya”, Starobilsk, Ukraine |
Moderation:
Hanna Homeniuk, project manager, Caritas Ukraine Speakers: Hryhoriy Seleshiuk, director of programs, Caritas Ukraine Dr. Andreas Wittkowsky, analyst at ZIF, Berlin Anthony Foreman, Programme Manager for Europe and the South Caucasus, Peaceful Change Olga Kotiuk (Korablyova), expert in security, social cohesion, and overcoming the consequences of armed conflicts
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Moderation:
Laurynas Vaičiūnas, College of Eastern Europe in Wroclaw Speakers: Grzegorz Gruca, Vice President, Polish Humanitarian Action Maria Piechowska, Analyst, Polish Institute of International Affairs Alvydas Medalinskas, International Expert, Mykolas Romeris University
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| 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break | |||
| 14.00-15.30 | Deprivation of freedom: war prisoners, civic hostages, abductions and deportations | Role of civil society in Ukraine’s post-war environmental damage reconstruction | People and War. Space for Conversation
(in a format of playback theatre) |
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Oleksandra Romantsova, Executive Director, Center for Civil Liberties, Ukraine Speakers: Mykhailo Savva, expert, Center for Civil Liberties Yuriy Taranyuk, head of the family work department of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War Viktoriya Andrusha, a civilian math teacher released from captivity, who was held in Kursk pre-trial detention center No. 1 as a “prisoner of war” Victoria Karpenko, wife of a heavily wounded prisoner of war Taras Ulyanchenko, a witness to the passing of filtration measures Olga Romanova, director of the Charitable Foundation «Russia Behind Bars» Yulia Polekhina, lawyer of the NGO “Sich” Human Rights Protection Group, war crimes documenter of the “T4P Coalition” initiative Roman Kiselyov, Russian human rights defender, lawyer |
Moderation:
Anastasia Bondarenko, Environmental expert, Baltic Environmental Forum Speakers: Daria Malling, head of the “Green Modernity” project, Center for Liberal Modernity, Germany Tatyana Karpyuk, biologist, project manager, Truth Hounds, Ukraine Oleksiy Vasylyuk, ecologist, zoologist, public figure, head of the NGO “Ukrainian Environmental Protection Group” Hanna Danylyak, expert on environmentalization of agriculture, NGO “Ekodiya” Maksym Soroka, expert in ecological safety and environmental monitoring, coordinator of the “Environment” network, associate professor of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology
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Coordinator:
Olena Zakharova, WIPD Performers: Yuliia Terentieva, Dnipro Anastasia Vorobyeva, Moscow/Berlin Mareike Sürder, Freiburg Cornelia Hartman, Freiburg Tanya, Donetsk/Zurich
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| 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break | |||
| 16:00-17:00 | Closing panel
Summing up the results of the round tables, outlining next steps for joint action Moderation: Andriy Kulykov |
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Berlin talk on war prisoners in the Russia’s war against Ukraine with Sasha Romantsova, the Executive Director of “Center for Civil Liberties” NGO, Kyiv and Wilfried Jilge, Expert on Ukraine and Eastern Europe, Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Berlin.Together with DRA e.V., we invite policymakers, diplomats, representatives of NGOs, journalists and experts this Thursday to meet well-known Ukrainian civil society leader Sasha Romantsova to learn more about prisoners of war and civilian hostages in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Since 2014, the Center for Civil Liberties has been dealing with the cases of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia, but since February 24 of this year, they also began to cover the cases of prisoners and hostages on the territory of Ukraine.When: 18 August, 14:00 – 16:00 CETWhere: Office of DRA, Berlin, Badstraße 44, 13357 and ZoomLanguage: EnglishRegister at: https://bit.ly/BerlinTalkAug
The post Meeting with Sasha Romantsova: Talk on War Prisoners first appeared on CivilMPlus.]]>The Truth Hounds has been working on documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity in the war contexts since 2014 and now they are working to help ensure justice for victims and survivors who suffered in the Russian war.
When: 15 July, 14:00 – 16:00 CET
Where: Office of DRA e.V. at Badstraße 44, Berlin, 13357
Language: English
Register: https://bit.ly/3P9AJAP
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We invite those of you who will be in Berlin next week to attend the presentation of the report based on the findings of this mission.
The international team documented war crimes, destruction of infrastructure and the situation of internally displaced persons.
At the Pilecki Institute Berlin they will share what they have seen in Ukraine, as well as present recommendations to the European authorities and civil society on how to effectively help Ukraine.
Speakers:
– Yulia Krasilnykova, Vostok SOS Charitable Foundation (Ukraine)
– Imke Hansen, Libereco – Partnership for Human Rights (Germany)
– Tim Bohse, DRA e.V. (Germany)
Moderator: Hanna Radziejowska, Head of the Pilecki Institute Berlin.
When: 21 June, 10:00 – 12:00 CET
Where: Pariser Platz 4A 10117 Berlin, Germany.
More details: https://bit.ly/3QtmkAv
Registration: https://bit.ly/3xU2Ooz
Working languages: German and Ukrainian.
The international monitoring mission to Ukraine is part of a project funded by the German Federal Foreign Office.
Photos: Vostok SOS
The post War in Ukraine: Russian War Crimes and Current Humanitarian Needs first appeared on CivilMPlus.]]>Kyiv – Berlin (teleconference and online)
The International Forum on Eastern Ukraine is the annual conference of the international civil society platform CivilMPlus. The forum brings together representatives of NGOs and authorities, diplomats, international experts, activists, and young people. All participants are united by their desire to contribute to the settlement of the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict in the Donbas, to promote sustainable peace, justice and safe reintegration, and to contribute to the development of the region and the country.
For the first time, the Forum will be held in the format of a teleconference between Kyiv and Berlin. There will be offline venues in the two capitals for speakers and guests. For those who will not be able to attend in person, including due to pandemic restrictions, an online broadcast will be organized.
The CivilMPlus platform holds this Forum in partnership with the UN in Ukraine.
The theme of the Forum is “Conflict Resolution in the Donbas as an Intergenerational Task: Promoting Justice, Dialogue, and Reconciliation”. Current issues related to political negotiations, transitional justice, support, and rebuilding connections across the contact line will be examined from the perspectives of different generations affected by the war.
Today’s 20-year-old Ukrainians were 12 years old when, as a result of Russia’s aggression, Ukraine lost control of the certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The war has been a reality of most of their conscious lives. The 30-year-old peers of independent Ukraine today hold positions in various spheres and make decisions on a par with the fourty-, fifty-, and sixty-year-olds who lived most of their lives in the USSR and remember it well. In eastern Ukraine, in the war zone, there are many elderly people for whom the current war experience is their second one already. How do these different experiences and perspectives affect perceptions of the conflict and aspirations for peace; what consequences of this generational divide should be important to consider for politicians, officials, activists, and the international partners of Ukraine?
Three panel discussions on the first day of the Forum and more than a dozen roundtables on the second day will focus on different aspects related to the armed conflict and ways to resolve it (see the preliminary program of the Forum). One way or another, speakers and participants will look at the possibilities to overcome conflict through the lens of generations and seek answers to the following questions:
- How can we motivate the younger generation to remain committed to conflict resolution and participate in peacemaking?
- What will be the strategic response of civil society to the increasingly protracted conflict and to the possibility that its resolution will be a task of more than one generation?
- What knowledge can the first generation of civilian peacemakers in the Donbas pass on to the next one? What measures can be used again and what needs to be changed?
The Forum will present findings of the research on the role of different generations in conflict and peacemaking, as well as of the impact of the war on young people, the mature and the elderly. The research was initiated in October 2021 by the CivilMPlus platform with the involvement of representatives of independent civil society from Ukraine, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, USA, and France.
The Forum will result in a publication with key messages, observations and recommendations made during the panel discussions and roundtables.
The Forum is organized with the financial support of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The post 3rd International Forum on Eastern Ukraine of the CivilMPlus Platform first appeared on CivilMPlus.]]>Background
After seven years since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in eastern Ukraine and more than six years after the Minsk Agreements have been signed, progress in peace negotiations and conflict management has been limited. Both the Normandy Format and the Trilateral Contact Group’s work are suffering from the phenomenon of “bad faith negotiations”. At the same time, we can observe a dynamic development in the occupied territories in Donbas which are gradually incorporated into the Russian economic, legal, and cultural orbit.
These challenging broader developments might be an opportunity for an international civil society platform to provide actors involved in the political negotiations with tailored advice on how to ensure an ongoing dialogue between people on both sides of the contact line and in Russia, to advice on creative projects on local and inter-regional conflict management, and to develop long-term joint visions on conflict resolution and reintegration.
About the seminar
The one-day seminar is open for civil society organizations interested in the topic and willing to contribute to develop a better link between Track 1, 1.5 and Track 2 initiatives. It will cover specific modalities, access points and subjects of interaction with the respective structures, as well as the limits of inclusion that civil society faces and has to respect. We will also go through the lessons learned from the successes and failures of the past in our cooperation with political actors. In that way the seminar will also contribute to the advocacy work of the CivilMPlus platform.
The main objective is to bring all seminar participants to the same, informed level of knowledge on the negotiation process. After such a basis is laid, we will be able to speak about the respective role of civil society in these formats in a productive and strategic way. The seminar participants will leave with a clear picture on whom to speak to and what to offer to influence political negotiation processes.
Speakers:
We have invited academic experts from the field of peacebuilding concentrating on civil society inclusion; practitioners from international organizations which have worked on access strategies towards the occupied territories; and NGO experts specializing in the field of civil society cooperation in protracted conflicts, and diplomats working in the respective political negotiation formats.
To take part in the seminar, please, register here.
Additional questions could be addressed to [email protected].
Program
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 9:30-9:40 | Introduction to the seminar |
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| 9:40-11:15 | ‘Connecting Civil Society to the Minsk Negotiations: Possible Modalities and Approaches’ |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30-12:30 | ‘The Trilateral Contact Group and Access Points for Civil Society Organizations’ |
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| 12:30-13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:00-14:00 | ‘Bridging Civil Society with Institutional Actors – the Key for Local Ownership’
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| 14:00-14:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 14:15-15:30 | ‘Challenges and approaches to strengthen local ownership in agenda-setting processes: Lessons from Georgia/Abkhazia’. Discussion |
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| 15:30-16:30 | Brainstorming: ‘Alternative Strategies for CSOs to Influence Peace Negotiation Processes’ |
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Based on the results of the missions, the experts of Truth Hounds analyzed the collected evidence, thoroughly examined the information, including the use of data from open sources, and gave the necessary and reasonable qualification to the established acts. All findings were executed in separate representations and submitted to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
More information about the results of the report will be available at the press conference.
Among the speakers:
- Roman Avramenko, executive director of Truth Hounds,
- representatives of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
- employees of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine,
- members of the Geneva Call
Date and time: October 22, 2020, at 15:00, online here.
The post Presentation of report on war crimes in Donbas first appeared on CivilMPlus.]]>The event will be online and is scheduled for 22 October 2020, 10-11.30 a.m. (Kyiv time), with an online stream on Facebook. An expert team of the international NGO-platform CivilM+ will present a briefing note outlining outcomes of the research conducted in October 2020 and based on in-depth interviews with political and social actors who work in governmentcontrolled territory in the east and in Kyiv.
The local elections in the conflict region of Donbas highlight main political dilemmas and will impact the process of conflict resolution in the next years. The risks and challenges arising from these dilemmas should be transformed into the goals and tasks to be handled by the Ukrainian government, local authorities, political elite and civil society as well as by the international community.
Speakers (the authors of the research, experts of the international civil society platform CivilM+):
- Samuel Goda, Head of Future of Security and Cooperation in Europe Program, SFPA, Assistant Professor at the University of Economics in Bratislava,
- Wilfried Jilge, Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP/Berlin), member of the Strategy Group “Key States” within the project “Strategies for the European Neighborhood” of the Bertelsmann Foundation,
- Valerii Novikov, Head of the Luhansk Regional Human Rights Center ‘Alternative’ (Kyiv), de jure deputy of the city council of the now occupied Alchevsk (Luhansk region).
Moderator: Yuliya Erner, Coordinator of the international civil society platform CivilM+, project manager at the DRA e.V (Berlin).
According to the program of the event, short presentations of the speakers will be followed by a Q&A session and the discussion on the potential impact of the elections on socio-political situation in the conflict zone (as well as in Ukraine as a whole), in particular with regards to the opportunities/perspectives for reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories.
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- Oleksandra Romantsova, Center for Civil Liberties,
- Valerii Novykov, Alternativa,
- Aleksandr Cherkassov, Human Rights Center «Memorial»,
- Evguenii Zakharov, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group,
- Volodymyr Shcherbachenko, Eastern-Ukrainian Center for Civic Initiatives.
Detailed event description and program are available in English here.
To participate in the conference you need to register under the following link.
The post Conference: “Armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine: Political prisoners — Access to justice in non-government controlled territories — Accountability efforts for international crimes” first appeared on CivilMPlus.]]>13-14 November 2019,
Kyiv, President Hotel, Hospitalna str. 12
On November 13 in Kyiv, the CivilM+ platform organises the 2nd International Forum on Donbas “Reintegration in eastern Ukraine – improving the humanitarian situation and enhancing people-to-people contacts with the non-government controlled territories”.
The event will bring together diplomats, international and local experts and civil society discussing the integration of the population living under the daily burdens of the ongoing conflict.
The national and international experts will debate during the panel and group discussions outcomes of Ukrainian state and civil society policies in this field as well as other conflicts and peacebuilding efforts from all over the larger European region, and their applicability to the Ukrainian context.
The objective of the Forum is to build a strong network of institutional, political and civil society actors working on the conflict resolution in order to:
- take stock of the current state of the situation in the conflict region (problems and challenges),
- synchronize the knowledge and visions of steps currently taken by different actors for the improvement of the humanitarian situation in the conflict region,
- reflect on measures and responsibilities,
- exchange of experiencein Ukraine and in the other conflict regions,
- createa shared vision of the reconstruction and development of the conflict region,
- developthe road map of (re-)integration of the region with focus on population torn by the conflict for decision makers, and strenghten the commitmentof institutional players to support and implement concrete measures for the reconstruction and the improvement of living conditions for people in the region,
- raise international awarenessof the conflict consequences and of the situation of people.
Programme
| 11:30-12:00 | WELCOME COFFEE AND REGISTRATION |
| 12:00-13:00 | OPENING SPEECHES
Conflict resolution in the Donbas and social reintegration in the setting of ongoing violence: challenges and tasks Dmytro Lubinets, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories in Donetska, Luhanska oblasts and Crimea, the City of Sevastopol, National Minorities and International Relations Marek Safin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia to Ukraine, tbc Anka Feldhusen, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ukraine Alexandre Pavlichenko, СivilM+ Coordinating board member/UGSPL Kyiv |
| 13:00-14:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION – I
Framing the issue of re-integration The goal of this session is to form a common working definition of re-integration for the following discussions and to highlight existing divergences on the issue of re-integration among stakeholders involved, as they hinder the possibilities for joint action. What are the core challenges and strategic goals of the re-integration in the Ukrainian context? What contradictions of visions and approaches among the actors may hinder the process? What steps and decisions can build a stable basement for the successful reintegration in the future? 1. Which legislation work has to be done by the Ukrainian Parliament to facilitate the re-integration of conflict affected population? What are the main challenges in this process?Artjom Salikhov, Advisor to the Minister for veterans’ affairs, temporary occupied territories and internally displaced persons, Kyiv, Ukraine 2. Based on the experience of the conflict resolution in other contexts and the current experience in Ukraine, which steps would the EU advise to go for Ukrainian stakeholders to facilitate re-integration of population?A. Perkauskiene, European External Action Service Brussels/EEAS Eastern partnership, regional cooperation & OSCE, tbc 3. What are the experiences of re-integraion from other conflict regions and how can they be applied regarding the specificy of the Ukrainian case?Branka Sesto, political and human rights expert, Croatia 4. “Russian factor” – What has to be considered about the re-integration process-es in Ukraine in the context of Russia’s strong influence on conflict manage-ment in the post-Soviet space and beyond?Alexander Morozov, co-director of the Russian Studies Center Boris Nemtsov at Charles University (Prague) 5. Different perspectives on re-integration – Connecting a dialogue approach and transitional justiceOleg Martynenko, Head of the analytical department of UHHRU, CivilM+, Kyiv Moderation: Andriy Kulykov, Founder, Hromadske Radio, Kyiv |
| 14:30-14:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 14:45–16:30 | PANEL DISCUSSION – II –Perspectives on re-integration
Panel discussions in several smaller groups, aimed to establish a comprehensive map of tasks, mandates, responsibilities and interconnections between actors and structures. Risks and perspectives will be also presented in the conference materials for the conference. 1. National policies of re-integration in Ukraine What underlying assumptions and approaches need to be embedded into the state policies to facilitate the re-integration of population? Anton Korynevych, Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Member of the Legal Reform Commission (Chairman of the Working Group on Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Terri-tories) Valeryj Novikov, Luhansk Human Rights Center “Alternativa” Kyiv, CivilM+ Tetyana Durnieva, Executive Director of “Civil Holding Group of Influence” Kyiv 2. International supporting mechanisms To what extent do the means and ways of international support and cooperation for the conflict resolution in Ukraine correspond to the needs and expectations in Ukraine? Oleksii Makeiev, Political Director, Directorate General for Policy Ministry of foreign affairs of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) Peter M. Wagner, Head of the Support Group for Ukraine at the European Commission Ulrich Brandenburg, Ambassador (ret.), Coordinator, Working Group on Economic Affairs and Rehabilitation in Trilateral Contact Group Etienne de Poncins, Ambassodor of France in Ukraine Oleksandra Matviychuk, Center for Civil Leberties Ukraine, member of CivilM+ (Kyiv, Ukraine) Oleksiy Haran, Research Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation (Kyiv, Ukraine) Moderation: Stefan Melle, DRA, Berlin 3. Human dimensions What has to be considered, to rebuild social trust and cohesion as a basis for a successful re-integration in the conflict region? Julia Sokolovska, Minister of social policy of Ukraine, tbc Irina Stepanova, Proliska humanitarian mission Pierre Hazan, transitional justice expert, curator of current exhibition ‘War and Peace’ in Geneva Noel Calhoun, Deputy UNHCR Representative in Ukraine |
| 16:30-16:40 | Сoffee to take to the summary session |
| 16:40-17:40 | Summary and discussion of the results from the small pannels |
| 17:40-18:10 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 18:30-20:00 | PANEL DISCUSSION – III
Improvement of the humanitarian situation in the grey zone as a basis for the reintegration and sustainable peace in the conflict region Taking stock on the realities of 4 settlements near the contact line, this panel aims to establish an overview of critical issues and a strategic vision for the economic and social re-construction of the conflict region (e.g. Toretsk, Zolote, Svitlodarsk, Kur-diumivka) Method of fish-bowl
Discussion with invited representatives of Ukrainian and international institutions, international civil society: Mykhailo Shevchenko, Deputy Chairman of the MCA Stanitsa-Luganskaya, Ukraine Natalia Zhurbenko, civic activist, Stanitsa-Luganskaya, Ukraine Marina Danylkina, civic activist, Zolote, Ukraine Eugene Vasilyeva, civic activist, Avdiivka, Ukraine Vera Khomenko, civic activist, Avdiivka, Ukraine Vladimir Yelets, NGO Your New Town, Toretsk, Ukraine Konstantin Reutsky, Vostok-SOS, Kiev, Ukraine Julia Sokolovska, Minister of social policy of Ukraine, tbc Ralph Possekel, Stiftung Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft, Germany Katharine Quinn-Judge, International Crisis Group, Program Director, Europe and Central Asia, tbc Anthony Foreman, Peaceful Change Initiative Kostiantyn Reutskyi, Vostok-SOS, Kyiv Moderation: Andriy Kulykov, Hromadske Radio, Kyiv |
| 20:00-22:00 | RECEPTION |
EXPERT ROUND TABLES, 14 November
| Room А | Room B | Room С | |
| 9:30-10:00 | Welcome coffee & registration | ||
| 10:00-11:30 | TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE: APPROACHES TO IMPLEMENTATION, DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD MAP, INFOSTRATEGY AND PARTNER NETWORK
Lead: UHHRU |
SUCCESSFUL LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORMS THROUGH INFLUENCE AND LEGAL STATUS OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES
Lead: DRA Civil Society Resource Center Drukarnia |
CIVIL SOCIETY AND PEACE-BUILDING PROCESSES: A DIALOGUE DURING ACTIVE HOSTILITIES
Lead: Women’s Initiatives for Peace in Donbas |
| 11:30-12:00 | Coffee break | ||
| 12:00-13:30 | SURVIVORS OF DETENTION IN ORDLO SPEAK ABOUT IMPUNITY FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST THEM
Lead: Center of Civic Liberties |
ENHANCING THE ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS ON DONBAS: MITIGATION OF RISKS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
Lead: UHHRU / «Ideas of Change»/ DRA |
ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONFLICT IN EAST UKRAINE
Lead: DRA Civil Society Resource Center Drukarnia |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:30-16:00 | VOICES FROM THE GROUND: COMMON AND DIFFERENT BETWEEN PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONTACT LINE
Lead: «Alternatyva»/”Center for Humanitarian Dialogue” |
GROWING UP IN THE CONFLICT REGION: HOW CAN CIVIL SOCIETY CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF THE INFORMAL AND FORMAL EDUCATION IN THE EAST?
Lead: DRA Civil Society Resource Center Drukarnia |
DIVIDED BY THE CONTACT LINE: STATE POLICY FOR REINSTATING RIGHTS, CONNECTIONS AND TRUST
Lead: NGO «GROUP OF INFLUENCE» |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee break | ||
| 16:30-18:00 | Strengthening the role of civil society – how to combine the efforts of different actors? Plenary discussion on what is (being) done and what is missing | ||
The working languages of the event will be English, Ukrainian and Russian.
Please indicate your interest in participation by filling out the registration form. A more detailed program will be send to the email, which you suggest in the form. A limited amount of funding is available to cover participants travel costs.
The event is kindly supported by the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs of Germany and the Slovak Ministry of the Foreign Affairs.
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