On 18 October, National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” became a platform for effective interaction in the sphere of supporting and protecting the rights of internally displaced persons. The multidisciplinary classical university hosted a forum-dialogue “Internally Displaced Persons: A Platform for Interaction”. Members of the Ukrainian Parliament, representatives of the European Union Advisory Mission in Ukraine, employees of state institutions, and internally displaced persons joined the discussion of ways to address the real needs of internally displaced persons in the communities.
People’s deputy of Ukraine, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, National Minorities and International Relations, Co-Chairman of NGO “IDPs of Ukraine “IDPs of Ukraine”, member of the Supervisory Board of Poltava Polytechnic Maksym Tkachenko, People’s deputy of Ukraine Yevhen Brahar and deputy head of Poltava Regional State Administration Volodymyr Vasylenko joined the constructive dialogue on the main stage of Poltava Polytechnic. Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in Poltava Region Vladyslav Nosenko, First Deputy Head of Poltava Regional Council Oleksandr Lemeshko, Rector of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Professor Volodymyr Onyshchenko, delegation of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM), including Head of the EUAM Mobile Unit Ove Urup-Madsen and Senior Law Enforcement Advisor Arsenijs Mihejevs, as well as representatives of the National Police and regional employment centre joined the constructive dialogue on the main stage of Poltava Polytechnic. The speakers actively answered urgent questions and took real cases of IDP rights violations for consideration.
“For the second day in a row, National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” has been the platform where the representatives of the authorities and IDPs have been having a dialogue and discussing such strategically important issues as solving the problems of internally displaced persons.
It is important for us to see that our dialogues involving IDPs themselves are heard at the highest level – by state bodies, local authorities and other institutions. This shows that the voice of every citizen affected by the war has the power to influence decision-making.
I would like to thank each participant for their support and contribution to this important conversation! Poltava Polytechnic is always ready to support those who need help and to create new opportunities for dialogue in our democratic society.
Special thanks to the representatives of the European Union Advisory Mission for their dedicated support and contribution to our common struggle to protect the rights of victims of Russian aggression. Your help is not only important, but also necessary to overcome the challenges faced by Ukrainians.
Our university remains a reliable partner and a platform for international dialogues and cooperation at the European level. We create conditions for open interaction between citizens and government officials, protecting the constitutional rights of every Ukrainian. Together with our European partners, we are moving towards a better future!
We are stronger together! Together to the Victory of Ukraine!” – said Rector of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Professor Volodymyr Onyshchenko.
Maksym Tkachenko, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Human Rights, Deoccupation and Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine, National Minorities and International Relations, Co-Chairman of NGO “IDPs of Ukraine”, member of Supervisory Board of Poltava Polytechnic, thanked for the conscientious work that was done every day to support internally displaced people and noted that it was necessary to keep going and continue working in this direction, because there would be so many challenges.
Vladyslav Nosenko, representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in the Poltava region, spoke about the key activities of the regional office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine in Poltava region, who elaborated on the cases that have already been successfully implemented and took into consideration real cases of violation of the rights of internally displaced persons.
For his part, Deputy Head of Poltava Regional Military Administration Volodymyr Vasylenko and First Deputy Head of Poltava Regional Council Oleksandr Lemeshko focused on some areas of state policy implementation in the sphere of IDPs support in the Poltava region.
Within the framework of the forum-dialogue “Internally Displaced Persons: Platform for Interaction”, a delegation of the European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine (EUAM), consisting of the Head of the EUAM Mobile Unit Ove Urup-Madsen and Senior Adviser on Law Enforcement Arsenijs Mihejevs, visited Poltava Polytechnic for the third time.
During the panel discussion “Supporting IDPs without borders: European cooperation”, international partners shared the unique opportunities provided by EUAM to support internally displaced persons in Ukraine and Europe. Their presentation was a vivid testament to the strong international support that unites states in the fight for the rights and well-being of citizens.
Earlier, in celebration of Ukraine’s Day of the Artist the documentary “Fragile Memories” was presented at the Polytechnic.
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