Volodymyr Hroisman and Nils Muiznieks discuss needs of IDPs in Ukraine
Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister-Minister
of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and
Utilities Volodymyr
Hroisman during a visit to the
Council of Europe held a separate meeting with Council
of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks.
The key issue of the meeting was
to discuss the situation of internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in Ukraine and
ensure their immediate needs.
Volodymyr
Hroisman has informed
about a range of measures taken by the Ukrainian Government to
meet the needs of IDPs. In
particular, he has noted the issue of registration of
people who move from the
ATO areas in other
regions of Ukraine, which will enable each displaced person
to get the status of a resident of the territory
where he/she is actually staying with
all the corresponding rights.
Also, the Deputy Prime Minister has
shown an information website migrants.gov.ua, designed
specifically for internally displaced persons, which
contains data by region on the availability of
free accommodation, contacts of an
information center as well as regional headquarters dealing with the issues of
internally displaced persons.
Volodymyr
Hroisman has also expressed a request
to the Council of Europe to support Ukraine in
addressing the urgent issues of IDPs.
In his turn, Nils Muižnieks has positively appreciated the efforts of the established by the Government Interagency Coordination Staff led by Volodymyr Hroisman and pledged to support efforts of Ukrainian government in addressing these complex issues.