On 27 February in Kyiv, Council of Europe project “Internal displacement in Ukraine: Building solutions” in cooperation with the project “Strengthening democracy and building trust at local level in Ukraine” organized an event “Conference on Voting Rights of Internally Displaced Persons at Local Level in Ukraine: Strengthening integration and grassroots democracy”.
The conference brought together representatives of various stakeholders: local authorities, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Government of Ukraine, as well as national and international experts to discuss joint solutions and to strengthen their advocacy on relevant legislative changes to ensure the voting rights of internally displaced persons.
Event was also attended by the representatives of local self-government bodies from all the regions of Ukraine, in particular representatives of city, district or regional councils, as well as members of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe from Norway, the Netherlands and other European countries.
More information about the event is available by the link