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June 19, 2014 in the Central House of Officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was held in Kiev II All-Ukrainian Forum of national minorities «We are one people».
Initiated by the Forum members of the board of the International public organization «International Union», together with the Public Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, NGO «New Generation of Ukrainian scientists», the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Union of NGOs «For Civil Society». The Forum was attended by guests and participants from various diasporas and representatives of foreign countries Minority in Ukraine, including the president of the International Congress «Shield,» Mr. Saleh Mohamed Daher. The central theme of the event speakers focused attention on finding positive and effective solutions that offer the necessary leadership of the country for further cooperation of the Ukrainian state and society in the field of ethno-national relations. The first greeting took the floor board chairman of NGO «International Union» Larisa Abramovich. In his address to the guests and participants of the event, she stressed the importance of this forum from the perspective of the realities that occur in the Ukrainian society and the state as a whole. Made a presentation and Mr. Saleh, in his report, he called to follow the example of tolerance throughout the country to Odessa where peacefully coexist representatives of 132 nationalities, he further noted that the issue of migration is becoming more acute in the world. According to some estimates, in the world there are about 200 million migrant workers, and a significant number of people can leave their country to move to another. Mostly dominated by the so-called economic migrants,the people looking for higher earnings, more stable living conditions. Not the last role played by security issues, more high-quality education and health care. It should be noted that Ukrainian law is extremely loyal to the category of «refugees». In particular, it prohibited the expulsion or forcible return of a refugee to a country where he came from and where his life or freedom would be threatened. The members of the family of a person who has been granted refugee status, for the purpose of family reunification shall be entitled to enter the Ukraine, and is also seeking refugee status. Thus, the Asian illegal, breaking the Ukraine, no problem can cause to themselves all their big family. Refugees also have equal rights with the citizens of Ukraine. For example, in marriage and family relations (if married to a citizen of a refugee has the right to obtain citizenship of Ukraine), on movement and free choice of residence, to free exit from the country, to work on business … A large scale of migration has put before the nations , goverments and the public a lot of questions. Congress shield in their work with migrants faced with the problem that the regulations take precedence over the law, for example, comes a foreigner to learn during training marry or marrying a citizen of Ukraine, had a child is born a citizen of Ukraine, respectively, his status changes, he becomes a member of the family Ukrainian citizen and can legally stay in the country but non-trivial cases when employees Migration Service offered him to leave the country of origin, then come back and only then apply for a permit immigration to Ukraine. Many problems with refugee status. The state should decide on migration policy, Bole prescribe in detail the mechanism of the laws of Ukraine on immigration, the status of foreigners and stateless persons, and of course should be the controlling function of society, represented by NGOs. We offer not only in Kiev but also in all regional centers set up cultural centers whose purpose is the adaptation of immigrants, preservation of the culture of ethnic groups, learning the customs and history of ethnic groups, to explain and defend the rights and responsibilities of foreign nationals and stateless persons — immigrants, refugees, internally displaced persons , citizens of Ukraine, to introduce all of the above persons with the culture, traditions and sights of Ukraine. Expansion of cooperation with the judiciary, law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, state authorities and local self-government, with other authorities and organizations, civic and charitable organizations. Forum ended the final approval and signing of the Recommendations of the II All-Ukrainian Forum of national minorities of Ukraine on urgent measures for the implementation of the state ethnic policy of Ukraine.
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