Round tables in Konstantinovka and Ilinovka: strengthening social cohesion

On February 17, representatives of the Ministry of regional integration held such round tables in the Donetsk region: in the city of Konstantinovka and Ilinovskaya AH (Dovga Balka village). Specialists from the Ministry of regional integration and the Geographic Information System for monitoring, analysis, assessment and conflict resolution (GISMAOVC) took part in this initiative.

Thus, during the events, approaches to strengthening social cohesion in the East were discussed, in particular through the organization of cultural events. The issue of restoring the Belgian heritage located in the Donetsk region was also raised.

In addition, the participants of the round tables discussed the activities of the Ministry of regional integration in the field of peace development and joint mechanisms of work in this direction.

It should be noted that on February 14, such round tables were held in Novoaydar and Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, February 15 in Melovoye, directly on the border with the Russian Federation, and on February 16 in Svatovo in Luhansk region. This dialogue «marathon» will end in the village of Mangush, Donetsk region, on February 18.

The organizers of the round tables consider the expected result to be a broad familiarization of local communities with methods of conflict transformation and finding platforms for dialogue at various levels. Special emphasis here is placed on adapting such experiences in communities that have been adversely affected by armed conflict and studying the risks of conflict in order to prevent undesirable consequences.

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Measures organized by the NGO «Prostir foundation» within the framework of the UN program for the restoration and development of peace with the financial support of the European Union and the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The selected communities for the events are those that were selected according to the competition for participation in the project «introduction of innovative mechanisms of the GISMAOVC at the community level», which is implemented as a special grant by the NGO" Prostir foundation" within the framework of the UN program for the restoration and development of peace with the support of the European Union.

It is the first round tables mentioned above that are held within the framework of the UN program with the support of the Government of the Netherlands. 

The United Nations Programme for the reconstruction and development of peace is implemented by four UN agencies: the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Gender Equality and empowerment (UN Women), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).The program is supported by twelve international partners: the European Union (EU), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the US Embassy in Ukraine, as well as the governments of Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, Sweden and Japan.