Wednesday, February 9, 2011 representatives of Charity Foundation "Карітас-Caritas" of Greek Catholic Eparchy of Mukachevo took part in a series of events dedicated to the visit of head of UNHCR in Ukraine Oldrich Andrysek in Zakarpattya.
As part of this visit, there were meetings with the head of Zakarpattya Regional State Administration Oleksandr Ledydf and regional council chairman Ivan Baloga. The meeting was also attended by Deputy Head Volodymyr Goblyk and head of the migration service in the Zakarpattya region Mikola Tovt.
This is the first visit to Zakarpattya Oldrich Andrysek since taking his post in January this year. There is big interest in the border region, according to the Regional Representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees: The purpose of my visit today: learn about your vision problems and understand their decision. I am interested as conditions of detention of migrants and refugees in Zakarpattya, so plans - to visit detention at Chop border troop, and a Dormitory for women and children in Mukachevo.
As part of the visit was visiting temporary holding facility in Chop border troop where representatives of UNHCR, IOM and government representatives and NGOs become acquainted with the premises where the detained migrants detained, with the conditions of detention and talk to detainees. Caritas staff presented their activity in providing legal, health and social care as part of GUMIRA project. Head Chop border detachment during the visit presented the plans of the State Border Service of Ukraine to the reconstruction of the existing temporary holding facility and construction of a new item in 2011.
On Thursday, 10 February, in the large conference hall of hotel "Ungvarskyy” hosted the 8-th Inter-agency meeting in which participated representatives of UNHCR, the International Organization for Migration, the EU Delegation in Ukraine, government agencies and NGOs. The main topic of this meeting was to discuss the current situation in the field of migration and asylum in 2010 and plans for 2011.
Working meeting on migration and asylum situation in Zakarpattya region
April 29, 2010 at the initiative of Charity Foundation “Карітас-Caritas” of Mukachevo Greek Catholic diocese was organized working meeting on asylum and migration in the Zakarpattya region. The meeting was attended by the International Organization for Migration Mission in Ukraine (Klaus Wolken), Regional Representative of the High Commissioner for Refugees in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine (Armen Edharyan), International Foundation of Health and Environment (NEEKA), Charitable organization "Committee of medical care in Zakarpattya (Natalia Kabatsy), Administration of State Border Service of Ukraine (Borys Marchenko) and Department of migration service region (Mikola Tovt).
Zakarpattya region and the Charity foundation "Карітас-Caritas» of Mukachevo Greek Catholic Diocese took a large delegation in the framework of the Observatory Mechanism organized by the International Organization for Migration under project the technical cooperation projects and capacity building of governments of Ukraine and Moldova for the implementation of readmission agreements with the European Union (GUMIRA). The delegation included representatives of international organizations (IOM, UNHCR, Red Cross Committee), representatives of diplomatic missions (European Commission, the Embassy of Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden), government representatives of Ukraine (State Committee of Ukraine on Nationalities and Religions, Department of the migration service in the Zakarpattya region, the Security Service, a representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights) and others.
On Wednesday 09th September 2009, held a "Great" Visit of representatives of international organizations (IOM, Doctors without borders, UNHCR) to Chop border troop. The purpose of the visit was to review the current migration situation in the temporary detention facilities of Chop border troop. Together with the guests representatives of the Administration and the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine came.
In the nationwide magazine "Katolickiy visnyk" № 16 from September, 16th 2009 was published an article “Detained illegal immigrants... " Which reveals the subject of illegal migration to Zakarpattya region and the Charitable Foundation "Карітас-Caritas" of Mukachevo Greek Catholic Diocese. With permission of the publisher of this publication refers to this article.
On Wednesday 09th September 2009, held a "Great" Visit of representatives of international organizations (IOM, Doctors without borders, UNHCR) to Chop border troop. The purpose of the visit was to review the current migration situation in the temporary detention facilities of Chop border troop. Together with the guests representatives of the Administration and the Western Regional Department of the State Border Service of Ukraine came.