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Fellows of Salzburg Global's Ukraine Civil Society Forum set out the immediate and longer term needs of populations in occupied areas of Ukraine
On 4-8 June 2023, Fellows of Salzburg Global Seminar gathered in Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria, for a meeting of Salzburg Global’s Ukraine Civil Society Forum.
At the meeting, several working groups set out priorities for the country, including concrete recommendations for stakeholders to support the rights, return, and reintegration of displaced persons and refugees, addressing both immediate humanitarian needs and long-term perspectives including the ultimate physical reconstruction and social integration of liberated territories as part of a Ukraine-wide project of national identity.
This working group on occupied territories discussed the immediate and longer term needs of populations in occupied areas of Ukraine, and how best to reintegrate these areas as more and more territory returns to Ukrainian government control going forward. Group members were mainly Ukrainian civil society leaders, several of whom had specific expertise and experience working in (or close personal connections to) various occupied territories. The group also benefited from the participation of international experts with previous experience working on challenges associated with reintegration challenges in the context of foreign occupation.
The Ukraine Civil Society Forum provides vital connectivity for Ukrainian civil society leaders both inside and outside the country not only with each other but also with strategic actors and in the private sector, international donor, development, and political communities, and counterparts in other countries in the region. It enables continued prioritization, planning and collaboration among Ukrainian civil society leaders for both near term support during the ongoing war, as well as for future reconciliation, reconstruction, and rebuilding processes.
Read the working group’s recommendations here.
Read the Ukrainian version here.