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Fellows of Salzburg Global's Ukraine Civil Society Forum stress the importance of a strong rule of law to Ukrainian reconstruction
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.
Stressing the importance of a strong rule of law as critical to the physical reconstruction of Ukraine, to external investment, and to anti-corruption efforts and systems of coordination with international partners (donor countries, foundations, investors, etc.), this working group identified and prioritized several needs from the rule of law perspective and proposed concrete activities for the primary stakeholders to effectively, collaboratively, and efficiently address those needs. These recommendations are intended to be the foundation for a strategic approach to promoting the rule of law at present and throughout the restoration process, as well as to sustainably implement broader institutional reforms in the judicial sector.
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.