«Restoring Donbas and Ukraine» Forum started its work in Kiev ONLINE STREAMING

13:43 / 10 Dec. 2015 / 1019

Today, on December 10, 2015, «Restoring Donbas and Ukraine» Forum started its work. It is organized by community initiative “Restoring Donbas”, the Ukrainian Institute for Analysis and Management of Policy and Institute of the strategic researches “New Ukraine”.

Online streaming of the Forum is available HERE.

More than 150 speakers and participants took part in the Forum — authorities, public, the expert and scientific sphere, business.

The main of the organizers of the Forum is formation of public platform in the context of searching ways to restore Donbas and socio-economic development of Ukraine in modern conditions.

Participants of “Restoring Donbas and Ukraine” Forum will organize multi-level dialogue among all interested representatives of the government, society, business and science as a part of created platform.

During the dialogue it will be discussed program document “12 steps to peace and restoring of Donbas and Ukraine” and signing of Memorandum of Cooperation and collaboration.

Two discussion panels – «International  and Ukrainian experience in restoring of post-conflict regions» and “Economic rehabilitation of Donbas and attracting investment to Ukraine – will include debates concerning revision and implementation of aforementioned document.

During the “Restoring Donbas and Ukraine” Forum, both during the plenary session and the debatable panels, it will be discussed the following questions:

Topics for discussion:

–  International experience in restoring of post-conflict regions and countries in social, humanitarian and economic fields;

– Ways and stages of resolving the thorniest humanitarian issues;

– Adaptation programs for the population, returning to the conflict zone;

– Protection of the rights of citizens affected by the conflict.

– New formats of economic activity in light of specific features of post-conflict regions.

– Participation of international organizations, donors and financial institutions in the implementation of projects on Donbas restoring.

– «Municipal entrepreneurship» (development of entrepreneurship, new lines of business due to the decentralization of power in Ukraine).

– Tax policy.

– Features of local government during the post-conflict period.

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