Report of a workshop held in Chisinau, Moldova
On 24 and 25 November 2003, UNHCR held a workshop in Chisinau, Moldova to discuss the perspectives for local integration as a durable solution in the CIS. The primary objective of the workshop discussed in this report was to identify gaps in legislation and services that impede refugee integration. Participants also identified future activities that would improve the currently existing abilities for CIS countries to integrate refugees. The workshop
The workshop in Chisinau, brought together 24 persons including government officials, representatives of NGOs, and international organizations. Twelve CIS countries were represented. Following a welcome by Lars Jonsson, UNHCR Representative in Moldova, the Senior Legal Officer of UNHCR’s regional Bureau for Europe, Bayisa Wak-Woya, outlined the objectives of the workshop, stressing the need to build a greater dialogue for cooperation between the respective authorities and the NGOs.