{"id":4808,"date":"2023-07-06T13:21:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krymbezpravil.org.ua\/?p=4808"},"modified":"2023-07-06T13:21:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:21:56","slug":"international-organizations-participation-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krymbezpravil.org.ua\/en\/analytics-en\/international-organizations-participation-map\/","title":{"rendered":"International Organizations Participation Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(1)<\/strong> in documenting the deportation of the Ukrainian population to the Russian Federation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(2) <\/strong>in collecting information about deportees and their condition,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>(3)<\/strong> in the return of deportees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Entity<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Powers<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Actual actions<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#dda405\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Documenting<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU)<\/td><td>The position of Commissioner was created by the UN General Assembly. Its activities are under the general control of the UN Secretary General. The commissioner <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un-documents.net\/a48r141.htm\">promotes and protects human rights<\/a>, makes relevant recommendations, in this regard has dialogue with states, coordinates the process of human rights protection within the UN, reports annually to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly. The Commissioner functions on the basis of his own Office. &nbsp; The Mission was created in 2014 on the basis of an <a href=\"https:\/\/zakon.rada.gov.ua\/laws\/show\/995_001-14#Text\">agreement<\/a> between Ukraine and OHCHR to monitor the human rights situation and submit reports to OHCHR, make recommendations to Ukraine and other authorized bodies.<\/td><td>Approximately on a quarterly basis, OHCHR issues a report on the situation with human rights in the context of the armed attack of the Russian Federation, which is prepared as part of the UN Monitoring Mission on Human Rights in Ukraine. &nbsp; Those reports are based on visits to detention facilities; monitoring of court hearings; interviews with victims, witnesses, their relatives, lawyers, representatives of the Government and civil society; on the analysis of official documents and information from open sources. &nbsp; In its reports, the OHCHR establishes the facts of human rights violations, their number and location, including murders, torture, sexual violence, treatment of prisoners of war, etc. &nbsp; The issue of deportation and forced displacement, including those of children, has also been documented in OHCHR reports as a violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law. &nbsp; Reports: <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-06\/22-06-28_OHCHR_Thematic_Report_Ukraine_ENG.pdf\">February \u2013 May 2022<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-09\/ReportUkraine-1Feb-31Jul2022-ua.pdf\">February \u2013 July 2022<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-12\/UKR_2022-12-02%20HRMMU%20Three%20Month%20Update.pdf\">August \u2013 October 2022<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/countries\/ukraine\/2023\/23-03-24-Ukraine-35th-periodic-report-ENG.pdf\">August 2022 \u2013 January 2023<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.un.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-06\/HRMMU%20Three-month%20update%20-%20June%202023%20UKR.pdf\">February \u2013 April 2023<\/a> &nbsp; OHCHR also prepares reports for the UN General Assembly in the context of the human rights situation in occupied Crimea, based on which annual resolutions are adopted.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry in Ukraine<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/3963815?ln=ru\">The UN Human Rights Council<\/a> created this commission on March 4, 2022, which was supposed to supplement the UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine and cooperate with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. &nbsp; In the context of the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, the Commission is entitled to: Investigate violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law;Establish facts, circumstances and reasons for violations;Collect, consolidate, analyze, verify, record, and store evidence of violations;Cooperate with judicial and other structures, make requests for information;Identify violators; Make recommendations regarding responsibility measures;Submit their reports to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly.<\/td><td>Two reports on violations of human rights and IHL were issued. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/hrbodies\/hrcouncil\/coiukraine\/A_HRC_52_62_UA.pdf\">second<\/a> of those contained separate sections on the deportation of the civilian population, including children, and the imposition of citizenship on them. It described the established facts of the violations and provided them with a legal qualification. &nbsp; The commission also made certain recommendations: To keep records of controlled dependents;To ensure ICRC access to them;To establish the location of persons and restore their connections with their families;To provide information about persons in Ukraine, facilitate communication of children and their relatives, return children and other persons to Ukraine;To develop reintegration programs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OSCE<\/td><td>This organization has a rather controversial status. It has political powers in various areas, which usually consist of discussing and giving a certain position, which is not followed. Rather, it is a political platform for discussion. There are three main dimensions for discussion, including the political-military, human, economic and environmental dimensions. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/files\/f\/documents\/5\/1\/39554.pdf\">One document<\/a> describes its powers as follows: Formation of a general security zone;Implementation of the main principles of international law (respect for territorial integrity, sovereignty, etc.);Forum for consultations and decision-making in Europe;Strengthening friendly neighborly relations through the conclusion of international agreements;Preventive diplomacy;Conflict resolution, crisis management and peacekeeping, post-conflict rehabilitation, reconstruction assistance;Arms control, disarmament;Strengthening of the market economy in the member countries. &nbsp; There are two OSCE mechanisms worth paying attention to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/files\/f\/documents\/b\/6\/20064.pdf\">Vienna<\/a>:States can make a request for information to another member state regarding the violation of human rights on its territory, have relevant bilateral meetings, draw the attention of other member states to this, bring the issue to the attention of the OSCE;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/files\/f\/documents\/5\/e\/20066.pdf\">Moscow<\/a>:Complements the Vienna mechanism and essentially has replaced it;States may apply to the OSCE for the purpose of forming a group of up to three experts\/speakers to resolve a specific issue regarding human rights violations;The group can collect information, provide good services and mediate between interested states, establish facts, issue a relevant report.<\/td><td>The Moscow mechanism was initiated three times during 2022-2023 in the context of Russian aggression regarding the impact of aggression on human rights and the humanitarian situation. They were supposed to establish violations of international human rights law, international humanitarian law, in particular, to identify potential war crimes and crimes against humanity, including those in the context of the deportation of children, and also to ensure the transfer of those materials to the appropriate accountability mechanisms. &nbsp; Reports: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/files\/f\/documents\/5\/2\/517815.pdf\">first<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/files\/f\/documents\/8\/b\/523811_0.pdf\">second,<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/files\/f\/documents\/7\/7\/542751_0.pdf\">third<\/a> (concerning children). The reports described various violations in general terms, including in the context of deportation, which were given a legal qualification and the guilty party was previously established \u2013 the Russian Federation. &nbsp; &nbsp; In addition, the Moscow Mechanism was initiated during 2022-2023 to check potential human rights violations in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/odihr\/human-dimension-mechanisms\">RF<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osce.org\/odihr\/539675\">Belarus<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe<\/td><td>The position was created in 1999 on the basis of the <a href=\"https:\/\/search.coe.int\/cm\/Pages\/result_details.aspx?ObjectID=09000016805e305a\">resolution<\/a> of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which authorized the Commissioner to: Promote the observance and implementation of human rights in the member states of the Council of Europe;Present recommendations, opinions, reports on the protection of human rights and the prevention of their violation;Identify the consequences of certain practices in the member states for human rights, provide recommendations;Submit reports to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe and PACE;Provide answers to the request of the Council of Europe and PACE within the mandate;Cooperate with other international institutions;Carry out visits to member countries in order to monitor the situation with respect to human rights.<\/td><td>Issued the report <a href=\"https:\/\/search.coe.int\/commissioner\/Pages\/result_details.aspx?ObjectId=0900001680a7390c#_ftn27\">Memorandum on the consequences of the war in Ukraine in the field of human rights protection<\/a>, which documented and described violations of IHL during the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. The displacement and deportation of the civilian population, including children, was outlined as a separate issue. Attention was drawn to the issue of imposing Russian citizenship. &nbsp; The Commissioner emphasized that the ICRC should be involved in the process of identifying people and reuniting them with their families. She called for the implementation of initiatives aimed at the return of children and other civilians.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict<\/td><td>The position was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securitycouncilreport.org\/un-documents\/document\/cac-ares51-77.php\">established<\/a> by the UN General Assembly in. &nbsp; Powers: Evaluation of the progress of protection of children&#8217;s rights in the conditions of armed conflict;Facilitating the collection of information about the plight of children in the armed conflict;Strengthening of international cooperation for the protection of children;Joining the coordination efforts of UN institutions, in particular OHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, as well as other governmental and non-governmental organizations;Reporting to the UN General Assembly and the UN Human Rights Council. &nbsp; In 2004-2005, the Representative and the UN Security Council <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/554197\">initiated<\/a> the creation of the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) on serious violations committed against children during armed conflict. It shall collect information on child abuse in countries included by the Representative in the Annex in its annual reports. &nbsp; The reports of the Mechanism must be submitted for consideration by the working group at the UN Security Council, which consists of 15 members. The group can submit its recommendations for consideration by the UN Security Council and refer to any other body in the UN system. The UN Security Council, in turn, can impose restrictive measures on the relevant country. &nbsp; The management of the mechanism is carried out by this group (a special Mission is created) and on a part-time basis by UNICEF. &nbsp;<\/td><td>Outside the context of Ukraine, the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism Mission (MRM) <a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandarmedconflict.un.org\/tools-for-action\/monitoring-and-reporting\/\">participated<\/a> in the release of children and reintegration processes. &nbsp; In May 2023, she paid a two-day visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandarmedconflict.un.org\/2023\/05\/un-special-representative-of-secretary-general-for-children-and-armed-conflict-concludes-visit-to-ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandarmedconflict.un.org\/2023\/05\/un-special-representative-of-secretary-general-for-children-and-armed-conflict-concluded-visit-to-the-russian-federation\/\">the Russian Federation<\/a>. The representative put efforts to convince the Russian Federation to develop a plan aimed at preventing violations of children&#8217;s rights, including the search and reunification of children with their families by creating an appropriate mechanism. The issue of repatriation of children was discussed. &nbsp; Currently, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.voanews.com\/a\/un-chief-names-russia-for-violations-against-children-in-ukraine\/7148721.html\">information<\/a> that the Special Representative submitted her comments to the annual report of the Secretary General, in the annex to which the Russian Federation is indicated as a violator state, and therefore it will fall under the work of the specified Mechanism. The report itself has not been published yet. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child<\/td><td>The Committee was created within the framework of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It has significant powers, but the Russian Federation does not recognize its jurisdiction, thus some of them are not mentioned here. Currently, the Committee has the following powers that could be applied to the Russian Federation: Periodic reporting of the member states of the Convention on the assessment of compliance with the Convention (every 5 years);May recommend to the UN General Assembly to authorize the UN Secretary-General to conduct a study on behalf of the Committee on matters relating to the rights of the child.<\/td><td>The last periodic report of the Russian Federation to the Committee was in 2019, accordingly the next one will be in 4 years (or in 8 years for 2 reporting periods). &nbsp; In March 2022, the Committee published its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2022\/03\/ukraine-urgent-and-extra-support-needed-separated-and-unaccompanied-children\">position<\/a> condemning the Russian Federation and its violation of the Convention. The Committee made general comments regarding the observance of the rights of children, including those separated from their parents. &nbsp; The committee continues to monitor the situation in Ukraine, but a full report should not be expected from it in the absence of specific powers.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons<\/td><td>The fundamentals of this position were <a href=\"https:\/\/ap.ohchr.org\/documents\/E\/CHR\/resolutions\/E-CN_4-RES-2004-55.doc\">established<\/a> by the UN Human Rights Commission (Council) in 2004 to strengthen the international response to the issue of displacement of persons in order to improve protection and respect for them, on which the Rapporteur can provide its recommendations. In order to fulfill her powers, the rapporteur must communicate with Governments and international organizations. The Rapporteur reports to the UN Human Rights Council.<\/td><td>In July 2022, together with other UN rapporteurs, she prepared a <a href=\"https:\/\/spcommreports.ohchr.org\/TMResultsBase\/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=27421\">communication<\/a> to Ukraine regarding children living in special institutions on the territory of Ukraine. &nbsp; The speakers expressed concern and asked Ukraine to provide information regarding: Closure of special institutions in connection with the conflict (deinstitutionalization), which exposes children with disabilities to the risk of marginalization;Transferring children to other institutions outside the zone of combat without children informed consent, especially in the presence of parents, as well as without transferring their personal files to new institutions;Potential conclusion of agreements on the transfer of children abroad with the requirement to place children exclusively in special institutions;Deinstitutionalization without preparing children for return to the family;Lack of adequate personnel in institutions and violation of children&#8217;s rights. &nbsp; This rapporteur also issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/documents-dds-ny.un.org\/doc\/UNDOC\/GEN\/G15\/070\/51\/PDF\/G1507051.pdf?OpenElement\">report<\/a> on the situation with IDPs in Ukraine in 2014.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants<\/td><td>The position was <a href=\"https:\/\/ap.ohchr.org\/documents\/E\/CHR\/resolutions\/E-CN_4-RES-1999-44.doc\">created<\/a> by the UN Human Rights Commission (Council) to assess ways and means to overcome existing human rights violations of migrants. The rapporteur can request and receive the necessary information, formulate recommendations on how to prevent and eliminate violations of migrants&#8217; rights, and propose measures at the national, regional, and international levels. The rapporteur <a href=\"https:\/\/documents-dds-ny.un.org\/doc\/UNDOC\/GEN\/G20\/158\/45\/PDF\/G2015845.pdf?OpenElement\">reports<\/a> to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly.<\/td><td>In 2020, Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/spcommreports.ohchr.org\/TMResultsBase\/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=25684\">was contacted<\/a> regarding the citizens of Uzbekistan, Alisher Haydarov and Rahmiddin Saparov, who were detained and transferred to Uzbekistan.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Belarus<\/td><td>The position <a href=\"https:\/\/spinternet.ohchr.org\/Download.aspx?SymbolNo=A%2fHRC%2fRES%2f20%2f13&amp;Lang=en\">was created<\/a> by the UN Human Rights Council in 2012 to monitor the human rights situation in Belarus and to provide recommendations for its improvement, to assist the Government of Belarus in fulfilling its obligations in the field of human rights, to provide support and advice to civil society, to report to the UN Council on Human Rights and the UN General Assembly.<\/td><td>They periodically carry out <a href=\"https:\/\/spcommreports.ohchr.org\/TmSearch\/Mandates?m=5\">communications<\/a> with Belarus, but the issue of the deportation of the Ukrainian population was not mentioned.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Russian Federation<\/td><td>The position <a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/A\/HRC\/RES\/51\/25\">was created<\/a> by the UN Human Rights Council in 2022. The rapporeur is authorized to monitor the human rights situation in the Russian Federation, to collect, study and evaluate relevant information, to provide recommendations and a report to the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly.<\/td><td>Has not issued its report yet, due in September 2022.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"3\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e7a900\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Identification, reunification, and return of children<\/mark><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The UN General Assembly<\/td><td>The body functions in accordance with the UN Charter and is authorized to: discuss any issues or matters within the UN Charter or those related to the powers and functions of any UN body;give recommendations to the Members of the United Nations, the Security Council of the United Nations on any issues or matters;consider the general principles of cooperation in maintaining international peace and security;draw the attention of the UN Security Council to situations that could threaten international peace and security;organize research and provide recommendations in the field of international law, economic and social culture, education, health care, implementation of human rights and fundamental freedoms;recommend measures for the peaceful resolution of any situation;receive and consider reports of other UN bodies;establish auxiliary bodies to perform their functions;request advisory opinions from the UN International Court of Justice on any legal issue.<\/td><td>The UN General Assembly played an important role in the process of repatriation and reunification of Greek children who ended up outside Greece after the civil war of 1946-1949. The UN General Assembly adopted resolutions (<a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/666831?ln=en\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/3b00f09044.html\">2<\/a>), wit which it: called on all countries where Greek children were to repatriate them, if they themselves wished to do so or their relatives demanded itauthorized the Secretary General through the UN agencies and other international organizations to provide all necessary support for repatriationauthorized the Secretary General of the United Nations to appeal to the ICRC, IFRC, so that they established contact with the National Societies of the Red Cross in the respective countries for the repatriation of Greek children. Those actions subsequently triggered the process of identification of the children and their parents, their reunification and eventual repatriation to Greece thanks to the work of the ICRC. The ICRC reported to the UN General Assembly on the process of repatriation, which was carried out, in particular, from Yugoslavia. &nbsp; Such a resolution of the UN General Assembly should be adopted regarding Ukrainian children. &nbsp; In the context of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly currently adopts an annual resolution on the human rights situation in the Crimea. The <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/3999973?ln=en\">resolution for 2022<\/a> condemned the forced displacement and deportation of the civilian population, the imposition of Russian citizenship on them as a violation of IHL, and also demanded that the Russian Federation stop this practice and take the necessary steps for the safe return and reunification of children with their families in the light of the best interests of children. &nbsp; There were also two UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russian aggression in <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/767883?ln=en\">2014<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/3965290?ln=ru\">2022<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)<\/td><td>The Office was established by the UN General Assembly in 1950. The High Commissioner within the framework of this Office has assumed the function of international protection of refugees, assistance to Governments in this context, and to other organizations to promote the voluntary repatriation of refugees <s>or their assimilation in new communities<\/s>. &nbsp; The High Commissioner is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.refworld.org\/docid\/3ae6b3628.html\">empowered<\/a> to: promote the conclusion of international agreements;improve the situation for refugees through special agreements with governments;assist governmental and private initiatives in the voluntary repatriation of refugees <s>or their assimilation in new communities<\/s>;receive information from Governments regarding the number and conditions for refugees;be in close contact with Governments, private initiatives and international organizations in order to fulfill their functions;administer refugee support funds and distribute relevant financial resources. &nbsp; The High Commissioner must participate in the process of repatriation and resettlement of persons, if such tasks are assigned to him by the UN General Assembly. &nbsp; Refugees are persons who: have <strong>suffered discriminatory persecution<\/strong> from the state of their place of citizenship or residence or have reason to suffer it in case of return;are outside the borders of such a state;for the above reason, are unwilling or unable to take advantage of such state protection, to return to its territory. A person loses this status if such a person: used the protection of this state;returned to its territory;re-acquired the citizenship of this state or another state;the circumstances of the threat of persecution, etc., have ceased to exist.<\/td><td>The UNHCR has a significant history of involvement in the process of repatriation, identification, and reunification of children with their parents. The UNHCR developed reintegration programs for repatriates and assumed the role of manager in the entire repatriation process. &nbsp; The UNHCR performed these functions during the armed conflict in Sudan, when many people were forced to leave for Uganda. The UNHCR helped conclude a trilateral agreement on repatriation, assisted in the direct process of repatriation, identification, etc. The UNHCR performed certain similar functions in Liberia and Rwanda. &nbsp; It is important to take into account that Ukrainian children in the Russian Federation are not refugees, as they have not been persecuted in Ukraine and are not afraid to return in this connection. Therefore, the UNHCR should not take on the main function of repatriating children, but work together with other structures.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The ICRC &nbsp; The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) &nbsp; National Societies of the Red Cross &nbsp; Central Tracing Agency of the ICRC &nbsp;<\/td><td>The ICRC originates from the Geneva Conventions, which were concluded in 1864. It has the status of a neutral organization that performs humanitarian tasks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icrc.org\/en\/document\/statutes-international-committee-red-cross-0\">Powers<\/a> and tasks of the ICRC: to protect and provide assistance to civilian and military victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence;to prevent their suffering at the expense of international humanitarian law;&nbsp;to direct and coordinate the activities of the Red Cross Movement (ICRC, IFRC and National Societies of the Red Cross), which has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-07\/statutes-en-a5.pdf\">common<\/a> mission with the ICRC; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-07\/statutes-en-a5.pdf\">ensure<\/a> the activity of the Central Tracing Agency of the ICRC (collects information on all detained persons from both sides of the armed conflict, both civilians and military);to cooperate with the National Societies of RC in specific countries to fulfill their tasks, as well as with governmental and international structures;can undertake any humanitarian initiative that corresponds to its role;perform tasks according to the Geneva Conventions:can facilitate and act as a mediator in the process of concluding agreements between the parties to the conflict regarding any issues of IHL;protected persons have the right to apply directly to the ICRC;information bureaus, which are supposed to function in the states, must transfer all information about detained persons to the Central Tracing Agency of the ICRC. In this way, the states of the parties to the conflict should find out about the detained persons in the hands of the enemyhas access to detained persons, the right to communicate with them; &nbsp; IFRC unites all national societies of the Red Cross. It is a coordinating body between all national societies, which directs their activities, and directly provides assistance to victims. &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-07\/statutes-en-a5.pdf\">National societies:<\/a> must be established in all member states of the Geneva Conventions; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-07\/statutes-en-a5.pdf\">must<\/a> support the implementation of humanitarian tasks in a specific state, organize emergency operations to provide assistance to victims of armed conflict, natural disasters and other emergency situations;can provide assistance in the form of services, personnel, as well as material, financial and moral support;are obliged to support the IFRC, which promotes the humanitarian activities of all national societies.<\/td><td>ICRC is a very important organization from the point of view of the process of identification, reunification, repatriation of persons and their reintegration. &nbsp; It was mentioned above that the ICRC assumed the main role in the process of repatriation of Greek children after the Greek Civil War within the entire Red Cross Movement. &nbsp; In general, in various conflicts the ICRC carried out the identification of children in various ways, both with the help of the Central Tracing Agency and through monitoring and visits to places of detention. &nbsp; The ICRC accepted repatriation requests from relatives, maintained a centralized database, carried out direct repatriation, and communicated with the National Red Cross Societies on site in the respective countries. &nbsp; National societies in coordination with the IFRC also accepted requests from relatives for repatriation, identified people, communicated with the governments of countries, directly repatriated children, etc. (during the Greek civil war, societies of Yugoslavia, Albania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, etc. were involved). &nbsp; In the context of Ukraine, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/ua\/2023\/02\/14\/24-31-2022\/\">find<\/a> information that the ICRC database contains data on more than 22,600 missing persons, prisoners of war, etc. At the request of approximately 10,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/ua\/2023\/05\/26\/1-31-2023\/\">people<\/a>, the ICRC is trying to find out the fate and location of the missing. The fate of 443 wanted persons was established. Psychologic and social support was <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/ua\/2023\/05\/26\/1-31-2023\/\">provided<\/a> to 5,700 families, and financial assistance was provided to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.icrc.org\/ua\/2022\/11\/30\/24-1-2022\/\">327<\/a> vulnerable families of missing persons. &nbsp; The National RC Society in Ukraine provides psychosocial <a href=\"https:\/\/redcross.org.ua\/news\/2023\/01\/41834\/\">assistance to children<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/redcross.org.ua\/news\/2023\/04\/47266\/\">develops<\/a> a game-application for children How not to get lost? &nbsp; IFRC through 58 NSRC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifrc.org\/article\/ukraine-one-year-seven-things-know-about-ongoing-humanitarian-crisis\">helps<\/a> provide the population of Ukraine with the necessary assistance and provides psychosocial support.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The United Nations Children&#8217;s Fund (UNICEF)<\/td><td>The organization was created in 1946 <a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/en\/A\/RES\/57(I)\">by a resolution of the UN General Assembly<\/a> to support and rehabilitate children who are victims of aggression.<br>The Fund: receives voluntary contributions from organizations, states, individuals, etc.;implements humanitarian initiatives for the benefit of children.under an agreement with the state, the Fund distributes relevant supplies and aid;cooperates with volunteer organizations;<a href=\"https:\/\/undocs.org\/en\/A\/RES\/215(III)\">ensures<\/a> the coordination of voluntary governmental and non-governmental organizations regarding assistance to children;<a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.un.org\/record\/74903?ln=en\">implements<\/a> programs aimed at ensuring the survival and development of children. &nbsp; Since its establishment, the activities of the Fund have expanded significantly, in particular to: Ensuring children&#8217;s access to services that can protect them;Reducing child mortality by ensuring the right to survival and development;Ensuring quality education for children;Protection of children from poverty and its consequences;Field work before, during and after emergency situations to ensure the provision of assistance to children and their parents;Ensuring children&#8217;s access to vital resources;Research and analysis of the situation regarding children;Protection of children and their parents in an emergency situation;Ensuring the functioning of a space for children in conditions of mass displacement, where children can be reunited with their parents;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/protection\/family-separation-during-crisis\">Implementation<\/a> of planning for reunification of children with their parents and prevention of such situations. UNICEF identifies suitable locations, collects information about children and parents, provides immediate assistance, provides a place for children to stay temporarily until they are actually reunited with their parents.<\/td><td>Outside of Ukraine, UNICEF was directly involved in the repatriation of children, carried out their identification by photographing on the spot, searched for families for reunification, developed comprehensive programs in this context together with Governments, implemented reintegration programs at the premises of schools. UNICEF was involved in such processes, in particular, in South Sudan, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. &nbsp; UNICEF, together with UNHCR, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/eca\/stories\/hope-rising-refugee-familys-journey-poland\">ensure the operation<\/a> of Blue Dot Support Hubs in Poland, where staff provide everything necessary to help Ukrainians with housing, travel and other services. About 200,000 people from Ukraine received services there. The organization also ensures the functioning of a rehabilitation center in Poland. &nbsp; UNICEF: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/eca\/stories\/play-care-and-community-refugee-families\">contributes<\/a> to the functioning of &#8220;Spynka&#8221; children&#8217;s centers in Poland, which function as a kindergarten and a rehabilitation center;Ensures operation of Humanitarian Action for Children for Ukraine, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/appeals\/ukraine\">provides<\/a> children with humanitarian aid.during the war in Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/emergencies\/war-ukraine-pose-immediate-threat-children\">provides<\/a> education for children and provides them with psychological assistance;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>International Organization for Migration (IOM)<\/td><td>The organization was created back in 1951 and aimed to help post-war Europe solve the issue of population migration and repatriation after World War II. International migration for this organization includes people who have left their home for various reasons that are not related to refugees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iom.int\/iom-constitution\">Purpose and fuctions:<\/a> Organization of transfers for those in need of migration;Organized movement of persons for whom an agreement has been concluded between the organization and the state;Providing accommodation, facilitating the reception and integration of migrants, providing consulting and other services in accordance with the Organization&#8217;s purpose;Provision of services at the request of the state and in cooperation with international organizations for the voluntary return of persons, including voluntary repatriation..<\/td><td>In Ukraine, the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iom.int\/ukraine-iom-response-2022-2023\">prioritizes<\/a> the safety of those who migrate, as well as their ability to receive assistance, including the protection of children and mental health.<br>In Ukraine, their assistance is of a humanitarian nature, in particular, they provided psychosocial support to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iom.int\/sites\/g\/files\/tmzbdl486\/files\/documents\/2023-02\/IOM_Ukraine_Regional_Response-1_Year_Special_Report.pdf\">30,000 people<\/a>. &nbsp; IOM <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iom.int\/sites\/g\/files\/tmzbdl486\/files\/documents\/2023-02\/IOM_Ukraine_Regional_Response-1_Year_Special_Report.pdf\">assured<\/a> that it is ready to provide voluntary repatriation and reintegration programs for the population in Ukraine. &nbsp; IOM also <a href=\"https:\/\/ukraine.iom.int\/uk\/stories\/povernuty-dytynstvo-yak-ukrayinski-dity-vchatsya-dolaty-vyklyky-viyny\">provides<\/a> educational tours for IDPs &#8211; children from areas near the war zone.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Save the Children<\/td><td>An international non-governmental organization with representation in 30 countries of the world. At the same time, employees work in 116 countries. They respond to serious emergencies to protect children. The organization provides access to education, provides humanitarian aid, and tries to reduce the mortality rate of children.<\/td><td>On a global scale, the organization was involved in the creation and implementation of programs for the identification of children and their parents, their reunification, direct repatriation in cooperation with UNICEF, UNHCR, ICRC in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Liberia. &nbsp; They have been working in Ukraine since 2014. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.net\/what-we-do\/emergencies\/ukraine-crisis\">provide<\/a> humanitarian assistance to children and their families, including providing access to safe places, education, psychological and financial assistance. &nbsp; They ensure the functioning of Child-Friendly Spaces in Ukraine.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>SOS Children\u2019s Villages International<\/td><td>International non-governmental federation founded in 1949. Currently, it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos-childrensvillages.org\/getmedia\/f87e3882-3ea0-4ecb-b38c-117cbdb2caa8\/Statutes_Jun-2022-EN.pdf\">federation<\/a> of independent and autonomous national member associations. &nbsp; The Federation aims to protect the rights of children who are deprived of parental care or at risk of losing it, including in emergency situations and war. Associations provide a personalized response to each situation, support family, community and states. &nbsp; Various divisions function within the federation, including social and medical centers, kindergartens, mother and child centers, etc. There are also program units for family support and emergency situations. &nbsp; The organization works in 138 countries of the world, including Ukraine and the Russian Federation. &nbsp;<\/td><td>In Ukraine, the organization has been working since 2003 and is represented by two associations, namely in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos-childrensvillages.org\/where-we-help\/europe\/ukraine\/kiev-region-brovary\">Kyiv region (+Brovary)<\/a> since 2008 and in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos-childrensvillages.org\/where-we-help\/europe\/ukraine\/lugansk\">Luhansk<\/a> since 2012. &nbsp; These associations fulfill the mentioned powers of the Federation, in particular, they monitor the situation, provide specialized assistance, support families and look for families for children deprived of parental care, work closely with kindergartens and schools, and support foster families. They help ensure children&#8217;s access to educational, medical, psychological and food services, and also <a href=\"https:\/\/sos-ukraine.org\/pro-nas\/hto-my\/\">work<\/a> comprehensively with orphans. &nbsp; In Ukraine, the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/sos-ukraine.org\/novyny\/ofitsijna-pozytsiya-sos-dytyachi-mistechka-shhodo-nezakonnoyi-deportatsiyi-ta-perebuvannya-ukrayinskyh-ditej-na-terytoriyi-rf\/\">announced<\/a> that it condemns the displacement of Ukrainian children, it communicates with international organizations and helps parents return their children from the occupied territories. &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/sos-ukraine.org\/novyny\/ofitsijna-pozytsiya-sos-dytyachi-mistechka-shhodo-nezakonnoyi-deportatsiyi-ta-perebuvannya-ukrayinskyh-ditej-na-terytoriyi-rf\/\">13<\/a> Ukrainian children were placed in the homes of the Russian association of this organization, which received state funding from the Russian Federation. As a result, the procedure for terminating the membership of the Russian association in the Federation was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos-childrensvillages.org\/news\/suspension-against-member-association-in-russia-st\">initiated<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(1) in documenting the deportation of the Ukrainian population to the Russian Federation, (2) in collecting information about deportees and their condition, (3) in the return of deportees. 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