Schedule

Kyiv Lviv Kharkiv Odesa
July 16
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10:00 AMKYIV Aliona Luniova, Advocacy Manager at ZMINA Human Rights Center;

Artur Dobroserdov, Commissioner for Persons Missing in Special Circumstances;

Olena Bieliachkova, Coordinator for Groups of Families of Prisoners of War at Media Initiative for Human Rights;

Liubov Tkachenko, mother of Roman Tkachenko, a missing soldier of the military unit A7376. 

All in person. 
10:00 AM – Presentation of the analytical report: “Ukraine’s Efforts in Searching for Missing Persons and Family Support”

Topics of focus:
– Has the government adequately safeguarded the rights of missing persons?
– How well are the needs of affected families met by state assurances?
– What improvements are necessary to enhance support for missing persons and their families?
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11:00 AMKYIVDenys Marchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Ukrainian Agrarian Council (in person) War, heat, blackouts: Current operations in Ukraine’s agricultural sector

Topics of focus:
– How are farmers coping with heatwaves and power outages?
– What losses have farmers incurred due to enemy attacks?
– Harvest update: Progress in various regions of Ukraine;
– Food prices: Potential changes and influencing factors;
– Ukrainian agricultural exports: Present conditions and future outlook.
11:30 AMKYIVMaria Mezentseva, Deputy Head of the Committee on Ukraine’s Integration into the EU (online) NATO Summit in Washington: Outcomes for Ukraine and key insights

Topics of focus:
– What were the outcomes of the NATO Summit for Ukraine?
– Measures to protect Ukraine and counter russian aggression;
– The Summit’s final declaration; – Ukraine’s Path to NATO: Next steps and future membership prospects.
12:00 AMKYIVTaras Kremin, Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language (in person) Briefing on the Fifth Anniversary of the Law “On Ensuring the Functioning of Ukrainian as the State Language”

For reference;
The Law of Ukraine “On Ensuring the Functioning of Ukrainian as the State Language” was enacted by the Verkhovna Rada on April 25, 2019. It took effect on July 16, 2019, two months post-publication. Before this law, the Ukrainian language’s status was governed by the Law of Ukraine “On the Principles of State Language Policy”.v