Back Schedule
| Time | LOCATION | Speaker | topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 PM | Kyiv | – Viktor Vitovetskyi, Director, Department for Organization of Civil Protection Measures, State Emergency Service of Ukraine (in person). | Early results from Ukraine’s Community Rescue Officer project aimed at strengthening local emergency response Participants: Key topics: – Strengthening community safety across Ukraine; – Current progress of the project. Why is it important? The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have launched the Community Rescue Officer initiative to enhance civil protection at the local level. So far, 1,227 communities in 23 regions and the city of Kyiv have joined, including those near the front lines. The program is building a modern, reliable response system to safeguard residents and address emergencies more effectively. |
| 2:00 PM | Kyiv | – Stepan Yakimiak, Captain 1st Rank (ret.), Expert at the Center for Defense Strategies; Member of the CPEN Security Track; – Daryna Pidhorna, Legal Expert at the Regional Center for Human Rights; Member of the CPEN Working Group on Humanitarian Policy; – Eskender Bariiev, Chairman of the Board at the Crimean Tatar Resource Center; Member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People; Coordinator of the CPEN Working Group on Restoration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine as a Tool for the De-occupation of Crimea; – Yevhen Khlobystov, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Coordinator of the CPEN Working Group on Ecology and Economics. All in person. | Preparing for the Fifth Summit of the International Crimea Platform: The perspective of the Crimea Platform Expert Network (CPEN) on key international security issues, the rule of law amid russian aggression, and the steps the United Nations should take toward the de-occupation of Crimea. Key topics: – Keeping international attention on Crimea and other occupied territories; – Security and environmental risks from Crimea’s militarization in the Black Sea–Azov region and across Europe; – Why building a new security framework for the region is urgent; – The international community’s role in ensuring accountability for russia’s crimes in occupied territories. |
