Ukraine Legislative Update: January - February 2018 [EN/UK]

UNHCR update on legislative changes affecting displaced persons | Jan-Feb 2018

Adopted Legislation

• Law on safeguarding sovereignty over non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions

• State targeted programme for eastern Ukraine

• Increased targeted assistance to IDPs

• Amendments to the list of settlements situated along the contact line and in the NGCA where state authorities temporarily do not fulfil their functions

• Access to temporary housing solutions for IDPs

Draft Legislation

• Draft law on national security

• Draft law on birth registration for residents of NGCA

• Draft laws on increase of affordable housing budgets

Other important developments

• PACE resolution 2198 (2018)

• ECtHR judgement in the case Tsezar and others v. Ukraine