“Civil society, churches, and volunteers and making heroic efforts across the country,” he stated. Despite these grassroots efforts, discrimination against IDPs continues to be a problem in Ukraine. The Ukrainian government must improve coordination between state bodies, and build effective programs to improve and ensure assistance to those in need. The Ukrainian parliament must ensure the passage of a law on IDPs to ensure that these needs are met. Ukraine must move towards a program that returns electricity, services, and housing to the conflict zone. IDPs must be able to return to their homes, or there must be a plan in place to guarantee their permanent relocation to other regions. “Ukraine must learn from the lessons of similar situations in the region,”
said in Kyiv Dr. Chaloka Beyani, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons.
