In Kyiv, on March 10, 2015, the fifth meeting of the Commission on International Relations of the Public Council of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine took place. Deputy Minister of European Integration Vitrenko Andrei Nikolayevich attended the meeting.
It should be noted that Dr. Saleh Вaher, head of the Shield Organization, has been an official member of this council since its inception.
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On February 21, 2019, in Odessa, a press conference was held on the topic: “Legal status of foreigners and stateless persons” questions, answers, and comments.
The organizers were the Migration Service of Ukraine in the Odesa region, the International Congress for the Protection of the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens “SHIELD,” and the Main Department of Justice of Ukraine in the Odesa region.
Representatives of government agencies answered all questions asked.
Deputy head of the migration service department in the Odesa region, Anatoly Vasilyevich Maksimenko, noted that the department and the justice department are trying to help migrants as much as possible within the framework of the current Ukrainian legislation. However, some people in the institution try to profit from ignorance of the rights of foreign citizens. Therefore, representatives of the migration service and the justice department called on migrants not to contact intermediaries, to contact the authorities only in writing, and to forget about oral statements. In addition, there is now an electronic form of requests, which significantly simplifies the work process. President of the International Congress for the Protection of the Rights and Freedoms of Citizens “SHIELD” Daher Saleh Muhamed – it should be noted that Ukrainian laws about foreign citizens are loyal and do not infringe on their rights and freedoms in any way. And their questions and problems arise simply due to ignorance or misunderstanding of their rights. Chief Specialist of the Department of State Registration of Acts of Civil Status of the Office of State Registration of the Main Territorial Department of Justice in the Odesa Region Olga Vasilievna Alimova, Head of the Citizenship Department in the Odesa Region Natalya Alexandrovna, Matyakin Alexander Georgievich Vice-President of the International Congress “SHIELD,” Deputy of the Mykolaiv City Council Vladislav Entin.
The conference was attended by foreigners who have been living on Ukraine’s territory for a long time, the president of the Palestinian diaspora in the city of Odesa, and the president of the Palestine-Ukrainian Friendship organization. Many questions related to problems with the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons were asked.
The SHIELD organization, the migration service, and the Ministry of Justice try to help people even with the essential things: citizenship, documents, and incidents that have arisen. But the main thing is that people turn to us and seek our help. Our doors are always open. I want to assure you that Odessa government agencies and organizations will help solve all the problems and issues that arise.
Today, December 28, 2019, the International Congress “Shield” held a children’s New Year’s party in Odessa.
About 500 children from socially vulnerable segments of the population were invited to the event – these are disabled children, orphans, children from low-income families, refugees, and migrants from hot spots of Ukraine, now living in Odesa and the region.
As the President of the International Congress “Shield” Saleh Muhamed Daher noted, the organization annually organizes such a holiday.
– We want to make children happy, show them that they are not alone and loved and that we will always be with them. We always emphasize that children are our future, and what it will be depends on us. In addition, the deputy of the regional council, Alexey Kobylnikov, on behalf of the chairman of the Regional Council, Sergei Parashchenko, also joined in the holiday, congratulated all the children on the upcoming holiday, and thanked the SHIELD organization, Imad AlAlem, director of LLC. “Zatoka,” Lyudmila Tkachenko, head of the “Road to Freedom” charitable foundation, chairman of the National Souza of Journalists of Ukraine in the Odesa region, Yuri Rabotin,
Thus, the Regional Representative Office of the International Organization for Education and Development in Moldova and the Center for Military-Historical Geography in Moldova awarded the President of the International Congress “Shield,” an international corporate medal for many years of work to strengthen the principles of human rights and freedoms.
The public organization “Caring Heart” took part in the event; its head, Sergei Kushchinsky, said that the organization opened a number of social facilities in Odessa and provided support to the children of the Suvorovsky district in various formats.
“We brought to the holiday the children of the Suvorov district, who distinguished themselves over a certain period of time by their achievements in various fields, be it sports or creativity,” said Sergei Kushchinsky.
Young guests were treated to New Year’s gifts and sweets during the holiday, and a theatrical entertainment program supported the fun atmosphere.
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