The first meeting of Central Asia Regional Expert Council in Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees kicked off in Tashkent

Today, the first meeting of Central Asia Regional Expert Council in Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Returnees from armed conflict zones kicked off in Tashkent, reports "Dunyo" IA correspondent.

The event is organized by the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies under the President of Uzbekistan (ISRS), the State Security Service, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Committee the Family and Women under the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction, as well as the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan.
The first meeting of the Regional Expert Council in Tashkent will be attended by high-level representatives of Central Asian states, international organizations – the UN and the OSCE, as well as specialists in the field of rehabilitation and reintegration of returnees from conflict zones, including in matters of bringing to justice persons suspected of committing criminal acts.
The event will become a unique platform for sharing the experience of Central Asian countries in the field of returning their citizens from conflict zones, institutionalization and increasing the effectiveness of regional cooperation in this area, will again demonstrate the achieved high level of consolidation of the Central Asian states and readiness to jointly bear common responsibility for ensuring peace and security in the region.
The event will also include two breakout sessions on implementing a comprehensive whole-of-government approach to the rehabilitation and reintegration of returnees from conflict zones, as well as enhancing the role of local communities and civil society organizations in ensuring a whole-of-society approach in this area.