Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation in the field of international protection

Panel discussion

Panel discussion
“Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation in the field of international protection”

 

The discussion panel “Adaptation of Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation in the field of international protection” was organized jointly by the Department of International Law of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine, and the State Migration Service of Ukraine.


The discussion panel is dedicated to addressing topical issues of approximation Ukrainian legislation to the EU legal acts that make up the New Pact on Migration and Asylum 2024. In particular, the following issues will be discussed: assessment of the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with EU legislation in the field of international protection, development of a draft new Migration Policy Strategy of Ukraine, and development of a draft Law of Ukraine “On International Protection.”

The panel speakers are high-ranking officials from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine, the State Migration Service of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, and Ukrainian and foreign academics.

 

Languages: Ukrainian, English (with simultaneous translation)

 

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REGISTRATION FOR THE EVENT

23 september 2025
14.00 - 16.00
Online
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Free

OPENING REMARKS

Nina Schrepfer

Assistant Representative (Protection), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine. Nina Schrepfer joined UNHCR in 2015, bringing extensive experience working in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East with the Office of the SRSG on Internal Displacement, other humanitarian organizations, and research institutions. Prior to joining UNHCR’s Ukraine operation in May 2024 she […]

SPEAKERS

Volodymyr Steshenko

PhD, Professor, Head of the Department of International Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (since 2018). Head of the National Delegation of Ukraine to the meetings of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee on the Revision of the 1974 Recommendation concerning Education (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 2023). National expert of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees […]

Topic of speech: “Assessment of the compliance of Ukrainian legislation with EU legal acts comprising the New Pact on Migration and Asylum”

Nataliia Naumenko

Chairwoman of the State Migration Service of Ukraine. All of Natalia Naumenko’s professional career has been linked to work in state bodies in the field of migration. She has consistently held the following positions: chief specialist on issues of nationalities and migration of the Kyiv Regional State Administration (December 1998 – January 2005); worked in […]

MODERATOR

Oksana Babych

Assistant Protection Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Ukraine. Oksana Babych works in UNHCR’s Ukraine operation since 2004. During these years, she was involved in various UNHCR projects and initiatives related to the development of Ukraine’s international protection system. This included close cooperation with state authorities and civil society organizations. Ms. Babych […]

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Co-Chairman of Organizing Committee
Rector of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Anatoly Hetman