CIS Conference
Regional Conference to Address the Problems of Refugees, Displaced Persons, other Forms of Involuntary Displacement and Returnees in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relevant Neighboring Countries (CIS Conference)
Established 1996
Objectives:
The CIS Conference is a regional conference that addressed the problems of refugees, displaced Persons, other forms of involuntary displacement and returnees in the countries of the commonwealth of independent states and relevant neighbouring states and follow-up process.
The CIS Conference is no longer active and was ended in 2005.
Focus:
- Refugees;
- IDPs and persons in refugee-like situations;
- Epatriates;
- Ecological migrants;
- Migration management (combating illegal migration and trafficking, border management);
- Migrants' rights,
- Return and reintegration; and
- Population/demography.
12 Members (in red)
 Armenia |
 Moldova |
 Azerbaijan |
 Russian Federation |
 Belarus |
 Tajikistan |
 Georgia |
 Turkmenistan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Ukraine |
 Kyrgyzstan |
 Uzbekistan |
36 Interested States (in blue)
 Australia |
 Japan |
 Austria |
 Latvia |
 Belgium |
 Lithuania |
 Bulgaria |
 Mongolia |
 Canada |
 The Netherlands |
 China |
 Norway |
 The Czech Republic |
 Pakistan |
 Denmark |
 Poland |
 Estonia |
 Portugal |
 Finland |
 Romania |
 France |
 Slovakia |
 Germany |
 Spain |
 Greece |
 Sweden |
 Holy See |
 Switzerland |
 Hungary |
 Turkey |
 Iceland |
 The United Kingdom |
 Ireland |
 The United States of America |
 Iran |
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 Italy |
Partner and Observer Institutions
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)
- Other international organizations, NGOs and entities
Secretariat
UNHCR, IOM and OSCE/ODHIR acted as joint secretariat for the Conference and provided technical support to the Follow-up Process
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