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The strong cooperation between UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, includes support to the establishment of regional human right centres, bringing human rights work closer to the people.

The Regional Human Rights Protection Centre was opened in Chernivtsi city on 28 November 2024.

Yesterday, a regional Human Rights Protection Centre was opened in Chernivtsi city by the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets together with Head of Chernivtsi Regional State Administration Ruslan Zaparaniuk, Head of Chernivtsi Regional Council Oleksii Boiko, Mayor of Chernivtsi city Roman Kluchuk and UNHCR Representative to Ukraine, Karolina Lindholm Billing.

The facility has been refurbished and equipped with support from UNHCR through its NGO partner Rokada. It will serve as a resource to people in the region – including internally displaced people, returnees and people at risk of statelessness – by providing counseling services, public initiatives and information on access to fundamental rights.

Jointly with other UN partners, UNHCR is continuously supporting the opening of regional Human Rights Protection Centres and Offices across the country by refurbishing the premises, including by making them accessible for people with low mobility, and providing furniture, IT-equipment and other basic amenities. UNHCR has for example supported facilities in Cherkasy, Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia, while work is ongoing in Uzhhorod and other regions like Khmelnytskyi, Odesa and Volyn.

By establishing these regional centres, the crucial work of ensuring human rights for all people in Ukraine, including through information and outreach to those groups or