UNHCR operates through the network of several partner organisations assisting refugees and asylum seekers, including social and legal aid. There are also partner lawyers who can provide legal assistance in Chernihiv, Lviv, and Lutsk.
Legal partners provide legal assistance to asylum seekers during the state asylum procedure and provide legal counselling on the rights and obligation of asylum seekers, refugees and persons granted complementary protection according to the legislation of Ukraine. Legal assistance may include:
- explain the asylum procedure
- prepare the asylum application and required documents for the State Migration Service (SMS)
- assistance to access documentation
- prepare court appeals
- accompany and represent asylum seekers in court
- prepare complaints and letters to the state authorities
Social partners provide counselling regarding social assistance available from the state. It also includes assistance in accessing social, medical and education services. The assistance by our NGO partners may include:
- assistance in approaching hospitals
- assistance in purchasing medication for the most vulnerable persons of concern
- psychological counselling and support
- Ukrainian language courses
- assistance with school, kindergarten and vocational training enrolment
- access to employment
- computer and internet access
- counselling on birth registration
The following NGO partners can be approached by refugees, asylum seekers and persons granted complementary protection:
All-Ukrainian charitable foundation “The right to protection”
Legal assistance to refugees and asylum seekers
Address: 55, Shchekavytska St., Kyiv, 04071
Phone: +38 (044) 453 16 53
Fax: +38 (044) 337 17 62
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.r2p.org.ua/en
Field offices
Chernihiv
Address: 57/1 Goncha St., Chernihiv
Mobile: +38 (050) 440 55 99
Phone: +38 (046) 267 52 81
Kharkiv
Address: 85, Chernyshevskaya St., Kharkiv, 61024
Mobile: +38 (057) 751 17 64; +38 (094) 811 17 64
E-mail: [email protected]
Lutsk
Address: 33 D. Galytskogo St., office 10, Lutsk
Mobile: +38 (067) 774 89 01
Lviv
Address: 13 Shota Rustavely St., office 10, Lviv
Mobile: +38 (093) 023 08 55
Phone: +38 (032) 276 19 21
Rokada
Social assistance to refugees and asylum seekers
Address: 7, Vasylya Chumaka St., Kyiv, 03065
Phone: +38 (044) 501 56 96
Fax: +38 (044) 501 56 95
E-mail: [email protected]
Mailing address: Kyiv-65, P.O. Box 108
International Foundation of Health and Environment Protection “Region Karpat” (NEEKA)
Legal and social assistance to refugees and asylum seekers
Address: 3, Michurina St., Mukachevo, 89600
Phone: +38 (031) 313 21 22
Fax: +38 (031) 313 33 50
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://new.neeka.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/neekaukraine
“Desyate kvitnya”
Legal and social assistance to refugees and asylum seekers
Address: 15, Heroiv Krut St., office 501, Odesa
Tel.: +38 (048) 766 00 04; +38 (093) 662 85 24
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Website: www.desyatekvitnya.com
