BackThe Office of the Turkish Ombudsman announces the 4th International Symposium on Ombudsman Institutions on the main theme of “Migration and Refugees”, which will be held on 2-3 March 2017, in Ankara.
The Symposium, which will be opened with the participation of H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Republic of Turkey, is organized within the scope of the “Support to Establishment of Ombudsman Institution in Turkey Project”, co-financed by the Republic of Turkey and the European Union.
In order to develop a common and strong solution, the cooperation and solidarity among countries is much more important than ever in these days in which we face many challenges because of migration of millions of people due to wars, terror and poverty.
The topics to be discussed in the Symposium are:
- countries' policies on refugees
- vulnerable groups in refugees: women and children
- xenophobia, racism and islamophobia in relation with migration
Working languages will be Turkish, English, Russian and Arabic.
The Office of the Turkish Ombudsman would be honoured to invite distinguished members of the International Ombudsman Institute to this event and appreciate if you could attend this Symposium and announce the event through your web sites.
Source: Office of the Ombudsman (Kamu Denetçiliği Kurumu), Turkey
