DEMOCRATIZATION // 27
Participants in a training workshop organized
by ODIHR and the Immigrant Council of
Ireland discuss good practices in migrant
integration, Dublin, 18 October 2017.
(OSCE/Pippa Woolnough)
“O
ODIHR also continued to update its
legislative database, legislationline.
org, to facilitate better and free access
to a thematically structured compilation of more than 11,000 documents,
in English and Russian, including
international standards and domestic laws from OSCE participating
States on 18 human dimension topics.
During the year, ODIHR launched a
new, more user-friendly beta version
of the website.
Gender and diversity aspects
were s pecifically addressed in all
of ODIHR’s legal reviews in 2017.
ODIHR’s democratic lawmaking
activities also focused on the inclusiveness of public consultation processes and mechanisms for mainstreaming gender and diversity in
draft legislation.
MIGRATION AND FREEDOM OF
MOVEMENT
Strengthening capacities to
respond to migration challenges
ODIHR continued to build the capacity of national authorities and civil
society actors in the area of migration by supporting participating
States’ efforts to enhance their systems of migration governance and
integration. Responding to requests
for assistance, ODIHR delivered five
national training workshops in Balti
and Cahul, both in Moldova, and in
Dublin, Kyiv and Tbilisi, to develop the knowledge and skills of 208
participants (88 men, 120 women)
on migrants’ human rights, migrant
integration and gender-sensitive
labour migration policies.
DIHR expertise is
especially timely
in examining key issues
currently inhibiting effective
integration, including
difficulties in accessing
housing, local language
classes and the workforce.
The discussions during these
two days should inform the
development of effective
and localized integration
strategies here in Ireland and
deliver real improvements in
the lives of migrants as new
members of our society.”
Brian Killoran, CEO of the Immigrant
Council of Ireland, discussing the
workshop held on 18 October in Dublin
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