2009 Max van der Stoel Award Winner – Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research, Ukraine | OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research from Ukraine won the 2009 Max van der Stoel award. Since its founding in 1997, this NGONGO
non-governmental organization has trained government officials and members of the police service in diversity management, monitored the press for hate speech, assisted formerly deported peoples and engaged in conflict prevention at the local level. Together with the Renaissance Foundation, the IDC has introduced a discretionary course entitled “Culture of Good Neighbourhood” in Crimean schools.

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Press release

Max van der Stoel award 2009 presented to Ukrainian NGO from Crimea

14 October 2009 THE HAGUE

Photo gallery: Max van der Stoel Award 2009

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L-r: Margarita Aradzhyonia and Oleg Smirnov collect the 2009 Max van der Stoel award on behalf of the Ukrainian NGO Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research, The Hague, 14 October 2009.

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L-r: Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans, Margarita Aradzhyonia, Max van der Stoel, Oleg Smirnov and OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek, at the Max van der Stoel award presentation, The Hague, 14 October 2009.

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Margarita Aradzhyonia (l) and Oleg Smirnov (c) collect the Max van der Stoel award from Dutch Minister for European Affairs Frans Timmermans (r) for Ukrainian NGO Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research, The Hague, 14 October 2009.

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A conflict resolution class in Gvardeiskoye, Crimea, sponsored by the Integration and Development Centre for Information and Research (IDC) from Crimea, Ukraine. IDC is the 2009 winner of the Max van der Stoel Award.

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