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ROUND TABLE

ADVOCACY FOR PROTECTION AND INTEGRATION OF UNACCOMPANIED MINORS IN BULGARIA– ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES

6-7 November 2014, Rila Hotel, Borovets

DRAFT PROGRAM

6 November 2014
09.30 / Departure to Borovets
11.30 – 13.00 / Check in Rila Hotel, Lunch and Registration
13.00 – 13.10 / Opening; Aims of the Round Table
·  Kina Sabeva, BCRM Chairperson and Member of the Asylum Granting Commission to the Vice President of the Republic of Bulgaria
INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES OF PROTECTION AND INTEGRATION OF UNACCOMANIED MINOR REFUGEES
13.10 – 14.00 / UNHCR Position on Protection and Integration of UAMs in Bulgaria
·  Roland-Francois Weil, UNHCR Representative
Position of the State Agency for Child Protection on Protection and Integration of UAMs in Bulgaria
·  Eva Zhecheva, Chairperson of the State Agency for Child Protection
DISCUSSIONS
CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS REGARDING PROTECTION, INTEGRATION AND ADAPTATION OF UAMs in BULGARIA
MODERATOR: Bistra Zografova
State expert, State Agency for Child Protection
14.00 – 14.20 / Results of the monitoring survey on reception, accommodation and integration of UAMs in 2013 under UNHCR project
·  Marinela Radeva
PANEL I: ACCOMMODATION
14.20 – 15.20 / Position of the State Agency for Refugees
·  Experience and Practice of the Registration and Reception Centre, Banya, Milen Laptev, Director
Position of the Agency for Social Assistance on accommodation at residential and specialized institutions
·  Blagovest Stoilov, Snr expert, Agency for Social Assistance
Position of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy within the context of the National Strategy for Integration of Refugees 2014-2020 and the 2014 Plan of Action
·  Hristo Simeonov, Head of Migration and Integration Department
DISCUSSIONS
15.20 – 15.35 / Coffee break
PANEL II: ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
15.35 – 16.30 / Access to social services and care of UAMs in Bulgaria – asylum seekers and refugees
·  Position of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Anelia Zheleva, Snr expert “Policies for Social Inclusion, Children and Family”
·  Position of the State Agency for Refugees, Anna Andreeva, Director of Social Activities and Adaptation Directorate
·  Experience of the Home for Children without parental care “Petko Slaveykov”, Sofia, Nadya Dzhunova, Director
DISCUSSIONS
PANEL III: HRALTHCARE
16.30 – 17.30 / Challenges and achievements regarding access to health care and services for UAMs including official appointment of a GP
·  Position of the Ministry of Health
·  Position and Experience of the State Agency for Refugees
·  Position of the Bulgarian Red Cross, Mariana Stoyanova, Head of RMS
DISCUSSIONS
19.30 / Dinner
7 November 2014
08.30-09.30 / Breakfast
Contd:
CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMNETS FOR PROTECTION, ADAPTATION AND INTEGARTION OF UAMs IN BULGARIA
MODERATOR: Blagovest Stoilov, Snr expert, Agency for Social Assistance
PANEL IV: ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND BULGARIAN LANGUAGE TRAINING
09.30 – 09.50 / Interim results of the monitoring survey on protection, reception, adaptation and integration of UAMs under UNHCR project in 2014
·  Kristina Gologanova, ACET
09.50–10.40 / Access to Bulgarian Language Training and Education of UAMs in Bulgaria
·  Position of the Ministry of Education, Anelia Yotova, Access to Education Directorate
·  Experience and Position of the State Agency for Refugees, Anna Andreeva, Director of Social Activities and Adaptation Directorate and Milen Laptev, Director Reception and Registration Centre in the village of Banya
Bulgarian Language Training of UAMs accommodated at the Reception and Integration Centre in the village of Banya
·  Ivan Cheresharov, Caritas Sofia
DISCUSSIONS
10.40 -10.55 / Coffee break
PANEL V: GUARDIANSHIP
10.55-12.00 / Guardianship for UAMs – asylum seekers and refugees
·  Position of the State Agency for Child Protection, Bistra Zografova, State expert
·  Position of the Agency for Social Assistance, Blagovest Stoilov, Snr expert
·  Position of the State Agency for Refugees, Anna Andreeva, Director
·  Position of NGOs
DISCUSSIONS
12.00-12.20 / SUMMARY
·  Emilia Bratanova, Integration Assistant, UNHCR
12.20 – 12.30 / CLOSING
·  Kina Sabeva, Chairperson, Bulgarian Council on Refugees and Migrants
12.30-13.30 / LUNCH
13.30 DEPARTURE TO SOFIA

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