UN representatives got acquainted with Kazakhstan's experience in returning its citizens from conflict zones

November 22, 2021, Nur-Sultan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with UNODC in the framework of the visit of the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Director General of the Vienna Office of the United Nations – Ms. Ghada Waly, organized a round table "High-level Dialogue on criminal prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration of persons returned from conflict zones, including their family members. The experience of the Republic of Kazakhstan".

Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Religious Affairs of the MISD of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Bakirov made a report on the state of rehabilitation and reintegration of repatriated citizens from terrorist activity zones within the framework of Operation Zhusan.

The event was attended by Assistant to the President of Kazakhstan Yerlan Karin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akan Rakhmetullin, representatives of public authorities, international organizations and diplomatic missions. The moderator was the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan Elvira Asimova.

Recall that the humanitarian operation "Zhusan" to return our citizens from terrorist activity zones began in 2019, thanks to which more than 600 citizens have been repatriated to the country today, most of whom are women and children.