The efforts undertaken by the Russian authorities have improved the lives of a substantial number of displaced persons, but an important number still do not fully enjoy their rights after up to twenty years in displacement, the Assembly underlined today.

Adopting a resolution based on the report by Nikolaos Dendias (Greece, EPP/CD), parliamentarians called for stronger efforts to ensure that durable solutions can be achieved for the remaining displaced persons. This entails improved data and information collection, targeted programmes to address their specific needs as well as strengthened efforts towards achieving peace in the region.