Eurasia's Dispossessed
NGOs and Human Security
Three years since the international community convened a landmark conference to address the myriad issues associated with the forced displacement of some eight million people in the former Soviet Union, the effort for the newly emerging states to deal with this crisis has largely been an odyssey of missed opportunities. The notable exception, however, has been the significant enhancement of the sophistication and capacity of local migration-related NGOs in the region. This report, based in part on a survey of these NGOs, assesses the impact of the CIS Conference and follow up process thus far.