“Enhancing Development of the Dialogue Culture in Ukraine”

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, in co-operation with the National Association of Mediators of Ukraine, organized and held the Forum for Mediators and Facilitators “Enhancing Development of the Dialogue Culture in Ukraine” and the International Conference “National Dialogue in Ukraine: Review of Efforts and Prospects for Enhancing Country’s Stability and Promoting Reforms” on December 9-11, 2015 in Kyiv. 

The Forum involved more than 55 participants for exchanging their experience, establishing new contacts, learning about and discussing international experience and best practices of dialogue mediation and facilitation. The participants had a chance to enhance their qualification and acquire new knowledge specifically relevant to dialogue moderation involving government institutions during the so-called “vertical” dialogues. An in-depth brainstorming focused on development of a conceptual unity as the foundation for the start of a dialogue, dialogue moderator competences, trust as the basis for involving in a dialogue, approaches to overcoming difficulties in the dialogue process, strategy for involving parties in a dialogue, peculiarities of dialogues in support of reform implementation, duration of dialogue initiatives and their efficiency assessment, further steps, and dialogue outcomes. 

In  the  framework  of  the  International  Conference  involving  more  than  110 people,  the  participants  learned  about  organized  dialogue  initiatives,  projects, professional organizations, and  their methodologies. Foreign and Ukrainian experts, as well  as  the  dialogue  immediate  participants  discussed  and  analyzed  successful OSCE  dialogue  efforts  and  shared  their  vision  of  how  to  improve  the  dialogue process on  the  local and national  levels. Specifically,  ideas were stated on how  the thematic priorities  in dialogues should change  in  the  future, how  to cover  the so  far uncovered or poorly covered regional or professional groups of persons, and how to build  institutional  capacity  and methodological  basis  of  the mediator  and  facilitator community.

Event materials to download:

• Summative report of the Forum and the Conference (in English)

Master classes:

Event photo gallery:

Family photo of participants of International Conference “National Dialogue in Ukraine: Review of Efforts and Prospects for Enhancing Country’s Stability and Promoting Reforms”, Kyiv 11 December 2015

Vaidotas Verba, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator opens the International Conference “National Dialogue in Ukraine: Review of Efforts and Prospects for Enhancing Country’s Stability and Promoting Reforms”. , Kyiv 11 December 2015

Hanna Stativka, a Ukrainian psychologist, provides insights on how to manage stress and handle difficult situations in the work of dialogue practitioners. Kyiv 10 December 2015

Practical exercises for dialogue experts provide an opportunity to enhance their skills. Kyiv 10 December 2015

Participants present their elaborations during a practical exercise on involving officials into dialogue. Kyiv 10 December 2015