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Japan makes substantial voluntary contribution to the Register of Damage for Ukraine
The Government of Japan has made a significant voluntary contribution in the amount of €735,000 to the Register of Damage for Ukraine for 2024. Japan is a founding Associate Member of the Enlarged Partial Agreement establishing the Register. Ambassador Uchida Hiroyuki, Permanent Observer of Japan...
Statement by RD4U Executive Director on International Women’s Day 2024
This International Women's Day, we take a moment to recognise the tremendous challenges and suffering faced by women and girls due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. War, with its devastating impact, does not discriminate, yet amidst the devastation, the tragic loss of lives, and the...
The Board prepares for the opening of submission of claims to the Register of Damage for Ukraine
The Board of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (RD4U) convened for its second meeting in The Hague from 27 February to 1 March 2024. The Board focused on the adoption of the rules and regulations necessary for the work of the Register and...
The Board of the Register holds its inaugural meeting
At its inaugural meeting in The Hague (11-15 December), the Board of the Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) elected its Chair and Vice-Chair, adopted its Rules of Procedure and discussed as a matter of urgency the categories of claims that will be eligible for submission to the Register. The...
The Conference of Participants of the Register of Damage for Ukraine elects its Board
The Conference of Participants of the Register of Damage caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine came together for its 3rd meeting on 16 November and elected the seven members of the Register’s Board. Of the 18 candidates (9 men and 9 women) from four different...
The Conference of Participants of the Register held its second meeting
Representatives from more than 40 countries gathered in Riga for the second meeting of the Conference of Participants of the Register of damage caused by the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, held in the Latvian capital, Riga. "With this second meeting of the Register of Damage, we...
Council of Europe ministers of Justice met in Riga to support justice for Ukraine
The ministers of Justice of Council of Europe member and observer states have adopted a declaration outlining a series of principles (“Riga principles”) to achieve comprehensive accountability for the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine and provide redress to all victims of the war,...
Seat of Register of Damage: Secretary General signs agreement with the Netherlands
Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Marija Pejčinović Burić, has signed the host State Agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands regarding the Seat of the Register of Damage caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Forty-three member states are participating...
Constitutive meeting of the Conference of Participants in the Register of Damage for Ukraine
The Conference of Participants of the Register of damage caused by the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine held its constitutive meeting, bringing together the representatives of more than 40 countries. The Register will serve as a record of evidence and claims for damage, loss or...
Council of Europe Summit creates Register of Damage for Ukraine as a first step towards an international compensation mechanism for victims of Russian aggression
On the second day of the Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland, Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs...
