ECRE has been working to support refugee-assisting organisations in Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine since 1996. The programme aims to develop the rule of law and strong civil society, leading to more effective protection of refugees and asylum seekers. ECRE's work in Eastern Europe has been generously funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the EU programme AENEAS. The programme activities will run from 2005 - 2008.
ECRE project activities in the region include: - Legal training courses on refugee issues. These bring together non-governmental lawyers and legal advisors, government officials and UNHCR staff to discuss legal issues of relevance to the region.
- Research. ECRE publishes legal research reports as background to the conferences on issues of relevance to lawyers in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus.
- Translations. Key texts in the field of refugee and asylum law are translated into Russian by professional translators and distributed in the project region.
- Capacity building. ECRE has been providing capacity building support for NGOs in Ukraine, Russia, Moldova and Belarus since 1998. A main aim of the current programme is to increase the strategic management and leadership skills of the NGOs with whom we work, as well as support improved co-ordination between them. An NGO support officer has been based in Kiev, Ukraine since April 2004.
 
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