SOCIAL PROTECTION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to provide a theoretical substantiation of the ways to improve social protection of internally displaced persons in the context of a territorial community. In the article, the relevance of the problem of social protection of internally displaced persons, the need to find effective ways of social adaptation of this category of citizens in new places of residence is substantiated. The scientific approaches to the essence and significance of the subject matter of the study are studied, and the author's own understanding of the category of social protection of internally displaced persons is formed – it is a system of social and financial support for internally displaced persons, which includes financial, material and socio-psychological support for this category of citizens until their full reintegration into society at a new place of residence. Legislative framework for social protection of internally displaced persons is studied, its complexity for understanding by the affected persons and the need for improvement in terms of registration of this category of citizens, verification of their data and transparency of social assistance are noted. The foreign experience of social protection of internally displaced persons in Moldova, Serbia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia is studied, and the possibilities of its application in Ukrainian realities are noted. The social protection of internally displaced persons in 2023 in the Lutsk city territorial community is analysed, and existing problems and trends are identified. Directions for improving the social protection of internally displaced persons are proposed: strengthening social dialogue and cooperation between public authorities, local governments and community residents; distribution and redistribution of internally displaced persons between territorial communities of the country, to eliminate local overloads and optimize the capabilities of the social protection system; financing the needs of internally displaced persons on a parity basis with maximum resource involvement of domestic and international charities. Prospects for further research lie in the development of practical recommendations for improving the social protection of internally displaced persons in the post-war period.