THE ANNOUNCEMENT
The International Donor Conference on humanitarian demining in Ukraine will be held at Westin Hotel Zagreb on 11 and 12 October 2023. The objective of the Conference is to ensure financial donations and other pledges from countries participating at the Conference for the purpose of humanitarian demining in Ukraine.
Opening statements will make Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia Mr Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mr Denys Shmyhal (via video conference), Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius.
The first day of the Conference will be dedicated to discussions between the ministers responsible for demining who will be able to present specific pledges and contributions for humanitarian demining in Ukraine on behalf of their governments. One of the participants in the ministerial part of the Conference will be Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Mr Ihor Klymenko.
The second day of the Conference is foreseen for technical discussions between experts from countries participating at the Conference. This will also be an opportunity to present internationally renowned Croatian companies which manufacture demining machinery.
PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION
The registration of participants has been completed.
DONATION ACCOUNT NUMBER
The individuals and corporate representatives who will not participate at the ministerial level of the Donor Conference on humanitarian demining in Ukraine are kindly invited to present their financial contributions for the purpose of supporting demining activities in Ukraine towards the following donations account:
HR 12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0, reference number: HR68 5460 – OIB of the payer (for payers from the Republic of Croatia).
Donations made from outside the Republic of Croatia are paid to the state budget account:
BANK NAME AND ADDRESS:
Croatian National Bank
Trg hrvatskih velikana 3
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
BIC (SWIFT) CODE:
NBHRHR2X
RECIPIENT NAME AND ADDRESS:
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia
Katančićeva 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
IBAN: HR12 1001 0051 8630 0016 0
REFERENCE:
HR68 5460 - Financial contribution for humanitarian demining in Ukraine
or to the bank account of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine:
BENEFICIARY:
Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
BENEFICIARY ADDRESS:
12/2 M. Grushevs'kyi Street, Kyiv, 01008, Ukraine
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NUMBER:
UA863000010000032306338501027
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
8901616532
BENEFICIARY BANK:
BIC NBUA UA UX
SWIFT CODE:
IRVT US 3N
CORRESPONDENT BANK NAME:
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, New York
CORRESPONDENT BANK ADDRESS:
One Wall Street, New Yor, NY 10286, USA
PURPOSE OF PAYMENT:
for acc 32306338501027
LOGISTICS AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
WORKING LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETATION
Working languages for the conference are Croatian, English, French and Ukrainian. Simultaneous interpretations will be provided during the event.
FACILITIES
Wi-Fi is accessible throughout the conference, passwords will be provided at the venue. Live streaming will be available during the conference.
REGISTRATION
All delegations are requested to register before 30 September 2023 via registration form.
ACCREDITATION
Participation at the conference is possible only for accredited participants. Accreditation badges and pins will be distributed for the 2nd Conference Day on the marked Accreditation info points inside the venue.
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE BY PLANE
Technical welcome and complimentary facilities at the Zagreb airport will be provided for delegations at ministerial level or higher.
TRANSPORTATION
VIP vehicle will be provided for heads of delegation at ministerial level or higher. Embassies are kindly requested to assist in providing the transfers of members of their delegations by Embassy vehicles. Other participants are to manage their transfers individually.
VISA REQUIREMENTS
Members of delegations arriving from the countries that require a visa to enter the Republic of Croatia should contact the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in their respective country.
Visa information is available at the
Ministry's website. Please be advised to place a visa application, if required, as early as possible.
ACCOMODATION
The organizer has made available limited number of room reservations at preferential rates at The Westin Hotel. Please book your accommodation
here by 4 October 2023. After that date reservations will be accepted based on room availability. The costs are to be covered by delegations solely.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
24-hour medical service will be provided throughout the duration of the conference.
MISCELLANEOUS
Emergency calls: 112 Time Zone: GMT/UTC + 2 Country Code: +385 Currency: euro (€).
Electricity: 220V/50Hz, type F sockets Tap water is safe to drink.
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
For matters concerning programme, panel discussions and speakers:
d4u@mup.hr
For matters concerning pledges:
d4u@mup.hr
