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LAW OF UKRAINE

of July 1, 2026 No. 4924-IX

About providing the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons

This Law establishes guarantees of observance of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of internally displaced persons, determines mechanisms of their realization and protection, legal and organizational basis of implementation of state policy in the field of providing the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. Determination of terms

1. In this Law the stated below terms are used in the following value:

1) adaptation - the process of adaptation of the internally displaced person to life at the place of residence provided by implementation of complex of the actions directed to creation of proper social, legal, economic and organizational conditions for satisfaction of basic needs and realization of the rights of the internally displaced person;

2) the internally displaced person - the citizen of Ukraine, the foreigner or the stateless person which is in the territory of Ukraine on legal causes and has the right to permanent residence in Ukraine which was forced to leave the residence owing to or in order to avoid negative effects of armed conflict, temporary occupation, universal violence expressions, human rights violations or emergency situations and moved within the territory of Ukraine;

3) integration - the process of inclusion of the internally displaced person in public life at the place of residence performed thanks to the activities of public authorities, local government bodies directed to prevention of origin and overcoming barriers in implementation process by the internally displaced person of human rights and fundamental freedoms with involvement of such person and other members of society. The requirements satisfaction, caused by internal transfer, and providing easy access to realization of the rights and freedoms of the internally displaced person is result of integration;

4) the residence of the internally displaced person - the address to which person actually lives after movement from the territory in which there were circumstances which entailed its internal transfer according to this Law and which such person uses for realization of the rights and freedoms;

5) the place of temporary residence of the internally displaced person - the building (including temporary) or its part, used or can be used for temporary residence (stay) of the internally displaced person;

6) the abandoned residence of the internally displaced person - the address of the registered or declared residence (stay) of such person at the time of its internal transfer;

7) reintegration - process of ensuring recovery of social bonds, participations in public life, and also creations of conditions of access to services, realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms after return of the internally displaced person to the abandoned residence performed thanks to the activities of public authorities, local government bodies directed to prevention of origin and overcoming barriers in implementation process of human rights and freedoms with involvement of such person and other members of society;

8) any movement - movement of person contrary to its will and desire which is not caused by compelling need of protection of life, health, public safety, etc., made with violation of the law of Ukraine.

Article 2. The legislation in the field of providing the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons

1. Features of providing the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons are determined by the Constitution of Ukraine, this Law and other laws of Ukraine, and also international treaties of Ukraine which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

2. If the international treaty of Ukraine which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine establishes other rules, than provided by this Law rules of the international treaty of Ukraine are applied.

Article 3. Guarantees of observance of the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons

1. The state takes all feasible measures provided by the Constitution and the laws of Ukraine, international treaties of Ukraine which consent to be bound is provided by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for prevention of emergence of premises of rather internal transfer of persons, and in case of such movement - for protection and ensuring compliance with the rights and freedoms of internally displaced persons by introduction of mechanisms of the state response to the challenges arising from the moment of adoption by person of the decision on internal transfer during its adaptation and integration at the place of residence, and also in case of voluntary return of the internally displaced person to the abandoned residence and its reintegration.

Article 4. Protection against willful movement

1. Everyone has right of defense from any movement, including from forced return to the abandoned residence.

2. Obligatory evacuation in understanding of the Code of civil protection of Ukraine is not considered any movement.

Article 5. Discrimination prohibition

1. Discrimination of internally displaced persons based on the fact of internal transfer, on signs of race, skin color, floor, language, religion or religion, political or other convictions, national, ethnic or social origin, nationality, the legal or social status, age, disability, marital or property status, the birthplace or origin or on any other sign is forbidden.

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