Ethnic minorities in the Eastern Neighbourhood – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine – experience significant challenges related to the quality of political inclusion. This resource from the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) Helpdesk surveys donor, academic and non-governmental organisation (NGO) literature in this field. It found that literature on addressing the political exclusion of ethnic minorities is limited, with discussion of donor interventions even more sparse.
The resource looks at government initiatives and recommendations based on country situation and international experience. It notes programming to address the political exclusion of internally displaced people and refugees in the region, and different levels of reporting for different countries. The resource relies, in part, on general research and guidance from a global perspective, including examples of initiatives outside of the Eastern Neighbourhood.
