WWW.CCL.ORG.UA 3.5. Strengthening international solidarity Since the first days of The CCL takes an ac- in Skopje, on the eve of the Russian invasion, the CCL tive part in international the OSCE Ministerial Council. has been systematically networks and solidarity The event was aimed at working to expand its partic- events to protect human liaising and building partner- ipation in international hu- rights in the OSCE region. ships between civil society man rights mechanisms: UN For the second year in organisations, representa- conventional mechanisms, a row, the Center has been tives of state institutions and the ones of OSCE, the Council acting as the Secretariat international organisations, of Europe, and other inter- of the Civic Solidarity and at presenting a Declara- governmental institutions, Platform. Together with its tion entitled ‘The OSCE and and to engage Ukrainian colleagues, the Center organ- its participating States should organisations to put Ukraine ised the OSCE Civil Society overcome the organisation’s on the global agenda. Side Event on 29 November paralysis, stop continued 32