“Towards coherent policies on veterans in Europe”,
the Parliamentary Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers:
1.1 draw up a recommendation on
the rights and well-being of veterans, aligned with the European Convention
on Human Rights (ETS No. 5) and the European Social Charter (revised)
(ETS No. 163) which will be the first European text to set out common
human rights standards for veterans. This recommendation should
include guidance on veteran mental health, employment and career
transition for veterans and combat-related disabilities, and should
be developed in collaboration with the relevant international organisations
and bodies, such as the World Health Organization, the International
Labour Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development, the European Union, and the Committee on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations;
1.2 prioritise and develop, in the next Council of Europe
Action Plan “Democratic Security for Ukraine”, specific actions
towards veterans, through support to Ukraine in building and sustaining
a veteran policy across employment, healthcare, housing, education,
social policies, recognising coherent veteran support as a contribution
to social cohesion, democratic stability and the protection of human rights,
including by considering ways to strengthen the Council of Europe’s
presence in Ukraine and dedicated capacity in Ukraine, in order
to support Ukraine in collecting, analysing and sharing lessons learned
and good practices, with a view to share them with other Council
of Europe's member States, and in co-ordinating the support and
efforts of the Organisation’s member States.
