The article describes the essence of the concept of “internally displaced person”. Theoretical and legal approaches to the content of the concept of “internally displaced persons” have been studied. It was established that forced migration plays an important role in the modern world migration process of the population of Ukraine.
The article analyzes the social security of internally displaced persons. Based on the analysis of current legislation and modern scientific research, a definition of the concept of «internally displaced persons» is proposed. The causes of forced migration and their impact on the social security of internally displaced persons in Ukraine are indicated. Namely, due to the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, a large number of Ukrainian citizens were forced to move, saving their own lives, which led to forced migration, both external and internal.
Formulation of the problem. The extensive social policy of Ukraine, inherited from Soviet times, in particular due to the manifestation of the state’s concern for its citizens by providing a large number of benefits, subsidies and social advantages without taking into account the financial capabilities of the budget, poses a threat to the economic stability of Ukraine.
The peculiarities of regulating the right of the elderly to social protection at the
international legal level are defined, the main international legal acts in this field are
described. Among the international instruments relevant for the social protection of the elderly
are: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Social Charter, the
International Aging Plan on Aging, adopted by the First World Assembly on Aging in 1982,
the United Nations Principles the elderly, Declaration on Aging. The analysis of international