The Bulan Institute co-hosted the UN side event jointly with the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan in Geneva and the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights while countering terrorism. The event discussed repatriation of women and children with links to ISIS from Syria and Iraq. The Uzbek government presented first outcomes of the operation “Mehr” which brought back more than 500 women and children from the Middle East. The event also covered the experiences of repatriation and rehabilitation of other countries, including Kyrgyzstan