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Ukraine Joins Global Campaign to Galvanize Action for Children UN Children’s Agency Urges to Put Children First at HIV/AIDS Agenda

New York, 31 May - Secretary-General Kofi Annan addressed the opening of the plenary segment of the General Assembly high-level meeting on AIDS.

Secretary-General, observing international day of United Nations peacekeepers, lauds growing confidence in organization’s ability to restore stability

It will be the twentieth year running when on the third Sunday of May the world community commemorates the International Memorial Day of People Who Died from AIDS. AIDS pandemic took lives of about 25 million people, including nearly 2 million children. Almost 42 million people in the world are HIV-positive.

New UN Report says the most vulnerable countries are leading in democratic innovation despite extreme obstacles, but critical challenges remain.

15 May - Message on the International Day of Families by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Across the world, we celebrate this week as International Family Week, culminating in International Family Day on 15 May. The United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 47/237 of 20 September 1993, proclaimed this annual observance to reflect the importance that the international community attaches to families. The International Year of the Family was 1994, and every year since we strive to consolidate its goals.

In April-May 2006 the UN House hosted an art exhibition of children’s drawings devoted to the 20th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident

GENEVA (ILO news) − Child labour, especially in its worst forms, is in decline for the first time across the globe, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said today, in a new, cautiously optimistic report 1/ entitled “The end of child labour: Within reach”.

Geneva, 28 April 2006 – Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich, the outstanding musician, strong defender of human rights and advocate for children’s health, has accepted the appointment as a Special Representative for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

April 26, Kyiv, Minsk, Moscow, New York – The United Nations is marking the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear accident with a vital message of hope and an appeal to the international community to redouble efforts to assist the social and economic recovery of the regions hardest-hit by the 1986 reactor explosion.

Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on the 20th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster

25 April, Kyiv. In response to growing interest in corporate social responsibility in Ukraine, the United Nations in Ukraine has today launched the Global Compact Initiative which involves over 34 Ukrainian and international businesses, associations and civil society organizations.

April 24, Kyiv – United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Director Kalman Mizsei today called on the world to remember the suffering caused by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident. He also expressed confidence in the potential for the region’s social and economic recovery.

The Global Compact will be officially launched in Ukraine by UN top officials jointly with first signatories representing the leading Ukrainian and international business companies. Mr. Kalman MIZSEI, Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director will address the participants along with Mr. Anatoliy KINAKH, Head of Federation of Employers of Ukraine, Mr. Manuel ESCUDERO, the Head of UN Global Compact Networks, Mr. Francis O’DONNELL, the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine.

The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) announces the first call for proposals of innovative projects targeted at developing and strengthening democratic institutions, promoting human rights and ensuring all groups participation in the democratic process. The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) was established in July 2005 by the UN Secretary-General as a United Nations General Trust Fund under his authorities. UNDEF aims to provide strategic support to catalyze democracy and human rights initiatives around the world.

On 5-7 April 2006 UN Resident Coordinator and NDP Resident Representative in Ukraine Mr. Francis M.O'Donnell visited EUBAM project in Odesa and discussed possible joint projects with the members of UN country team in Chisinau.

On 10th March 2006, the Resident Coordinator of the UN system in Ukraine, Mr. Francis O’Donnell met with Mr. Yuriy Ivanov the Chairman, Board of Directors of the Active-Bank.

In 2006, World Health Day celebrated annually on 7 April is devoted to the health workforce crisis. On this day around the globe, hundreds of organizations hosted events to draw attention to the global health workforce crisis and celebrate the dignity and value of working for health.

NEW YORK, 4 April - Message on International Day for Mina Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan