13 February, 2008. Kyiv. After 15 years of negotiations since the submission of application back in 1993, Ukraine has finally obtained full-fledged membership in the World Trade Organization. This success could not be achieved without a team of excellent negotiators, to which UNDP Ukraine expert Iryna Kobouta has competently assisted throughout 2001-2008 and she will be awarded a medal "Za pratsu i zvytiagu" ("For Work and Merit") by the President of Ukraine.
February 12, 2008, Kyiv. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine, a UN country team agency, and "Galnaftogas," one of the leading oil companies in Ukraine, signed a Memorandum of Intent to undertake joint and concerted efforts to combat trafficking in human beings and promote the legal and safe migration of Ukrainian citizens.
The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Ukraine Mr. Francis M. O’Donnell today expressed shock at the assassination attempt in Dili this morning on President
José Manuel Ramos Horta of East Timor.President Ramos Horta is said to be in a critical condition, now evacuated to Darwin, Australia.
6 February 2008. New York - Kyiv. The UN announces a competition for youth "Film Your Issue". To take part in the contest, students aged 15-24 have to create 30-120 second films on social issues that have an impact on their lives. Major prize - summer internship at Universal Pictures.
The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) has announced a photograph competition to support the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems: "Health Systems, Health and Wealth", which will take place in Tallinn, Estonia on 25-27 June 2008. The deadline for sending applications is 31 March 2008.
1 February, 2008. Geneva. This statement is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 1 February 2008, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
30 January, 2008. Kyiv. About thirty journalists from all over Ukraine together with the UNDP-led Consumer Society and Citizen Networks experts have learned how to safely choose and examine quality on fur products during a training seminar “Quality and safety of fur products”.
28 January 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine. The public discussion "Memory of the Holocaust and Ukrainian Society: Educational Perspective" was conducted on 28 January 2008 in Kyiv on observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Aimed at encouraging discussion on Holocaust education and remembrance in Ukraine, the event was organized by the UN in Ukraine in partnership with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies.
Kyiv, Ukraine - Observing the International Day of commemoration in the memory of the vicitims of the Holocaust, the public discussion "Memory of the Holocaust and Ukrainian Society: Educational Perspective" will take place in Kyiv on January 28, 2008 following the initiative of the United Nations in Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Centre for Holocaust Studies.
VIENNA, 8 January 2008 (UN Information Service) -- Countries which have signed or ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption will hold a high-level meeting in Bali, Indonesia, from 28 January to 1 February 2008 to review implementation of the Convention and consider ways of stepping up international efforts to prevent and fight corruption.
February 12, 2008, Kyiv. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Ukraine, a UN country team agency, and "Galnaftogas," one of the leading oil companies in Ukraine, signed a Memorandum of Intent to undertake joint and concerted efforts to combat trafficking in human beings and promote the legal and safe migration of Ukrainian citizens. 
Kyiv, Ukraine - Observing the International Day of commemoration in the memory of the vicitims of the Holocaust, the public discussion "Memory of the Holocaust and Ukrainian Society: Educational Perspective" will take place in Kyiv on January 28, 2008 following the initiative of
