Since the publication of the latest National Human Development Report (NHDR) in 2003, Ukraine has gone through a period of important political and economic transformations making important steps towards strengthening democracy and transition to a full-fledged market economy. In spite of that according to the global human development index Ukraine is ranked as 76th out of 177 countries and lags far behind all EU member-countries, including Romania and Bulgaria which joined the EU in 2007.
Taking into consideration European integration path proclaimed by Ukraine, the NHDR “Human Development and European Choice of Ukraine” was aimed at examining how the European integration policy can advance human development in its many aspects and how a country can benefit from duly implemented European policy.
What: The press-conference is organized in Kyiv to launch the national Human Development Report 2008 for Ukraine and to release data and characteristics of human development taking into consideration the state of play in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals, current status of Ukraine’s European integration and its benefits.
Who:
- Francis O’Donnell, UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine/ UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine
- Hryhoriy Nemyrya, Vice Prime-Minister of Ukraine
- Ian Boag, Head of the Delegation of European Commission to Ukraine
- Jerzy Osiatynski, International Coordinator of the Report.
Where/when: The press-conference will take place on 13 may 2008 at 12.30 in InterMedia Consulting, 17/52 А Khmelnytskogo Str., (business center «Leonardo»).
Media are invited to get accreditation by 10:00, 13 May 2008 by tel (044) 581-77-37, 254-00-35
For more information please contact Sergiy Grytsenko tel: +38044 254 00 35, e-mail
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or Andriy Zayika tel. +380 44 253 9363, e-mail:
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The National Human Development Reports was released in Ukraine for the first time in 1995 by the UN Development Programme and aimed at drawing the attention of the country’s policy-makers and civil society to the challenges the country faces in social and economic development. Over these years, UNDP has sponsored the preparation of seven NHDRs or 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003. The Human Development Report is an independent report prepared by a team of Ukrainian and international experts and commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme.
UNDP is the UN’s global development network, focused on helping countries build and share solutions to the challenges of democratic governance, poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment, and information and communications technology. We are on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. For information see www.undp.org.ua
08.05.08
