UN Resident Coordinator gives an award to Minister of Emergencies of Ukraine Volodymyr Shandra
17 September 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine– TodayontheoccasionofMinistryofEmergenciesprofessionalholiday– Rescuer’sDayUNResidentCoordinatorandUNDPResidentRepresentativeFrancisMartinO’DonnellwhowaspresentattheOfficialCeremonyintheMinistryawardedthe Minister
of Emergencies Volodymyr Shandra with a special UN Award as a sign of
appreciation of fruitful cooperation between Minstry of Emergencies and UN Agencies.
DuringtheawardingceremonyFrancisO’Donnellalso stated:” Weareextremelycontentwithcooperation
with Ukraine.
We were very impressed by courage and professionalism of Ukrainian rescuers
during consequence mitigation of floods in Western regions of Ukraine. UN
helps Ukraine to overcome the issue of Chornobyl disaster, prevent Avian
Influenza and resolve other important issues. I’m convinced that UN cooperation
with Ukraine
is a guarantee of improved protection from emergency situations in the world
overall”.
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