On observance of the International Day of Peace the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasizes "Peace is the United Nations' highest calling".

On September 13-14, 2007, Kiev hosted the first consultation of Eastern Europe and Central Asia NGOs, as the part of the initiative "Beyond 2008"-a global forum on the 1998-2008 review of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Illicit Drugs. The event was organized by three regional lead organizations: the Anti-Drug Association from Serbia, the Central and Eastern European Harm Reduction Network (CEEHRN) and European Cities Against Drugs (ECAD), and supported by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

In the course of the 14-15 September visit, Commissioner Kuneva met with Olexander Shnypko, Head of the State Committee of Ukraine for Technical Regulations and Consumer Policy, and took part in the Yalta European Strategy (YES) Summer University.

On 15th September Commissioner Kuneva participated in the roundtable meeting with representatives of non-governmental consumer organizations, international donor organizations and educational institutions to discuss consumer protection policy issues in Ukraine.

On September 14, 2007 former President of Estonia H.E. Mr. Arnold Rüütel met the UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine Mr. Francis M. O'Donnell.  Former President Rüütel is a non-executive advisor to President Viktor Yushchenko, and also serves as a Senior Special Fellow of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research.