01.06.08
George Clooney makes ad praising UN peacekeepers
30 May 2008. New York. George Clooney is marking Thursday's 60th anniversary of U.N. peacekeeping with a public service announcement praising the soldiers who wear the distinctive blue helmets. Clooney was named a U.N. Messenger of Peace in January by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a special focus on U.N. peacekeeping. He has been actively campaigning to end the five-year conflict in Darfur and traveled to visit peacekeepers in Sudan soon after his appointment.
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29.05.08
29 May - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
29 May, 2008. Kyiv-New York. Today the International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed worldwide to pay tribute to people serving in peacekeeping operations and to honour memory of those who have lost their lives in the cause of peace. Sixe decades ago the first UN peacekeeping mission was deployed. In Ukraine, a series of events to commemorate the 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping were organized by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and supported by the United Nations office in Ukraine.
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28.05.08
Message of the UN Secretary-General devoted to the 60-th Anniversary of UN Peacekeeping
28 May 2008. New-York – Kyiv - "This year, the annual International Day of UN Peacekeepers also marks the 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping. Six decades ago today, the Security Council established our first peacekeeping mission. Most of the peacekeepers came from a handful of European and American countries and they were mostly unarmed military men observing and monitoring cease-fire lines", says UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in his statement to the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
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23.05.08
Investments into increasing access to quality education to ensure Ukraine’s social development, experts say
23 May
2008. Kyiv, Ukraine - In September 2000 at Millennium Summit in New-York Ukraine signed the “Millennium Declaration”.
When signing the Declaration Ukraine took upon the responsibility to achieve Millennium
Development Goals in the sphere of development by 2015 in six different
directions: poverty reduction, providing of life-long quality education,
sustainable environmental development, improvement of maternal health and
children mortality reduction, fighting HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis and promotion
of gender equality
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20.05.08
WHO, UNICEF and CDC regret the Government of Ukraine’s decision to suspend the National Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign
 20 May 2008. WHO, UNICEF and CDC regret the suspension of the national measles and rubella vaccination campaign. The decision will have long term implications not only for the measles and rubella campaign but for routine immunization coverage, resulting in the potential for outbreaks of other infectious diseases.
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16.05.08
UN volunteers presents project Living Library, where books have a soul
18 May 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine. On the occasion of World AIDS Memorial Day on May 18, United Nations Volunteer programme jointly with International Alliance on HIV/AIDS in Ukraine are organising the Living Library project, to take place in Kyiv Tarasa Shevchenko Park from 11 am till 5 pm.
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14.05.08
UN Secretary-General Message on International Day of Families
15 May
2008. New-York – Kyiv - The theme for this
year’s International Day of Families, “Fathers and Families: Responsibilities
and Challenges”, focuses on the important role fathers play in the lives of families
and children around the world.
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13.05.08
European integration can foster human development in Ukraine – new UNDP report says
13 May 2008, Kyiv - The UN Development Programme in Ukraine presented new 2008 National Human Development Report “Human Development and Ukraine’s European Choice” . The way Ukraine’s leadership and society embrace the opportunities offered by European integration process will have a direct impact on the country’s human development prospects. If Kiev pursues its European aspirations and treats the European ‘agenda’ as the main organising framework for the process of vital reforms, Ukraine can achieve real improvements for the quality of life, poverty reduction and social exclusion.
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08.05.08
UNDP: New National Human Development Report for Ukraine 2008 to be launched in Kyiv on May 13, 2008.
May 8, 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine. On May 13, 2008 at 12:30 the National Human Development Report for 2008 "Human Development and Ukraine's European Choice" to be launched in Kyiv in the Leonardo Business Centre (17/52 À Khmelnitsky Str.).
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02.05.08
UN Secretary-General Message on World Press Freedom Day
3 May 2008. New
York – Kyiv - From the education of the youngest members of society to the full public
engagement of citizens with their political leadership, access to information
empowers each one of us to transform our lives and our communities. Just as water is
essential for life to grow, knowledge sustains our capacity to imagine and to change.
When
information flows freely, people are equipped with tools to take control of
their lives. When the flow of information is hindered -- whether for political
or technological reasons -- our capacity to function is stunted.
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