"I have seen many parks in cities, but have never seen a city in a park”,
Charles de Gaulle, during his visit to Kyiv
26 September 2009. Kyiv, Ukraine
– Over 100 participants have gathered at a collective ecological event
Zelena toloka entitled “Bought a car? – Plant a tree!” which resulted in planting
three hundreds trees in the capital’s “Poznyaky” park. Being aware of
the rising numbers of cars used in the capital of Ukraine and its
negative impact on the environmental situation, Global Compact network
Ukraine together with the leading auto dealers – Group of companies NIKO, Nissan Motor
Ukrane and Toyota Ukraine – and the Charitable Fund “Ukraine! I am for
you!” organized a tree planting activity to help reduce CO2 emissions
and improve the image of the capital, renowned for its abundant
greenery and parks.
8 September 2009. New-York – Kyiv – On the occasion of International Literacy Day the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world leaders to strengthen their commitment to promoting global literacy and to back this support with the resources needed to achieve real progress.
