26 June 2009. New-York
– Kyiv – Today on the occasion of
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called upon world community to join together to
help people suffering from drug addiction and to reduce the number of dangerous
places on this planer where drugs are produced, trafficked and consumed.
26 June 2009. New-York – Kyiv – On the occasion of
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon urged world leaders to reaffirm the inalienable rights and dignity of
all men and women, as well as fight against torture and cruel, degrading and
inhuman treatment and punishment, wherever they occur.
19 June 2009. Lugansk - Kyiv - Withassistance and
participation of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Lugansk
Regional State Administration, Fortis Bank and “Nadra Luganshchyny” Ltd., have
signed a new carbon finance Agreement to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. This
new project is the first Joint Implementation project under the Kyoto
Protocol in Ukraine, the fourthMillennium Development Goals Carbon Facility project globally and the second
in Eastern Europe and CIS, adding to the MDGs
Carbon Facility’s growing and diversified portfolio of international projects.
20 June 2009. Geneva – Kyiv –UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Angelina Jolie released a new video this week in the run-up to World Refugee
Day, June 20. The 30-second public service announcement, which can be viewed at
www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c46d.html,
was co-produced by Angelina Jolie and UNHCR and includes images and video from
refugees and other victims of conflict around the world.
17 June 2009.
New-York – Kyiv – Today on the
occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that by combating climate change we can
help reverse desertification, increase agricultural
productivity, alleviate poverty and enhance global security.
13 June 2009.
New-York – Kyiv – Today UN
Secretary-General officially initiated the 100-day Countdown to the
International Day of Peace by launching the WMD-WeMustDisarm! Campaign aimed at
raising awareness of the true costs and dangers of nuclear weapons.
12 June
2009. Geneva –
Kyiv -On the basis of available evidence and expert assessments of
the evidence, the scientific criteria for an influenza pandemic have been met.
The Director-General of WHO has therefore decided to raise the level of
influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6. "The world is now at the
start of the 2009 influenza pandemic," she said at a press conference on
11 June.
12 June 2009. Geneva – Kyiv - The global financial crisis could push an increasing
number of children, particularly girls, into child labour, according to a new
report issued by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the World Day
Against Child Labour on June 12.
11 June 2009. Kyiv, Ukraine - In order to make their contribution in the development of volunteer
blood donation system in Ukraine,
UN Agencies in Ukraine
employees took part in donor campaign “Everyone Can Save a Life!” for the
second time. On 11 of June employees of World Health Organization, United
Nations Development Programme, International Organization for Migration, World
Bank and UN Office in Ukraine
arrive to National Cancer Institute to donate blood for treatment of children
with cancer.
8 June 2009. New-York – Kyiv – Today World Oceans Day is observed for the first time. On its occasion UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon emphasized the individual and collective duty to protect the marine environment and carefully manage its resources.
