11.02.08
Statement by UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine on Assassination Attempt on President Ramos Horta
The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Ukraine Mr. Francis M. O’Donnell today expressed shock at the assassination attempt in Dili this morning on President
José Manuel Ramos Horta of East Timor. President Ramos Horta is said to be in a critical condition, now evacuated to Darwin, Australia.
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06.02.08
UN announces youth contest "Film Your Issue!"
6 February 2008. New York - Kyiv. The UN announces a competition for youth "Film Your Issue". To take part in the contest, students aged 15-24 have to create 30-120 second films on social issues that have an impact on their lives. Major prize - summer internship at Universal Pictures.
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05.02.08
WHO/Europe: Call for applications for photo competition 2008
The WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) has announced a photograph competition to support the WHO European Ministerial Conference on Health Systems: "Health Systems, Health and Wealth", which will take place in Tallinn, Estonia on 25-27 June 2008. The deadline for sending applications is 31 March 2008.
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01.02.08
UNHCR concerned over the murder of an asylum seeker in Ukraine
1 February, 2008. Geneva. This statement is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson William Spindler – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 1 February 2008, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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30.01.08
UNDP: Media representatives examine furs, determine fur safety qualities
30 January, 2008. Kyiv. About thirty journalists from all over Ukraine together with the UNDP-led Consumer Society and Citizen Networks experts have learned how to safely choose and examine quality on fur products during a training seminar “Quality and safety of fur products”.
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28.01.08
UN joins with the Ukrainian Government and civil society to foster Holocaust education for genocide prevention and remembrance
28 January 2008. Kyiv, Ukraine. The public discussion "Memory of the Holocaust and Ukrainian Society: Educational Perspective" was conducted on 28 January 2008 in Kyiv on observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust. Aimed at encouraging discussion on Holocaust education and remembrance in Ukraine, the event was organized by the UN in Ukraine in partnership with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies.
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24.01.08
27 January - International Day of commemoration in the memory of the vicitims of the Holocaust
Kyiv, Ukraine - Observing the International Day of commemoration in the memory of the vicitims of the Holocaust, the public discussion "Memory of the Holocaust and Ukrainian Society: Educational Perspective" will take place in Kyiv on January 28, 2008 following the initiative of the United Nations in Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Centre for Holocaust Studies.
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08.01.08
High-Level Bali Conference to Review Progress in Enforcing the UN Convention Against Corruption
VIENNA, 8 January 2008 (UN Information Service) -- Countries which have signed or ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption will hold a high-level meeting in Bali, Indonesia, from 28 January to 1 February 2008 to review implementation of the Convention and consider ways of stepping up international efforts to prevent and fight corruption.
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18.12.07
18 December - International Migrants Day.
Kyiv, 18 December 2007- On International Migrants’ Day, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says the successful management of global labour mobility can best be achieved through the implementation of comprehensive and cooperative policies that ensure protection of the rights of migrants and of temporary contractual workers. IOM is pleased to note recent strong indications that the world is ready for better management of global labour mobility.
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17.12.07
UNDP releases a new documentary about community development in Ukraine
Kyiv, 14 December - Recognising the need to promote community-based development in Ukraine and raise public awareness about the opportunities of this approach across Ukraine, UN Development Programme has released a documentary film entitled “A Step Ahead: How Ukrainian Communities Are Helping Themselves”.
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