The UN Secretariat circulated the Justice for Peace in Donbas Coalition's report, titled "Surviving Hell: Testimonies of Victims on Places of Illegal Detention in Donbas," among members of the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
Kyiv, 31 March 2016 – The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and UNDP in close cooperation with the Government of Ukraine are launching a new initiative to increase transparency and integrity in the public construction sector.
Kyiv, 18 March 2016 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine hosted the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee on the issues related to the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness, which Ukraine joined with an Action Plan prepared by the CSOs in cooperation with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with the support of UNDP Ukraine.
Kyiv, 4 March 2016 – Government officials, civic activists, experts, journalists, and representatives of international organisations gathered to discuss Ukraine's roadmap for promoting open data development in the country.
Kyiv, 19 February 2016 – The Justice for Peace in Donbas Coalition held a 2-day strategic planning session to develop a visionary document outlining detailed plans of action for the current year.
Geneva, 9 December 2015 – In a conflict that has claimed more than 9,000 lives, the last few months have seen a significant reduction of hostilities in certain parts of eastern Ukraine, according to a UN Human Rights report released today.
Kyiv, 6 November 2015 – The national conference "Civil Society and State: Strategy for Cooperation and Development 2016-2020" brought together representatives of the government and civil society to discuss the revised National Strategy for Developing Civil Society over the next four years.
Kyiv, 29 October 2015 – The coordination meeting on Ukraine's joining the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness was held by Ukrainian MPs and civil society experts with the support of UNDP Ukraine.
Kyiv, 21 October 2015 - The Cabinet of Ministers made a step forward on Ukraine's open data path and approved a resolution making 331 state datasets open for the public. UNDP has provided policy support on this issue and is committed to continue working closely with the civil society and the Government to help Ukraine become more transparent and democratic.
Warsaw, 24 September 2015 – UNDP-nurtured Justice for Peace in Donbas coalition*, comprising 17 Ukrainian human rights organizations, held a side event dedicated to the fight against impunity in eastern Ukraine over the course of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting.
Kyiv, 21 September 2015 – The Ministry of Justice hosted a roundtable discussion on implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy and its Action Plan.
Kyiv, 15 September – The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine launched the eData Portal to disclose government spending at all levels.
Kyiv, 9 September 2015 – The Crimea Human Rights Field Mission issued a statement on changing the format of its work amid new threats and challenges.
Putrajaya, Malaysia, 2-4 September – Representatives of Ukrainian government, civil society, UNDP Ukraine, Transparency International Ukraine, and Business Ombudsperson for Ukraine visited the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) to get hands-on experience in tackling corruption.
Kyiv, 28 August 2015 – The meeting on the re-election of CSO candidates for members of the selection panel of the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) was held by the Ministry of Justice.
Kyiv, 12 August 2015 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution amending rules that steer the Selection Panel for picking 5 heads of the new anti-corruption watchdog – the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC). The decision came after protracted but fruitful negotiations between the Government of Ukraine (including first and foremost the Ministry of Justice and the Cabinet's Secretariat) and the representatives of civil society, which were facilitated by UNDP and the EU Delegation to Ukraine.
Kyiv, 10 July 2015 – Donetsk branch of the Committee of Voters of Ukraine and Kherson Community Fund "Zakhyst" scored second and third respectively in the 4th Best Annual Report Awards, organized by CCC Creative Centre with support of the Democratization and Human Rights Programme in Ukraine (DHRP), implemented by UNDP and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
Kyiv, 8 July 2015 – The Public Council under the State Agency for e-Governance in Ukraine held a meeting to discuss the draft policies to modernize the principles of electronic identification, electronic services, electronic interaction, and disclosure of official information in open data formats.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Prevention and Combating Corruption requested the Prosecutor-General's Office of Ukraine to verify the NGOs' meeting legitimacy to voting civic representatives to the Selection Panel to pick member candidates for the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC). The meeting was held on 17 May and chaired by Mr. Roman Hreba, Deputy Minister of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.
21 May 2015, Kyiv – The Minister of Justice met with key international counterparts supporting corruption prevention in Ukraine to discuss steps for establishing the National Agency for Prevention of Corruption, possible timelines, CSO engagement in the process, as well as Ukraine's plans to transition to electronic income and property declarations for public servants.