Kyiv, 1 April 2016 – Software for the Unified State Register of declarations of the persons authorized to implement the functions of state and local self-government bodies was presented to the judges and the personnel of the Supreme Court of Ukraine who are required to fill their asset declaration forms in 2016.

Geneva, 23 March 2016 – Valeriya Lutkovska, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, and other representatives from over 100 national human rights institutions (NHRIs) met for their Annual Conference.

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, 17 March 2016 - The National Agency for Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) gathered for its first full-fledged meeting as a plenipotentiary body. This became possible due to the final ruling of the relevant Selection Panel and yesterday’s motion by the Cabinet of Ministers to appoint Mr. Ruslan Ryaboshapka and Mr. Ruslan Radetskyy as two NAPC members. With 4 seats of the collegiate body occupied, the Agency may now take wing and commence its activities.

Kyiv, 15 March 2016 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and UNDP in Ukraine in close cooperation with the Government of Ukraine are launching a new project to help Ukraine prevent corruption.

Kyiv, 9 March 2016 – Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) Valeriya Lutkovska approved the Activity Plan to implement the National Human Rights Strategy up to 2020, which will ensure the continuous proactive monitoring of authorities' implementation of the Strategy by the employees of the Ombudsperson's Office.

Kyiv, 19 February 2016 – The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and UNDP officially announced the launch of their joint project "Strengthening Capacities of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights" financially supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights in the framework of the launch of the UNDP Project "Strengthening Capacities of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights" opens the floor to discussion "The National Human Rights Institution: from Good to Great", to debate on the following strategic issues:

Kyiv, 5 February 2016 – The National Agency for Prevention of Corruption is halfway to be fully staffed with its members through re-announcing call for 2 remaining positions.

Kyiv, 5 February 2016 – The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine endorsed the Declaration on Parliamentary Openness which places the country amongst the leaders of the global legislative openness movement.

Kyiv, 4 January 2016 – The Government of Ukraine started drafting the next national action plan for the continuous implementation of the Open Government Partnership initiative in the country. It is assumed that the plan implementation will last from July 2016 to June 2018.

Zaporizhia, 15 December 2015 – Regional Coordinator of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) in Zaporizhia region Volodymyr Pavlenko conducted a meeting with detainees in Zaporizhia pre-trial detention centre of the State Penitentiary Service in Zaporizhia region.

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, 23 November 2015 – The Office of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and international mental health care experts from the UK, the Netherlands, and Lithuania conducted site visits to psychiatric institutions to assess the current forensic psychiatry system in Ukraine.

Kyiv, 17 November 2015 – Human rights activists, volunteers, and public authorities discussed the issue of missing persons during the round table "Lost victims of the armed conflict: creating a national system for search and identification of missing soldiers and civilians in the anti-terrorist operation zone."

Kyiv, 9 November 2015 – The Regional Coordinator of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsperson) took prompt measures to address race-based discrimination against an immigrant woman and helped restore her right to social security.

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, 29 October 2015 – The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, also known as the Ombudsperson, along with the Institute of Applied Humanitarian Research presented the monitoring results of the Criminal Procedural Code implementation in Kyiv courts.

Kyiv, 22 October 2015 – Over 100 representatives from National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), leaders, human rights experts, and civic activists came together in Ukraine to sign and adopt a new declaration calling for a stronger role of NHRIs in conflict and post-conflict settings.