On the 5th of December, the “Wear Green!” photo contest has come to an end. We are happy to inform you that we received 130 photos from all over the Ukraine. Read

Première screening of “The Age of Stupid” dedicated to the International Volunteers Day will take place on December 5th, 7 pm in Kyiv Cinema House.
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And what about my students? It would be great if they could see how wonderful double rainbows, which embrace the world, are when you watch them on a mountain top or in a canoe. And how amazing it is to watch the sunset in the mountains. Then, perhaps, they wouldn't have let small rivers die, mountains and woods sink in litter, trees be uncontrollably cut. Or any other actions which lead to climate change and endanger the life of mankind.

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On the 25 September 2009, the UNV and Global Compact invited everyone to wear something green to show support and solidarity for sealing the deal in Copenhagen in the framework of Global Climate Week.

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Kyiv: The 22nd of September, in a fresh morning, when the urban traffic of Kyiv was heading to its maximum, eleven men and women were getting ready to challenge themselves in an apparently unevenly-matched race. Read

Cherkassy: To express their support for the universal fight against global warming and to take part in Ukrainian Climate Week, volunteers of Zolotonosha’s Youth Centre embarked upon a “Green Quest”. Read

Friday, September 25th, of the Ukrainian Climate Week is a "Wear Green" day - a day of symbolic demonstration of active position towards environment when participants of the Climate Week will wear something green for universities, offices, parties or outside activities. On this day, UN office in Ukraine and World Wildlife Fund support Wear Green Flash Mobs throughout the country. Read

Cherkassy: From 27 to 31 July, 2009, 24 volunteers ages 16-25 from Cherkasy region worked on the riverside and forested areas along the Dnipro River near the village of Sokyrne in Cherkasy. In this way the organisers, UNDP project “Youth Social Inclusion for Civic Engagement”, Cherkasy Region Youth Resource Centre, Oblast Department of Family, Youth and Sports, and Cherkasy National University, taught  young people about the problems and solutions regarding pollution. Read

Kites depicting ‘Nini’, one of the five Beijing Olympic Games mascots, decorated the sky of Haidian Park in Beijing, where kite flying activity with the theme of protecting Beijing swifts was held on 19 April. Many Chinese and international volunteers who have registered to be Beijing swift protectors participated in the activity with their families. Read

Kyiv, Ukraine: With the United Nations Volunteers programme’s support over the last 3 years through the “Volunteers for Participatory Community-Based Development in Chernobyl” project, UNV volunteers have worked with Chernobyl Recovery and Development Programme staff to empower local communities. They have worked on projects to improve local health centres, youth centres, schools, water supplies, gasification systems, among others. Read