Kyiv, 22 September 2016 - On the eve of the International Democracy Day under the framework of the Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW), the participants of the UNDP-supported Open Parliament Initiative organized a campaign "What's in Rada?" at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (VRU).

Kyiv, 15 September 2016 – Participants of the UNDP-supported Open Parliament Initiative held a conference "Open Parliament: Ukrainian Realities" to mark the International Democracy Day and to celebrate open, participatory legislative processes under the framework of the Global Legislative Openness Week (GLOW).

Kyiv, 21 September 2016 – Over 30 representatives of civil society organisations (CSOs), the Ombudsperson's Office, the Ministry of Justice, the National Statistic Service, and international organizations took part in a workshop hosted by UNDP Ukraine to upgrade their knowledge of monitoring instruments of national human rights strategic documents.

As Ukraine comes under review by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in February 2017, women's rights activists groups draw up their lists of issues and questions to guide the CEDAW Committee's examination of the State periodic report on compliance with CEDAW's requirements.

Kyiv, 7 September 2016 – A regular meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Open Parliament Initiative was held after a new political season has started.

UNDP in Ukraine has taken another step towards supporting CSOs from Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine in their community-based work via introducing theory of change tools.