The term of the implementation of the second Action Plan (2014-2015) of the international Open Government Partnership Initiative expired on 1 July 2016. In September, Ukraine must be prepared to send an official Government and an independent civil society report to the Head of the Initiative's Committee.

Ukrainian civil society assesses Ukraine's compliance with the UN Convention against women discrimination (CEDAW) as alternative observers of progress made and challenges to overcome, especially in conflict-affected regions, to achieve gender equality in Ukraine.

Kyiv, 20-21 July 2016 – UNDP in Ukraine organized webinars for civil society organisations from Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine to help them understand, practice, and apply the theory of change thinking when designing immediate and longer-term programme activities.

The United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine takes note of high-level commitments by Ukrainian Government partners to ensure effective work of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention and timely launch of the comprehensive electronic asset declaration system.

Kyiv, 13 July 2016 - Main instruments for engaging citizens to the parliamentary process developed by the Open Parliament initiative, new opportunities of access to the public information, and analysis of results of MPs' activity over the fourth session of the 8th convocation with regard to open parliament have been presented.

Kyiv, 15 July 2016 – Korean authorities brief Ukrainian governments on the benefits, best implementation practices and lessons learnt from their award-winning Clean Construction System for efficient and transparent public administration, with a view to support reform and accountability in the public construction sector of Ukraine.