Geneva, 18 August 2015 – Mr. Bohdan Kryklyvenko, Head of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, presented the Ukrainian Ombudsperson's alternative report at the 14th session of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with the support of UNDP's Democratization, Human Rights and Civil Society Development Project.

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.

Journalists and the public of Donetsk region continue to issue their own newsletter "Govorit Donbass" (Donbass speaks). In its latest 16th issue, readers can learn about alternative ways of creating the tribunal in the case of Malaysian Boeing, upcoming local elections, and many other topics. 

Sumy, 20 July - Sumy City Council hosted an expert discussion "Reforms en Route: how changes in legislation will affect the life of Sumy citizens" for representatives of the Reanimation Package of Reforms civic initiative (RPR), local authorities, and communities. Sumy was the last city of the 'Reforms en Route' RPR Ukrainian tour, which covered all major cities in Ukraine.

Kyiv, 16-18 July 2015 – The Reanimation Package of Reforms civic initiative (RPR) and UNDP jointly held a large-scale all-Ukrainian Forum "Reforms at the regional level: planning, implementing, cooperating" with 80 participants from all over Ukraine. The Forum was a wrap-up event of the Reforms en Route all-Ukrainian RPR tour.

Kyiv, 10 July 2015 – The Center for Civil Liberties and Euromaidan SOS initiative presented the second edition of the report "Crimea. Chronicles of Occupation" featuring a chronology of the political persecution of civil society in the occupied peninsula.