21-23 March, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and Chair of the UN Development Group, Ms. Helen Clark, visited Ukraine to discuss ways of support for recovery, peacebuilding and democratic transformations in the country.
In January 2015, Mr. Neal Walker, UN Resident Representative/UNDP Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, visited local communities in Zhytomyr region to review the progress of the GEF SGP projects.
Mr. Walker met with Mr. Oleksander Potienko, Head of Lutivka village council, GEF SGP National Steering Committee members and representatives of local community where he learned about GEF SGP project promoting energy efficiency. During the meeting, Mr. Potienko thanked UNDP and GEF SGP for supporting the project, which introduced energy efficiency practices at the community level through reconstruction and insulation of Lutivka village club. "We have a common goal to help people improve their lives and develop local infrastructure by implementing energy efficiency projects at the local level. I am impressed by your dedication and approach to the implementation of the socio-economic developments in the village. Your approach are the key to the success of this process" underlined Mr. Walker.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">GEF SGP team in Ukraine presents results achieved due to the efforts of our grantees and partner organizations in 2014, including ecological and <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">socio-economic indicators. </span>We paid special attention to the SGP achievement related to women, youth and IDPs empowerment. In addition, we would like to share with you the SGP and GEF-CSO Network contribution to knowledge management and capacity development activities in Ukraine during last year.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 19.2pt; text-align: justify; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;" align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">We would like to thank you all for your dedication and contribution!</span></p>
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On October 9 and 10, 2013, the city of Sarny in Rivne region of Ukraine hosted the All-Ukrainian Environmental Forum «Children for Environment: The Future We Want!", supported by the UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme within the framework of the GEF SGP Project “Ecological education of youth as a method to combat climate change”. The Forum was organised by the Children NGO "Environmental Club “Sprout” and other public organizations from the GEF SGP Non-governmental network in Ukraine. Words of sincere gratitude and support of the Forum participants were expressed in welcoming speeches by the Chief specialist of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the Rivne Oblast State Administration V.S.Sovhut, Deputy Head of the Sarny District Administration T.Y. Sukhareva, the Sarny Mayor S.M. Yevtoshok, Vice President for Scientific and Educational Work of the State Environmental Academy of Postgraduate Education and Management V.E. Baranovska, Chairperson of the GEF SGP Steering Committee O.Yu. Brodsky, Director of the Sarny gymnasia school T.S. Shepel.
On September 5th, 2012, the UNDP Deputy Country Director, Ms. Elena Panova, Mr. Sergei Mikheev, Deputy Head of Lugansk Oblast State Administration, Mr. Zaza Zugbaya, Lugansk Deputy Mayor, and Mr. Vadym Reznik, Secretary of Aleksandrovsk town council, visited a kindergarten in the Teplychne settlement for an official presentation and overview of the GEF SGP projects’ results. Major activities of the projects included construction, renovation and insulation works.
This year the Global Environment Facility is commemorating a very special milestone: 2011 marks the 20th year of an innovative, catalytic network that invests locally for global impact.
Today we are 182 countries strong: working with international institutions, civil society, and the private sector —providing grants to developing countries and countries with economies in transition for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone layer, and persistent organic pollutants.
