News laundering: How to stop corrupt practices in the media?
A speech by Ukrinform's director general at the News Agencies World Congress in Sofia
Society and Culture
14.06.2019
13.06.2019
About 197,000 Ukrainians visited Russian-occupied Crimea in May - Slobodian
The number of Ukrainians visiting Russian-occupied Crimea remains almost unchanged compared to last year, Oleh Slobodian, an aide to the chairman of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, has told an Ukrinform correspondent.
UN mission says investigation into Maidan killings protracted and ineffective
Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Fiona Frazer has said that investigations into the killings of activists on Independence Square in Kyiv in the winter of 2014 and violent deaths in Odesa on May 2, 2014, have been protracted and ineffective.
Ukrinform represents Ukraine at News Agencies World Congress in Sofia
The sixth News Agencies World Congress (NAWC) under the motto "The Future of News" is taking place in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on June 13-14.
State in smartphone: Ukraine learns from Estonia’s experience
Ukraine and Estonia have agreed to deepen cooperation in order to implement the concept "A state in a smartphone" by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Red Cross sends about 295 tonnes of humanitarian aid to occupied Donbas
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sent 16 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas, according to the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
12.06.2019
‘Security. Women. Peace’ platform presented in Kyiv
The platform "Security. Women. Peace" has been launched in Ukraine to actively engage women in peacemaking processes.
Ukraine climbs two spots in Global Peace Index
Australia's Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released the annual Global Peace Index 2019, in which Ukraine climbed two spots, to 150th position.
Government sets up State Service on Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the resolution on the establishment of the State Service of Ukraine on Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience.
Ukrainian, Russian ombudsmen agree to create working group on release of convicts
Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova and Russian Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova have discussed in Moscow the possible mutual release of detained and convicted citizens.
11.06.2019
EU delegation visits central hospital and school in Donetsk region
The EU Delegation to Ukraine and political advisers to the embassies of the EU member countries visited a central hospital and a school in the town of Myrnohrad of Donetsk region.
Nearly three million Ukrainians already traveled to EU visa-free
Ukrainians have made 42.6 million trips to the EU countries since the visa-free regime was launched.
Ukraine’s visa centre to open in London
A Ukrainian visa centre will open in London, the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK has reported on Twitter.
About 1.4 mln IDPs registered in Ukraine – Social Policy Ministry
The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the temporarily occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea has reached 1.384 million people, according to the Social Policy Ministry of Ukraine.