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UN Environmental Forum 2021 in photos
17 June 2021
Caption: Speakers of Panel №1 Waste management and ecological safety
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The event has united representatives of government, civil society, UN experts, and the youth to address the most prominent environmental issues.
The United Nations Environmental Forum 2021 took place on the 15th of June in Kyiv, Ukraine. To begin inclusive public discussions on the most pressing issues of environmental protection, various specialists, including representatives of the government of Ukraine, UN experts, representatives of business, and environmental activists, took part in 6 panel discussions:
Panel 1: Waste management and ecological safety
Panel 2: Youth engagement and climate activism
Panel 3: Sustainable trends
Panel 4: How to restore nature and reduce carbon footprint?
Panel 5: Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Panel 6: Water resources management
The video recording of the Environmental Forum is available at: https://youtu.be/G5tzxNnQBGI?t=1890
The audio recording (podcast) can be accessed at: https://anchor.fm/un-ukraine/episodes/UN-Environmental-Forum-2021-e1316…
The Environmental forum began with an opening speech by Ms. Dafina Gercheva, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine^ who spoke on behalf of the United Nations in Ukraine.
Caption: UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine Ms. Dafina Gercheva
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Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Mr. Roman Abramovskyi has joined the event to give an opening speech.
Caption: Mr. Roman Abramovskyi, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
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Caption: Mr. Roman Abramovskyi, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
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The event was moderated by Ukrainian journalist Ms. Tetiana Danylenko
Caption: Ms. Tetiana Danylenko, moderator of the UN Environmental Forum 2021
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Caption: Ms. Olena Froliak, TV-presenter, editor-in-chief of ICTV Facts, environmental ambassador of the UN Global Compact in Ukraine
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Panel №1 Waste management and ecological safety
Caption: Speakers of Panel №1 Waste management and ecological safety
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Caption: From left to right: Ms. Olena Koltyk, Director of the Department of Waste Management and Environmental Safety at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Ms. Yevgenia Aratovska, Head of NGO ‘No Waste Ukraine’
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Caption: Mr. Satoshi Sugimoto, Resident Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency in Ukraine
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Caption: Ms. Cecilia Chroona, Head of Reform Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine
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Caption: From left to right: Ms. Yevgenia Aratovska, Head of NGO ‘No Waste Ukraine’, Ms. Olena Todorovych, manager of ecological projects, ‘SILPO’ supermarket chain
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Caption: From left to right: Ms. Tetiana Danylenko, moderator, Ms. Anna Karelina, coordinator of IOM Ukraine’s project ‘Consciously Made in Ukraine’
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Caption: Mr. Yegor Firsov, former Head of State Ecological Inspection, NGO ‘Office of the Environment’
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Panel 2 Youth engagement and climate activism
Caption: Ms. Lotta Sylwander, UNICEF Representative in Ukraine
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Caption: Mr. Artur Sarkisian, climate activist
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Caption: Ms. Anna Krupnik – representative of European Youth Group, International Telecommunication Union
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Caption: In the center - Ms. Olga Boiko, Networking expert at Ecoaction NGO
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Caption: From left to right - Ms. Olga Cherniavska, Manager of education projects at No Waste Ukraine NGO, Ms. Lotta Sylwander, UNICEF Representative in Ukraine
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Panel №3 Sustainable trends
Caption: Speakers of Panel 3 Sustainable trends
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Caption: Ms. Tetiana Solovey, editor-in-chief of BURO.Ukraine media
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Caption: Ms. Olga Chevhaniuk, co-founder of NGO ‘UAnimals
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Caption: From left to right: Mr. Anton Belinskyi, fashion designer, moderator Tetiana Danylenko, Ms. Iryna Stavchuk, Deputy Minister of Ecology on European Integration
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Caption: Mr. Anton Belinskyi, fashion designer, whose sustainable collections were presented on Paris Fashion Week
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Caption: Mr. Sergiy Savchuk – National Coordinator at International Labor Organization in Ukraine
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Caption: Ms. Olena Masliukivska, Coordinator of ЕU4Environment Project in Ukraine and Mr. Andriy Vorfolomeiev, Director of Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production Centre of Ukraine
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Panel 4 How to restore nature and reduce carbon footprint?
Caption: Speakers of Panel 4 How to restore nature and reduce carbon footprint?
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Caption: Ms. Oleksandra Gumeniuk, Director of European-Ukrainian Energy Agency
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Caption: Mr. Kostiantyn Gura – acting Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
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Caption: From left to right: Mr. Oleksandr Bogdanis, representative of NGO “Green Front”, Mr. Oleg Dzioubinski, Regional Adviser, Sustainable Energy Division at United Nations European Commission, Mr. Kostiantyn Gura – acting Head of State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
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Caption: Ms. Lesia Vasylenko, Head of the climate change Parliament sub-committee
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Caption: Ms. Marianna Boiko, expert on sustainable lifestyle
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Panel 5 Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
Caption: Speakers of Panel №5 Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation
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Caption: Ms. Natalia Gozak, executive Director of NGO ‘Eco-action
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Caption: Mr. Kostiantyn Viatkin, FAO Expert on Land Degradation Neutrality and Soil Monitoring and Ms. Viktoria Yashkina – National Coordinator, EU4Climate Project, UNDP Ukraine
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Caption: Ms, Svitlana Krakovska, Head of the climatology laboratory, Hydrometeorological Institute of Ukraine, member of UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Caption: Ms. Natalya Shevchuk, co-founder of social campaigns platform ‘Molodiya Festival’
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Caption: From left to right: Mr. Kostiantyn Viatkin, FAO Expert on Land Degradation Neutrality and Soil Monitoring, Ms. Viktoria Yashkina – National Coordinator, EU4Climate Project, UNDP Ukraine, Mr. Anton Shevchenko, Project Manager, Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery in Ukraine, UNDP
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Panel 6 Water resources management
Caption: Speakers of panel 6 Water resources management (from left to right):
Sebastien Truffaut, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program, UNICEF Ukraine
Mr. Mykhailo Romashchenko, Director of the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
Mr. Mykhailo Horev, Deputy Minister of Ecology
Sebastien Truffaut, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program, UNICEF Ukraine
Mr. Mykhailo Romashchenko, Director of the Institute of Water Problems and Land Reclamation of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
Mr. Mykhailo Horev, Deputy Minister of Ecology
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Caption: Ms. Oksana Kovalenko, representative of ‘European Union Water Initiative Plus’
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Caption: Sebastien Truffaut, Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program, UNICEF Ukraine
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Caption: Mr. Mykhailo Horev, Deputy Minister of Ecology
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Caption: Mr. Ivaylo Hristov Kolev, leading specialist of water team of the World Bank (on the screen)
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UN entities involved in this initiative
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ILO
International Labour Organization
IOM
International Organization for Migration
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
OHCHR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
RCO
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNDRR
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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