Back in the late summer of 2019, the team that would become the backbone of Ukraine’s first national suicide prevention hotline gathered in a hotel conference room in Kyiv to begin the training program that would set them on the road to saving the lives of many of their fellow Ukrainians. As the founder of […]
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Champagne diplomacy: creative initiative aims to raise funds and promote Ukrainian culture
Ukrainians are rightfully recognized for their remarkable fundraising skills, with enormous sums of money collected in support of the country’s defense since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Mariia Didkovska, the founder and owner of Kyiv French restaurant Citronelle, Saint Bar, and the Open Music in the City charity foundation, is responsible for what must […]
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American University Kyiv offers students unique US internship program experience
During the 2024 summer season, a group of students from the American University Kyiv traveled to the United States and the United Kingdom as the first cohort of the AUK Global Internship Program. This new initiative is the brainchild of AUK President Dan Rice. It offers young Ukrainians the opportunity to undertake paid internships at […]
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Danone allocates three million euros to support development of medical rehabilitation in Ukraine
In summer 2024, French multinational food products corporation Danone signed an official Memorandum of Cooperation with Ukraine’s Ministry of Health allocating EUR 3 million to support the development of long-term medical rehabilitation in the country. This funding comes as Ukraine grapples with the unprecedented healthcare challenges presented by Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Due […]
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Exploring Ukraine’s nation-building progress through a Jewish prism
Much has been written about Ukraine since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion over two years ago, but there is no escaping the fact that the country is still struggling to emerge from centuries of obscurity and disinformation. In his new book, Jewish-Ukrainian Relations and the Birth of a Political Nation, journalist Vladislav Davidzon seeks […]
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Ukraine’s first suicide prevention hotline helps address trauma of Russian invasion
The first suicide prevention hotline in Ukraine’s history turned four in October 2023. Since it was launched in 2019, Lifeline Ukraine has proven increasingly necessary as Ukrainians struggle with the mental health challenges posed by Russia’s full-scale invasion. When I was tasked with creating Lifeline Ukraine, I knew nothing about suicide prevention. I am not […]
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President Zelenskyy’s Holodomor address: “Evil was not stopped but we are stopping it now”
Below is the English-language text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to the nation on Holodomor Remembrance Day 2023: Every year at the end of November, a cold shiver runs down our spine. Regardless of the weather conditions and our location. With coldness in our hearts we are all united by a tragic date: the […]
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UN investigator: Russian state media may be guilty of “inciting genocide” in Ukraine
United Nations investigators probing alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine have warned that rhetoric broadcast by the Russian media could qualify as incitement to genocide. In a September 25 address to the UN Human Rights Council, the leader of the UN’s Commission of Inquiry investigative team, Erik Mose, spoke of his concern over allegations of […]
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UNESCO adds Ukrainian heritage sites to “in danger” list over Russian bombing threat
Three of Ukraine’s most important heritage sites have been added to UNESCO’s official List of World Heritage in Danger amid mounting fears over Russia’s widespread bombing of Ukrainian cultural landmarks and civilian targets. The decision to list Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral and Pechersk Lavra monastery complex along with the historic center of Lviv was taken […]
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RECOVERY initiative provides Ukraine’s wounded warriors with world class rehabilitation care
For the past eighteen months, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has dominated the international agenda. But in reality, Russian military aggression against Ukraine actually began almost a decade ago with the seizure of Crimea and the invasion of eastern Ukraine. This ongoing attack has inflicted terrible suffering on the Ukrainian population. Tens of thousands have […]