Mogilev, Belarus, 15-16 May: Representatives of UNDP-led Chornobyl Recovery and Development Programme (CDRP) have shared their experience in undertaking local area-based approach for the recovery and development of Chornobyl affected areas at the national seminar "The Experience and Perspectives of the Post-Chornobyl International Cooperation: Lessons Learned by the Cooperation for Rehabilitation (CORE) Programme" in Belarus.

Mohyliv-Podilsky, 15-16 May: Over 50 local volunteers have underwent specialised training by a UNDP-led Municipal Governance and Sustainable Development Programme (MGSDP) to further build their capacity in HIV/AIDS awareness and prepare them for disseminating this knowledge among local youth using a peer-to-peer approach.

Brusyliv District, Zhytomyr Region, 11 May: Local community organizations have united their efforts with the authorities and international aid organizations to open youth centres in the two villages for Chornobyl-affected youth.

Zolotonosha, Cherkasy Region, 15 May, 2007: Supporting the young people living in this central-Ukrainian city build up some important communication and professional skills, and foster human values like tolerance, responsibility and self-esteem, a UNDP-led Project “Human Security for Ukrainian Youth” with financial support from Canadian agency of International Development (CIDA), have opened a local Youth Centre.