The International Monetary Fund today said that with solid agreements in place between the IMF, Greece, and the European authorities, the next step is for all parties to follow through on their commitments. The IMF also said that the Ukraine has expressed interest in a program, but discussions with Hungary are not progressing. IMF
In advance of the launch of the “State of the World’s Midwifery Report 2011″ on Monday (20 June), UNFPA’s Executive Director Osotimehin Babatunde says that the report is “necessary to bring awareness to the importance and the centrality of midwifery skills to save the lives of mothers and children”. UNFPA
Marking the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that it was “time to face the facts,” that issues of nuclear power and safety were not purely matters of national policy, but of global public interest, which should be treated “as seriously as we treat nuclear weapons.” UNTV
On the 25th Anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster, clean up and containment efforts continue as some nearby towns remain deserted and others are trying to attract new residents. IAEA / UKRAINIAN NATIONAL TV
An unprecedented vaccination crisis that started in May 2008 is putting many Ukrainian children at risk of contracting deadly diseases. Parents’ fear of immunizing their children could be the result of negative reporting in the media, rumors and misinformation. UNICEF