WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

At 1300, a press conference on the topic: "New Lockdown Due to the Delta Strain: What can the Ukrainians Expect?" will begin. Participants: Head of the All-Ukrainian Council for the Protection and Safety of Patients Viktor Serdiuk; head of the National Medical Chamber of Ukraine Serhiy Kravchenko; medical expert Oleksandr Hryshakov (IA HolosUA). During the quarantine, press conferences are broadcast online without media representatives. Website: https://golos.ua/.

At 1400, a press conference on the topic: "Cosmic Utilities’ Bills, Expensive Groceries and Fuel: What Should Ukrainians Prepare for?" will start. Participants: expert on social issues Andriy Pavlovsky; Doctor of Economics, Honored Economist of Ukraine Oleksiy Plotnikov; co-chairman of the Energy Strategies Fund Dmytro Marunych (IA HolosUA). During the quarantine, press conferences are broadcast online without media representatives. Website: https://golos.ua/.

At 1400, at Ukraine Crisis Media Center, a press briefing on the topic: "Integrity in Schools: Reality Check". Speakers: Head of the National Agency for Corruption Prevention Oleksandr Novikov, Director of the International Technical Assistance Program "Support to Leading Organizations in Combating Corruption in Ukraine VzayemoDia of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Eka Tkeshelashvili, Director of the Ukrainian Institute for Educational Development Vadym Karandiy, the first Educational Ombudsman of Ukraine Serhiy Horbachov, Chairman of the Board of the Public Organization "Smart Education" Halyna Titysh, Chairman of the Board of the Public Organization "EdCamp Ukraine" Oleksandr Elkin (online), co-founder of the public organization "Parents SOS" Olena Parfionova. Moderator: Head of the Office for the Development of Virtue at NACP Viktoria Kozachenko (2 Khreschatyk Street).

At 1600, an online discussion "Lessons from Babyn Yar: History, Memory and Heritage", dedicated to the memory of the 80th anniversary of the tragedy in Babyn Yar, will start. The event will be opened by Director of the House of European History Constanze Itzel and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, human rights activist, political prisoner of the Soviet Union Natan Scharansky. Among the speakers: Member of the European Parliament Michael Gahler, Member of the Polish Seimas Marek Rutka, Chairman of the Academic Council of the Holocaust Memorial Center "Babyn Yar", founder and president of the French organization "Yahad-In Unum" Patrick Desbois. Leading Ukrainian and international historians working on the Holocaust will take part in the discussion. Moderator – Deputy Chairman of the Academic Council of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, lawyer and historian Andriy Umansky. You can join the discussion at the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89186280893?pwd=YjJsOHRleURkOTNMVjJwZjJCYXRidz09. The working language of the event is English. Translation into Ukrainian and English will be provided.

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