The results of the 5th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth were summarized in Kyiv

5^th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth organized by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation completed its work in Kyiv.

The theme of the forum was «Ukraine and Baltic-Black Sea democratic area: call to youth action».

Participants of the Forum were divided into 10 working groups, in which they worked on best practices of implementing reforms in the countries of the Baltic-Black Sea area and the solutions that can be used for the development of Ukraine.

According to the results of the Forum jury selected and awarded the most active young professionals:

• Vasyl Babych
• Andrii Biletskyi
• Bohdan Kostiuk
• Igor Moroz
• Ivan Nagornyak
• Myroslava Osadcha
• Roman Polishchuk
• Oksana Prytoliuk
• Anton Sydorenko
• Olena Vaidalovych
• Olga Vasylchenko
• Iliia Kusa

As a prize, they were awarded books by Taras Berezovets «Annexation: the Island of Crimea. Chronicles of «hybrid warfare».

Also, a special gratitude for their help in the organization of the Forum was expressed to the representatives of the Youth Council of the Foundation:

• Illia Gavrylenko
• Olena Fedorchenko
• Vira Konstantynova
• Kateryna Ostapenko
• Oksana Kohut
• Anton Shkuro
• Olexandra Chubinidze

By way of thanks, they were awarded books by Eugene Magda «Games of reflections».

In his final speech, the Director of Open Ukraine Foundation Taras Mykhalniuk thanked young professionals for demonstrated activity, Youth Council of the Open Ukraine Foundation for their help in its organization, partners of the event for the support of the initiatives of the Foundation.  

We remind that over 100 young leaders, students, civil society activists from different regions of Ukraine, as well as young professionals from Italy, Estonia, Georgia, Moldova, and Azerbaijan took part in the Forum.

PARTNERS OF THE FORUM:

NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Ukraine (NIDC) was established in May 1997, on the eve of signing the NATO-Ukraine Charter on a Distinctive Partnership, which serves as the founding document for the relationship between NATO and Ukraine. The NIDC is part of the NATO Public Diplomacy Division and was the first information office established by NATO in a Partner country. More information about the Center can be found at following link: http://www.nato.int/cps/uk/natolive/topics_64610.htm

The International Renaissance Foundation is one of the largest charitable organization in Ukraine. It was established by investor and philanthropist George Soros. The Foundation’s mission is to foster an open, participatory, pluralist society based on democratic values in Ukraine. More information about the Foundation can be found at following link:http://www.irf.ua/ 

Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine is the main body in the system of central executive power to form and implement the national policy in the youth sphere, the sphere of physical culture and sports. The Minister is Igor Zhdanov. Official Site of the Ministry: http://dsmsu.gov.ua/

Friedrich Ebert Foundation is the oldest political foundation in Germany, that has a rich social-democratic tradition from the date of its founding in 1925. The Foundation was founded as a political testament of Friedrich Ebert, the first president of Germany who was democratically elected, and whose name the Foundation was called after. The key activity of political Foundation is implementing the fundamental ideals and values of social democracy: freedom, justice, and solidarity. More about the activity of the Foundation in Ukraine you may find following the link:http://fes.kiev.ua/n/cms/13/