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The Fifth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen was held under the theme 'Education Shaping the World'.

The Fifth Summit will bring together First Ladies and Gentlemen, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Ministers of Education, and leading intellectuals from around the world. For the first time in the history of the Summits, the event will take place over two days.

More photos from the Fifth Summit are available here and here.

The Fourth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen was held under the theme 'Protecting Childhood: Ensuring a Safe Future'.

The Summit focused on several key areas of child protection, including safety during war, in the family, at school, in cyberspace and creating a safe environment for children.

International and Ukrainian experts, First Ladies and Gentlemen, celebrities and special guests came together to discuss these issues and explore ways to ensure children's well-being and future. See more photos here

The Third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen theme was "Mental Health: Fragility and Resilience of the Future".

Over the past decade, the world has faced a series of extremely devastating challenges, such as the pandemic, the ensuing economic crisis, climate change, natural disasters, wars, including the full-scale war in Europe initiated by Russia against Ukraine. These challenges enhance our resilience and strengthen our friendships. However, they also make our often unseen vulnerability – our mental health – more apparent.

29 First Ladies and Gentlemen from various countries joined in person and online The Third Summit, held at St. Sophia of Kyiv National Reserve. The first panel presented the results of an international sociological study on mental health and attitudes towards it in different countries conducted by the British company Alligators Digital, were presented.

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The Second Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen was dedicated to the theme «Ukraine and the World: The Future We (Re)build Together».

The main focus of the event was on people. “Someone measures the war currently going on in Ukraine by geopolitical ambitions, the confrontation between the civilised world and despotism. But I will say it more simply: for us it is a people's war. And a war for people” – said Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine and the founder of the Global Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen.

The main goal of the Summit was to discuss plans for the future of Ukraine and the world in the context of post-war reconstruction.

On Ukraine's National Flag Day, the First Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen took place in Kyiv.

The event brought together 12 First Ladies and Gentlemen and 20 guests from various corners of the world. Its main focus was "Soft Power in the New Reality". The event was held at the National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv" — the birthplace of Ukrainian statehood.

"Ukraine initiated this summit to unite the efforts of First Ladies and Gentlemen around the world and to create an effective international platform not just for exchanging experiences, but also for implementing joint projects for the well-being of people," stated Olena Zelenska.