The Fourth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen took place in Kyiv, initiated by First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska. This year’s theme was "Protecting Childhood: Ensuring a Safe Future."
Olena Zelenska thanked those who came to Kyiv in person to participate in the Summit, including wife of the Prime Minister of Belize Rossana Briceño, husband of the Prime Minister of Denmark Bo Tengberg, First Lady of Estonia Sirje Karis, wife of the President of Finland Suzanne Innes-Stubb, First Lady of Guatemala Lucrecia Peinado, First Lady of Lithuania Diana Nausėdienė, wife of the President of Serbia Tamara Vučić, and First Gentleman of Slovenia Aleš Musar.
Olena Zelenska also expressed gratitude to those who sent video messages: wife of the Federal President of Germany Elke Büdenbender, First Lady of Malawi Monica Chakwera, First Lady of Türkiye Emine Erdoğan, First Lady of Israel Michal Herzog, wife of the Prime Minister of Japan Yuko Kishida, First Lady of France Brigitte Macron, wife of the Prime Minister of Israel Sara Netanyahu; wife of the Amir of Qatar Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, and wife of the Federal President of Austria Doris Schmidauer.
During the Summit, participants discussed children's safety within five panels:
The result of the Summit was the adoption of a joint declaration. Its goal is to unite the efforts of world leaders to protect children's rights during armed conflicts and wars. Future projects and initiatives under this declaration will focus on the search, identification, and return of deported children, assistance to internally displaced families, and the evacuation of children from conflict zones.