# First ladies and gentlemen meet in Kyiv to create a ‘shared language of resilience’

https://mins.news/en/item/31060

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-24 23:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/first-ladies-gentlemen-meet-in-kyiv-to-create-shared-language-of-resilience-amid-crisis/

> Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska led the sixth Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen in Kyiv, attended by representatives from 14 countries and other leaders. The gathering launched a Global Vocabulary of Resilience project, bringing together ideas societies use to withstand crises, including U.S. civic volunteerism, Britain’s “keep calm and carry on,” and Ukraine’s “sophiynist.”

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