Ukraine

The Local Resilience Building in Ukraine project sought to support the engagement of Ukrainian cities and regions in the global Making Cities Resilient 2030 initiative which works towards developing local strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR). The project focused on supporting a set of baseline resilience assessments in four Ukrainian cities (Lviv Mykolaiv Ostroh and Vinnytsia) and one region (Rivne Oblast) using the MCR2030 Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities preliminary level assessment methodology. From November 2023 to February 2024 the project aimed to assess resilience levels and provide actionable recommendations for enhancing local climate resilience and recovery strategies.

This document is consolidated by OCHA on behalf of the Humanitarian Country Team and partners. The Humanitarian Response Plan is a presentation of the coordinated strategic response devised by humanitarian agencies in order to meet the acute needs of people affected by the crisis. It is based on and responds to evidence of needs described in the Humanitarian Needs Overview.

This assessment has been developed by the Centre for Economic Recovery (CER) and Advanter Group under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project “Support to Ukraine” in cooperation with Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. Micro small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of Ukraine’s economy comprising 99.98% of all business entities providing 74% of all jobs and creating 64% of value added. This assessment provides a snapshot on the status of MSMEs as of the end of 2023 and includes a comprehensive analysis of the impact of war and challenges faced by MSMEs in Ukraine in the ensuing period and highlighting their resilience and adaptability in the face of adversity. The assessment identifies MSME needs and provides a set of recommendations to increase MSMEs resilience and underpin recovery and sustainable growth of Ukrainian economy. A gender lens has been applied throughout the assessment. This assessment is based on a wide range of primary and secondary data collected in multiple surveys undertaken in various time intervals from March 2022 to December 2023 and substantive desk research conducted in December 2023. The analysis enabled to identify the impact of key economical political and social trends and governmental actions on MSME’s operations.

The war in Ukraine has been the fastest growing and largest displacement crisis in Europe since World War II and has precipitated a regional refugee response of commensurate scale. In the nearly two years since the Russian Federation’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 the flow of refugees into neighbouring countries and beyond has been met by a remarkable mobilization of assistance – by national and municipal authorities civil society actors local volunteers and refugees themselves all contributing to ensure protection and meet the essential needs of those fleeing violence. As the refugee response enters its third year in 2024 it continues to address significant needs in host countries demonstrating an evolving and prolonged situation. Notably this iteration of the plan reflects the overall ownership of the response and greater investment by host governments in the socio-economic inclusion of refugees.

This study prepared by UNECE experts builds upon UNECE’s work on Building Resilient Energy Systems and utilizes the UNECE Carbon Neutrality Toolkit. The analysis presented here focuses on a carbon-neutral scenario for the post-war restoration of Ukraine's energy system. The findings aim to serve as a valuable source and tool for future horizon scanning efforts and broader foresight processes to support policymaking. The objective is to assist the Ukrainian government in exploring different pathways and rebuilding its energy system based on the concept of carbon neutrality. Ukraine continues to heavily rely on fossil fuels accounting for 70% of its Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES) in 2020. The Russian invasion of Ukraine had a significant impact on the energy sector resulting in a 43% drop in energy demand in 2022 compared to 2013.

Authored by Brienna Perelli-Harris Orsola Torrisi Michael G Head and Ken Brackstone this Migration Research Series paper highlights the household composition and characteristics of those displaced by the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine. The paper showcases the findings of a rapid online health needs survey disseminated via Facebook between April and July 2022. The survey discusses the findings from 10180 respondents making suggestions for policies that can mitigate some of the effects of the displacement crisis.

As a result of the war in Ukraine UNESCO has mobilised to denounce violence against journalists promote the importance and therefore the protection of cultural institutions and work for the maintenance of education to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities in Ukraine. From 6 to 11 July 2022 a UNESCO mission went to Ukraine to consolidate an initial assessment of the impact of the war on Ukraine’s culture sector coordinate the Organization’s support in this field with the government authorities and partners and define priorities for recovery and reconstruction.

A war is always a human tragedy and the war in Ukraine is no exception. The ripple effects of the conflict are extending human suffering far beyond its borders. The war in all its dimensions has exacerbated a global cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation compromising lives livelihoods and our aspirations for a better world by 2030. The largest cost-of-living crisis of the twenty-first century has come when people and countries have a limited capacity to cope. The war in Ukraine has trapped the people of the world between a rock and a hard place. The rock is the severe price shocks in food energy and fertilizer markets due to the war given the centrality of both the Russian Federation and Ukraine in these markets. The hard place is the extremely fragile context in which this crisis arrived; a world facing the cascading crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. A shock of this magnitude would have been a significant challenge no matter the timing; now it is of historic century-defining proportions.

Preliminary objections

This section deals with the financial framework for urban development in Voznesensk with the aim of making recommendations for funding of future projects. It is a review of the main income and expenditure budget items to determine robustness and future scope for borrowing. It also reviews future sustainable projects and considers a range of finance options providing case studies to illustrate these. Finally there are key recommendations for future action.