Transformational Recovery for Human Security in Ukraine

Transformational Recovery for Human Security in Ukraine

March 2024 - March 2025

Budget: $71.6 million

Donor: The Government of Japan

Following the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Government of Japan and UNDP strengthened their partnership to support Ukraine's resilience and recovery. This initiative marks the third phase of Japan-funded UNDP projects, designed to address the immediate needs of Ukrainian citizens while laying the foundation for a comprehensive, inclusive, and sustainable recovery that prioritizes human security.

The project focuses on restoring critical infrastructure, expanding mine action efforts, clearing debris, revitalizing local economies, enhancing recovery coordination, and improving access to justice and human rights.

Upcoming events

Project goals:


	Restore critical infrastructures and facilities to meet the immediate needs of war-affected people.
	Expand the capacities of mine action authorities and emergency service responders to protect the civilian population from explosive ordnance (EO) and provide support to the EO victims.
	Clear debris and environmentally hazardous materials and establish debris management and recycling systems.
	Revitalize local economies by strengthening and expanding the private sector in targeted sectors via immediate response solutions to develop capabilities, improve employability, and enhance business-enabling conditions.
	Strengthen the integrity and transparency of government mechanisms and processes for crisis management and recovery processes, at both the national and local levels.
	Enhance the capacities of national and local state and non-state actors to promote human rights and ensure access to justice for all people, with a focus on IDPs and vulnerable groups.

Map of the project’s activities

The project’s activities extend across all regions of Ukraine, encompassing interventions at the central government and national levels, as well as targeted efforts in specific regions, including Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Vinnytsia, Kirovohrad, Kropyvnytskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ternopil, Poltava, Volyn, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Chernivtsi.

Map of Ukraine showing regions involved in project implementation, with varying shades of blue.

Project impact

The following illustrates the key achievements of Japan-funded UNDP projects since April 2022.
Related projects: Emergency Grant: Emergency Explosive Ordnance clearance and debris removal, Promoting human security in Ukraine with a response to the multidimensional crisis caused by the war, Support for winterization and repair of energy sector infrastructure facilities.

6.5 million

people

gained more reliable access to energy, water, and heat.

1.2 million m2

of land

in Kyiv and Chernihiv regions surveyed and cleared from EO.

520,000

residents and IDPs

in 15 communities of Kyiv and Chernihiv regions benefit from the improved solid waste collection systems.

190,000 m3

of debris

from 2,100 buildings destroyed buildings surveyed and cleared.

5,800

family members

of missing persons and prisoners of war received updates and legal support.

2,593

professionals

received training for supporting adults and children with war-related trauma.

1,940

lawyers

of the Free Legal Aid System (FLA) received training in human-centered communications.

1,270

individuals

received training on web accessibility and countering disinformation.

Featured posts

Warning sign for landmines in a grassy area, marked with red and white tape.

"Danger! Mines!": How to speak about explosive ordnance (EO) safe behaviours to protect rather than harm?

A new study on Ukrainians’ behaviour and perceptions of EO highlights significant challenges in effectively communicating mine safety.

Four individuals in professional attire pose together, holding a certificate in front of a map.

UNDP and Japan provide Expert Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with specialized equipment for DNA and chemical analysis

The equipment is essential for DNA investigations and forensic examinations of explosive and gunshot residue, and other substances.

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A group of five professionals stands in an office, holding a sign, smiling.

New ‘Made in Ukraine’ offices opened in Odesa Oblast

Initiative providing practical support to entrepreneurs expands to the south of the country

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Construction workers demolishing a dilapidated building with heavy machinery.

UNDP launches major debris removal initiative in Ukraine to accelerate recovery

Debris management activities expand to eight regions across Ukraine, alongside equipment provision, enhancing safety and accelerating reconstruction.

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Three new ‘Made in Ukraine’ offices open in Vinnytsia Oblast

The new offices will support local entrepreneurs in Haisyn, Tulchyn and Zhmerynka, as well as giving advice to those who are planning to start their own businesses.

Worker in safety gear and mask at a construction site with machinery in the background.

UNDP, JICA lead efforts to safeguard Ukrainians’ health in debris management

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have joined efforts to deliver comprehensive training on the safe handling of debris during its removal, transportation, and recycling.

A group of firefighters and officials posing together in front of fire trucks.

UNDP and Japan support development of volunteer firefighting teams in Kuyalnyk village territorial community in Odesa Oblast

UNDP in Ukraine, with financial support from the Government of Japan, has provided essential equipment for the volunteer fire brigade in the village of Mardarivka – part of the Kuyalnyk Community in the Podilsk District of Odesa Oblast in the south of Ukraine.