One year of war in Ukraine

"I want everyone to know how we are fighting."

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UNDP Resilience Building and Recovery Programme

The war in Ukraine is inflicting immense human suffering and devastating communities. UNDP teams are on the ground, working in partnership with the Government of Ukraine to save lives and support relief efforts.

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Virtual exhibition
Digital imaginings: Women's campAIgn for equality

This exhibition features the visions and work of eight women across Europe and Central Asia working in different ways to give women more opportunities, justice and power in their communities.

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Photo essay
Fighting fires and stereotypes in Ukraine

The story of Kyiv region’s only woman firefighter

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Stories
In search of safe haven, seeking shelter from the war

Conversations with Ukrainians at a shelter for women in Lviv

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A comprehensive government led system of online services developed before the war is now providing Ukrainians a lifeline in times of crisis.
A digital lifeline for Ukrainians on the move

How a mobile app to support displaced families in Ukraine is providing a lifeline through the chaos of war

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Our misson

UNDP’s mission in Ukraine is to support the country’s resilience in the face of war and to promote a fully inclusive, digital and sustainable recovery.

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Who we are & what we do at UNDP Ukraine

We are the United Nations Development Programme, the development arm of the UN. We partner with governments, civil society and the private sector around the world in 170 countries and territories to eliminate poverty, develop and retain national capacity, achieve tangible and impactful development results, sustain the environment, and advance democratic governance, leaving no one behind.

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UNDP Accelerator Labs

In 2019, UNDP Ukraine established a new unit that aims to identify local innovative solutions and help Ukraine’s reforms development ecosystem test such solutions and employ new methods to address sustainable development issues.

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Recent news

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Costs to rebuild Ukraine increase sharply

According to Ukraine’s second Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA), $411 billion is now needed to rebuild and recover from the full-scale Russian invasion, a ...

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Press Releases
How to efficiently respond to new human rights challenges in the context of war

A two-day training event for members of the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for human rights and its regional network has been completed. It ...

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Press Releases
Inclusive approach to protection and safety of people with disabilities during the war in Ukraine is crucial

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine presented the results of two assessments that examine some specific challenges faced by people with dis...

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Stories
Together to a safe haven

A story about support for IDPs in the Ladyzhyn community, Vinnytsia Region.

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Blog
From call-center to Nobel Peace Prize: Meet human rights activist Oleksandra Romantsova

Economist Oleksandra Romantsova had been building her career at an international bank when the Maidan protests turned her life upside down. Appalled by the brutal...

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About Ukraine

Stats

44 mln

Population

(Ukraine's State Statistics Service, 2020)

49

Gender Inequality

Index: out of 162 countries & territories (HDR 2021)

21%

Women

Parliamentary seats held by women (Parliament, 2019)

0.773

HDI

Human Development Index, 77 out of 191 (HDR 2021)

0.2

Population

in multidimensional poverty, headcount (%) (HDR 2021)

$ 13,216

GNI per capita

HDR 2020

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