100 days of war in Ukraine

24 February 2022 marked a devastating day for the people of Ukraine – and the world.

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War in Ukraine

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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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 strategic objective in Ukraine is to assist the country in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals contained in the Global Agenda 2030.

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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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New UNDP training announced for women-led businesses

Online training cancelled after invasion has been refined and relaunched for current context and challenges

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A hospital in Chernihiv gets a new alert system

UNDP, with the support of the European Union, provides an advanced communications system that informs medical staff about patient needs and records whether care h...

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European Union and UNDP support Ukrainian civil society in emergency response

Nineteen civil society organizations have started implementing projects to address the urgent needs among conflict-affected communities

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Ministry of Justice gains support for the development of IT infrastructure and electronic registers

Lack of modern computer equipment and outdated digital infrastructure hampering efforts

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Online initiative helps Ukrainians deal with emotional burnout from the war

Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and UNDP launch “Treating emotional burnout,” an educational series on the Diia.Education platform

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About Ukraine

Stats

44 mln

Population

(Ukraine's State Statistics Service, 2020)

52

Gender Inequality

Index: out of 162 countries & territories (HDR 2020)

21%

Women

Parliamentary seats held by women (Parliament, 2019)

0.779

HDI

Human Development Index, 74 out of 189 (HDR 2020)

0.2

Population

in multidimensional poverty, headcount (%) (HDR 2020)

$ 13,216

GNI per capita

HDR 2020

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