Last week, as part of a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Ukraine Donor Platform, civil society organisations from Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, and Zaporizhzhia regions joined discussions with international partners.
Using these regions as examples, international partners were able to gain a clearer understanding of the needs and challenges facing areas that are under constant attack and where active hostilities continue.
Representatives of relevant ministries and local authorities from these regions also took part in the discussions.
At each roundtable, participants considered a wide range of issues, with a particular focus on topics of specific importance to each region:
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Odesa region: transport and culture
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Mykolaiv region: water supply infrastructure and social support
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Zaporizhzhia region: support for veterans and businesses in frontline areas
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Kharkiv region: advanced technology sectors, demining, and housing reconstruction
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Sumy region: labour resources and education
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Chernihiv region: restoration of social infrastructure using state funds and documenting damage to support accountability and justice
Regular dialogue between civil society organisations, international partners, the Government of Ukraine, and local authorities is an essential foundation for planning and delivering Ukraine’s recovery and development projects.
More details on the 15th meeting of the Steering Committee and the civil society discussion are available via the link.
Background
The Platform brings together 25 permanent and temporary members and observers, as well as seven international financial institutions and organisations.
The Recovery and Reform Delivery Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine* acts as the Kyiv office** of the Secretariat of the Ukraine Donor Platform, providing organisational, analytical, and communications support to the Platform.
*The Recovery and Reform Delivery Office is a part of the Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture (URA) programme. The Ukraine Recovery and Reform Architecture is a comprehensive technical assistance programme deployed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in partnership with the European Union, to support critical recovery and reform processes in Ukraine. URA is implemented with the financial assistance of the EBRD-Ukraine Stabilisation and Sustainable Growth Multi-Donor Account (MDA), contributors to which are Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
**Kyiv office of the Secretariat of the Ukraine Donor Platform is funded by the European Union through a program administered by the Ukraine Recovery and Architecture programme deployed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
