Ukraine
Ukraine Humanitarian Response Plan 2023
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.
Ukraine Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2024
This document is consolidated by OCHA on behalf of the Humanitarian Country Team and partners. It provides a shared understanding of the impact of the war on the people of Ukraine including the most pressing humanitarian needs the estimated number of people who need assistance. It also outlines the strategy to ensure adequate and timely life-saving and life-sustaining response and the financial request to make humanitarian operations possible.
Assessment of the Impact of the War on Micro-, Small-, and Medium-sized Enterprises in Ukraine
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.
Post-disaster Needs Assessment: 2023 Kakhovka Dam Disaster, Ukraine
The Post Disaster Needs Assessment report of the Kakhovka Dam Disaster was jointly prepared by the Government of Ukraine and the United Nations. The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam on 6th June 2023 is another devastating consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The breach led to extensive flooding impacting 80 settlements across four oblasts: Kherson Mykolaiv Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia. Approximately 100000 residents were directly affected by the resulting deluge. The destruction of the dam also disrupted critical aspects of life in southern Ukraine including energy production access to drinking water irrigation and river transport. It left a trail of damage in housing infrastructure the environment and cultural heritage. Based on a “Build Back Better” approach the PDNA estimates the total recovery and reconstruction needs to be approximately $5.04 billion with $1.82 billion required in the immediate/short-term. The report puts forth suggestions for addressing the short-term needs in 2023-24 and for tailoring the response to meet recovery and reconstruction needs over the medium and long term spanning the next ten years until 2033.
Ukraine Situation: Regional Refugee Response Plan - January-December 2024
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.
Innovative Investments for the Economic Recovery of Ukraine
This report aims to identify effective mechanisms for Ukraine’s sustained and sustainable recovery and transformation specifically focusing on supporting local SMEs and facilitating engagement with international companies. The findings will serve as a valuable resource for governments international organizations development finance institutions donors and global investment leaders. By leveraging these findings they can create specialized investment vehicles to promote economic stability and foster growth in Ukraine. This report is a collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UkraineInvest.
In the Face of War, a Year of Action in Ukraine
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.
Global Impact of War in Ukraine: Energy Crisis
Global Impact of the War in Ukraine: Billions of People Face the Greatest Cost-of-living Crisis in a Generation
Global Impact of War in Ukraine on Food, Energy and Finance Systems
Smart Sustainable Cities Profile: Voznesensk, Ukraine
The purpose of this study is to analyse the city of Voznesensk by using the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smart Sustainable Cities and support the municipality in setting priorities for action. The KPIs have been developed by the UNECE with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 14 other UN bodies as well as other partners in the global United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative. In 2016 the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development Construction and Housing and Communal Services appointed Voznesensk as their pilot city for the United Smart Cities programme and requested the UNECE to prepare a Smart Sustainable Cities Profile. The UNECE together with the United Nations Development Programme and a team of international and local experts developed this Profile for Voznesensk based on a research mission and stakeholders’ consultation which took place in Kyiv and Voznesensk in December 2017. This summary provides an overview of the city’s situation the analysis of its economic environmental and socio-cultural indicators and policy recommendations.
The financial framework of Voznesensk
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.
Executive Summary
The purpose of this study is to analyse the city of Voznesensk by using the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Smart Sustainable Cities and support the municipality in setting priorities for action. The KPIs have been developed by the UNECE with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and 14 other UN bodies as well as other partners in the global United for Smart Sustainable Cities (U4SSC) initiative.
Preface
This smart sustainable city profile for the city of Voznesensk Ukraine has been produced under the project framework “United Smart Cities” coordinated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) together with the Organization for International Economic Relations (OiER).
Legal and institutional framework for urban development
Over the past two decades Ukraine has experienced a declining and aging population with notable consequences at the city level. The national population declined by 13 per cent (in 1993 Ukraine had 52.2 million inhabitants in 2017 42.4 million); and urban population declined by 9 per cent. This sharp decline is linked to emigration the overall aging trend and a significant decline in birthrates. Technically the country could be said to be continuing to urbanize because the rural population is declining faster than the urban population. However more than 80 per cent of Ukrainian cities are losing population but not homogenously. The eastern and southern regions are highly urbanized but have shown slower urbanization rates in the last two decades while the historically rural Western region currently shows faster urbanization rates.
Analysis of the Indicators
The indicators used in this Profile are the KPIs for Smart Sustainable Cities developed under U4SSC initiative.
Background
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 calls for the progress of cities and human settlements toward being safe resilient inclusive and sustainable from now until 2030. To achieve this several factors impacting urban life and development need to be taken into account such as urban planning social issues citizen awareness and participation the environment transport resource efficiency and the economy. In order to support the implementation of the SDGs at a local level UNECE together with other partners launched the “United Smart Cities” project.