UNDP in Ukraine

About UNDP in Ukraine

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.

In Ukraine, three development focus areas define the structure of UNDP's assistance activities. These include democratic governance and local development; prosperity, poverty reduction and MDGs and energy and environment. In each of these thematic areas, UNDP ensures balance between policy and advocacy work, capacity building activities and pilot projects. UNDP established its presence in Ukraine in 1993.

Helping to develop Ukrainian solutions to reach Ukrainian development goals.

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

New York, May 17- UNDP Administrator Helen Clark has issued a Statement on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia underlying the importance of creating a safe and equal future for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. "Many of the people we work with are excluded from development opportunities specifically because of their sexual orientation or gender expression, contributing to the staggering levels of inequality around the world. Such inequalities impede development progress for society as a whole", - underlined Ms. Clark.

Tuesday, 30 April 2013 14:53

Stopping violence against women | Marta Vieira da Silva

Up to 60 percent of women experience some form of physical or sexual abuse during their life – and as many as half of sexual assaults are committed against girls under 18.

Monday, 29 April 2013 13:55

New projects aimed at improving the administrative service provision were launched

A number of new projects financed by the European Union in the framework of the Civil Society Facility have been launched in Ukraine. Their common goal is to improve the administrative services provision throughstrengthening the role and engagement of civil society. One of the new projects named “Smart Practices of Oversight by Non-State Actors on Administrative Service Provision” – is implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine. The project aims to improve the delivery of administrative services by local authorities through better public monitoring and creation of effective feedback loop with the civil society organisations. It will be implemented during 2013-2015 in partnership with the L’viv City Council and the civil society organization «Samopomich» (“Self-Help”).

Friday, 26 April 2013 21:32

27 Years After The Chernobyl Disaster

STATEMENT BY THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL: As we today mark 27 years after the Chernobyl disaster, we honour the emergency workers who risked their lives responding to the accident, the more than 330,000 people uprooted from their homes and the millions of people living in contaminated areas who have long been traumatized by lingering fears about their health and livelihoods. The countless women, men and children affected by radioactive contamination must never be forgotten.

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