UKRAINE is facing its most serious chal-lenges since achieving independence in 1991, and the United Nations development system is uniquely placed to address both the immediate and longer-term needs in the country. The UN's work in Ukraine goes well beyond the immediate relief issues connected with the con�icts in the East and the need for post-con�ict stabilization, recovery, and reconstruction there, and addressing the di�culties that have arisen per events regarding the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. The work also encom-passes the longer-term objectives of ensur-ing good governance, national reconcilia-tion e�orts, and economic recovery. The restoration of peace and stability in Ukraine is of paramount importance for the entire region and for international relations gener-ally. Building on the well-established UN’s presence in Ukraine and strong partner-ships with national institutions and local communities across the country, the UN has scaled up a range of activities to ensure that it not only brings added value to the Gov-ernment but also makes a di�erence in the lives of the people a�ected by the crisis.

One of the key elements of stabilizing the situation in the east of Ukraine will be though engagement in recov-ery and rehabilitation programs in the areas a�ected by the con�ict with particular focus on communities and towns receiving Internally Displaced Persons.

Responding to the current situation, the UN in Ukraine has identi�ed three priority assistance areas where the system can play an important role:

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE, including for con�ict-a�ected regions and for internally-displaced persons (IDPs).

RECOVERY, STABILIZATION AND REHABILITATION for the east and other regions

SUPPORTING longer-term country-wide governance reforms to promote the rule of law and strengthen social stability and demo-cratic governance.

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To assess the immediate recovery needs, the UN together with the European Union and the World Bank has undertaken a joint Recov-ery and Peacebuilding Assessment (RPA) exercise that analyses the needs in terms of infrastructure rehabilitation. The RPA responds to the request of the Government of Ukraine to articulate the immediate inter-ventions required to restore basic social services, rehabilitate key infrastructure, create an enabling environment for IDP man-agement, and to lay the basis for socio-economic recovery in the Government-controlled territory of Donbas and adjoining con�ict-a�ected areas. The UN has the expe-rience, the knowledge and the support of the government necessary to e�ectively respond both to the new situation and ongoing reform processes in Ukraine. All UN agencies in Ukraine are united by one collective vision and a human-rights-based approach which aims to help the Government better meet the needs of the population and establish e�ec-tive institutions that can ensure stability and long-term development of the country.

UNDP has been active in Ukraine since 1992. The Country O�ce is led by UNDP Resident Representa-tive who acts also as coordinator of all UN system activities in the country. UNDP o�ce employs 50 local and international sta� and about 200 project experts who provide day-to-day support to the Government and civil society initiatives. While UNDP contributes to all three priority assistance areas de�ned by the UN, considering its sustainable human development mandate, UNDP advocates in particular for a participatory and transparent gov-ernance agenda and an inclusive and sustainable growth. Working closely with national counterparts, NGOs, UN system and international partners, UNDP in Ukraine is currently involved in a number of speci�c initiatives and sectors, in particular:

HUMAN RIGHTS UNDP works with NGOs promoting democracy and human rights agenda and assists national stakeholders in preparation of national human rights strategy and action plan. UNDP focuses also on the speci�c rights and needs of persons with disabilities.

DECENTRALIZATION OF STATE SERVICES TO THE LOCAL LEVEL UNDP experts helped prepare the strategy and new law on decentralisation which was later passed in September 2014. To support implementation of the law, UNDP focuses on capacity development at the local level and promotion of innovative local governance practices that improve transparency, accountability and qual-ity of local services. In this area UNDP works closely with the EU and imple-ments the EU funded project Commu-nity Based Approach to Local Develop-ment in Ukraine which has reached thousands of local communities and has already provided grants to local self-help initiatives.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY SECU-RITY have been important areas of UNDP programming. By supporting local energy e�ciency initiatives and provid-ing grants to community organisations, also by promoting the use of bio-energy UNDP is helping to address energy secu-rity issues and address broader climate change priorities.

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LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT is one of the most important drivers of stability and prosperity of any country. In Ukraine, UNDP provides support to SMEs and grants to agricultural coop-eratives in rural areas. This initiative is funded by the EU.

ANTICORRUPTION agenda is one of the top priorities of the Government and international community supporting Ukraine. UNDP is actively involved in this area. Building on a project that supported NGO anti-corruption initiatives, UNDP is currently working with the Ministry of Justice on a new project focusing on prevention of corruption. UNDP will also support development of the capacity of the newly established anti-corruption prevention agency that will start functioning in 2015. Within the EU funded project “Smart Practices for Oversight of the Admin-istrative Service Provision”, UNDP contributes to the decentralisation of public service provision by support-ing the initiatives aimed at raising transparency of the service provision due to the feedback loops with the civil society.

E-GOVERNANCE UNDP has provided expert support to the newly created E-Governance Agency as well as civic expert group around it regarding the national digital policies of European countries. A number of learning and experience-sharing initiatives (e.g. stu- dy tours to Georgia, Moldova and Esto-nia) to expose national stakeholders to e-governance best practices were conducted which later led to the devel-opment of a green paper on e-governance. At the local level, initia-tives like open municipal budgets, mobile apps to increase social accountability of local governments, crowdsourcing and design thinking have been promoted. Special attention was paid to the open data development. In 2015, UNDP will support Ukraine’s open data readiness assessment and will continue support-ing a policy dialogue on a more condu-cive legislative environment to open data in the country.

Looking into the future and building on the experi-ence in other countries of the region, UNDP will be expanding its programmatic interventions to include also initiatives aiming at RECONCILIATION, CONFIDENCE BUILDING AND PEACE-BUILDING as the country emerges from the con�ict in the east.

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CONTACT: Neal Walker, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine, neal.walker@undp.org Inita Paulovica, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Ukraine, inita.paulovica@undp.org

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This report is produced by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 15 – 28 November 2014, unless otherwise noted. The next report will be published on 12 December.

Highlights • The President signed the new IDP law into force on 19 November. The humanitarian community welcomes this

move and continues to advocate for harmonization with Governmental Decrees 505, 509, and 595 to ensure comprehensive protection and support for IDPs.

• The humanitarian community is deeply concerned by the Government of Ukraine announcement calling for the closure and withdrawal of all governmental services and personnel from areas controlled by armed groups by 1 December. The human rights and humanitarian implications of this move are serious and will deepen the vulnerability of those populations most in need of assistance, particularly as the onset of winter deepens making these essential services more life-saving in nature.

• The Humanitarian Response website for Ukraine was launched on 27 November and can be found here. The

website is easy to navigate and provides easy access to contacts, events/meetings, key documents, maps and infographics, statistics and other operational data.

• The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) is preparing for the launch of the 2015 Strategic Response Plan on 8

December in Geneva and 12 December in Kyiv, Ukraine.

5.2 m Estimated number of people living in conflict-affected areas as of 28 November

490,046 Internally displaced people as of 28 November (source: SES)

545,613 Fled to neighboring countries as of 28 November

UKRAINE Situation report No.20 as of 28 November 2014

Vinnytsya6,927

Volyn1,938

Dnipropetrovs'k41,922

Donets'k72,887

Zhytomyr5,507

Zakarpatska2,652

Zaporizhzhia48,527

Ivano-Frankivs'k2,655

Kyiv39,047

Kirovohrad8,666

Luhans'k30,120

L'viv9,032

Mykolayiv7,214

Odesa19,783

Poltava15,373

Rivne2,581

Sumy9,560

Ternopil '1,848

Kharkiv117,188

Kherson7,439

Khmel'nyts'kyy4,036 Cherkasy

8,068

Chernivtsi2,143

Chernihiv7,962

IDP influx in 2014 (as of 27 November 2014)

Colour tone represents ratio of IDPs to local population

21 to 50 per thousand

11 to 20 per thousand

9 to 10 per thousand

7 to 8 per thousand

5 to 6 per thousand

3 to 4 per thousand

0 to 2 per thousand

Affected areas

area currently not under government control

area previously not under government control

Circle diameter represents size of IDP influx. Numbers below oblast names are all IDPs.

women

men

children

elderly and disabled

not disaggregated