Ukraine is among 15 contributors to UN Development Programme

08.06.2020 12:53

Ukrinform

At year-end 2019, Ukraine was included in the list of 15 countries that provided the largest funding for UNDP projects.

"Last year, Ukraine was among the fifteen countries contributing to the UN Development Programme. This list includes, among others, the United States, Germany, Japan, the EU, and the United Kingdom," Ukraine's Permanent Representative to UN Sergiy Kyslytsya told Ukrinform.

Cooperation with the UN is always a two-way movement, he stressed.

"In 2019, UNDP implemented 24 projects worth $154 million in Ukraine, most of which were aimed at overcoming poverty, strengthening public administration and human development," Kyslytsya said.

This year, according to him, 18 UNDP projects with a total budget of almost $150 million are already being implemented in Ukraine. The Permanent Representative added that UN involvement in responding to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic was becoming especially important under current conditions.

"We welcome the work of UNDP, which is leading the response of international agencies to the socio-economic challenges posed by the spread of novel coronavirus," said the Ukrainian diplomat.

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It aims to support change and provides access to sources of knowledge, practical experience, and resources to help improve the lives of the population. UNDP operates in 166 countries.