Vienna, 28 June 2024 – The Government of Ukraine and UNIDO have kicked off the implementation of the Green Industrial Recovery Programme 2024-2028. The programme sets out a strategic vision for the transformative and resilient recovery of Ukraine’s industry in line with the 2030 Agenda and particularly SDG 9. The programme is moreover aligned with the Government’s early recovery priorities, policy reform vision and national sectoral strategies.

During the programme’s signing ceremony, Nadiya Bihun, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, said: “Ukraine has great potential in industrial development, and we are grateful to UNIDO for the opportunity to realize this potential and develop greener and more sustainable industrialization. We highly value UNIDO's continuous support and welcome the further strengthening of our cooperation under the new Programme and the launch of new joint activities to support Ukraine in these challenging times.”

To deliver on UNIDO’s mandate in the unique circumstances currently facing Ukraine, the Organization has developed the tailor-made Programme which addresses three key areas of intervention, namely:

• Creating opportunities for individuals and communities
• Supporting businesses and attracting investment
• Fostering a green economy

Co-signing the programme on behalf of UNIDO, Yuko Yasunaga, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Corporate Services and Operations, noted: “We are very pleased to have such a strong partnership with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. We are confident that this cooperation will enable a truly transformative change in the country’s industry, fostering growth and prosperity in recovery from the devastating consequences of the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine.”

Over the past year, UNIDO has intensified its efforts in Ukraine and already delivered a number of crucial results, allowing for a swift and efficient scale-up of joint activities. UNIDO has prepared a comprehensive industrial diagnostic study on Ukraine’s industrial performance, which provides important primary data and unique analysis on the micro, meso and macro levels. With the support of various development and funding partners, UNIDO has launched new activities in 3-D prosthetic production, institutional capacity-building including municipally, women’s and youth economic empowerment, quality infrastructure, energy provision, and more.

As a new major milestone, UNIDO is preparing a large-scale project in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan to enable technology transfer in a number of critical thematic areas.

UNIDO and the Government of Ukraine expressed their commitment to capitalizing on the achievements made thus far and continue joint partnership-building and resource mobilization work to reach the objectives of the Green Industrial Recovery Programme 2024-2028.

For more information, please contact:

Solomiya Omelyan

Chief of the Regional Bureau for Europe and Central Asia

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