The European Union, together with the United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine, is launching the second phase of the “EU4Recovery – Empowering Communities in Ukraine” initiative, which aims to support communities affected by the war, as well as to promote the country's progress on the path to European integration.
This is reported on the UNDP website in Ukraine.
It is noted that the new phase involves the provision of equipment, infrastructure modernization, capacity development, technical assistance, training, and targeted support aimed at strengthening the role of local governments in restoring and implementing democratic reforms.
Also within the second phase of EU4Recovery, it is planned to strengthen decentralized social and health services, support economic recovery, and strengthen social cohesion – with a focus on veterans, young people, and people returning to their communities.
The initiative is expected to be implemented during 2026-2028, and its total budget will be 50 million euros.
“The official launch of the second phase of EU4Recovery took place in parallel with a joint visit of the EU and UNDP delegations to the partner regions, where representatives of both organizations will meet with local authorities and community residents to discuss the results of the UNDP regional recovery approach in supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of critical services in war-torn areas,” the report says.
The project “EU4Recovery – Empowering Communities in Ukraine” was launched in 2022 as a joint initiative of the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme in response to the full-scale Russian invasion.
Its aim is to support the strengthening of resilience and rapid recovery of war-affected communities in specific Ukrainian regions, including: Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv. In addition, EU4Recovery provides targeted support in Poltava, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Odesa, Donetsk and Luhansk regions, with a focus on displaced communities and internally displaced persons.
Within the first stage, which lasted from 2022 to 2025, more than 100 communities received support.