Around the World: Daily Updates from UN Country Teams- April 2024
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of multi-faceted priorities and key initiatives on a daily basis — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians. UN Resident Coordinators and their teams utilize innovative approaches to problem-solving to better serve communities. Below are some highlights of their work this month.
Tuesday, 16 April
Ukraine: UN agencies help communities recovering from devastation get back on their feet
In Ukraine, our team on the ground, led by Resident Coordinator Denise Brown, published a new report yesterday showcasing results from more than 20 UN agencies’ boost to communities recovering from the war’s devastation, helping them to get back on their feet. From supporting small businesses, repairing homes, schools, and hospitals to building new energy infrastructure and beyond, our UN team scaled up recovery efforts in 2023, implementing half a billion dollars in recovery initiatives. That’s more than twice the previous year’s amount. Our colleagues ensured the installation of new heating, water, and energy infrastructure that served 6 million people, supported more than 2,000 small and medium businesses, repaired nearly 1,000 schools, and trained almost 320,000 people with new skills to help them find jobs. The work was possible thanks to our donors who contributed, nearly $1.1 billion, which is 42 per cent of the amount requested for the recovery programmes in Ukraine in the last two years. This support must continue. As you know, our UN team’s recovery efforts complement the humanitarian response to address the most immediate needs of people impacted by Russia’s invasion.
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