ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY
Ukraine and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have started implementation of the Program for the Green Recovery of Ukraine’s Industry for 2024-2028. The solemn ceremony of signing the Program took place in Vienna on June 28, 2024. Nadiya Bighun, the Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, signed the program on behalf of Ukraine, while Yuko Yasunaga, the Deputy Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Corporate Services and Operations, signed it on behalf of UNIDO.
The program determines a strategic vision for transformational and sustainable recovery of Ukraine’s industry, guided by the Sustainable Development Agenda till 2030, adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2015, in particular. Sustainable Development Goal 9 “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”. In addition, the program is aligned with the Government of Ukraine’s early recovery priorities, policy reform vision and national sectoral strategies.
Nadiya Bigun reported at the signing ceremony, “Ukraine has a great potential for industrial development. We are grateful to UNIDO for such an opportunity to realize this potential and to develop a greener and more sustainable industrialization. We highly appreciate the constant support by UNIDO and welcome the further strengthening of our cooperation in the framework of the new program, as well as initiation of new joint activities to support Ukraine in these difficult times”.
In order to fulfill UNIDO’s mandate under unique circumstances for Ukraine, the Organization has developed a special program for the green recovery of industry, which covers three key areas of activity:
- Creating opportunities for people
- Business support and investment attraction
- Promotion of the green economy.
Yuko Yasunaga reported at the signing ceremony, “We are very happy to have such a strong partnership with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine. We are confident that this collaboration will bring about truly transformative changes in the country’s industry, promoting growth and prosperity as it recovers from the devastating effects of the ongoing war”.
During the last year, UNIDO intensified its efforts in Ukraine and achieved important results, which allowed to expand joint activities quickly and effectively. In particular, UNIDO carried out a comprehensive diagnostic study of the Ukrainian industry which provides important output data and unique analysis at the micro, meso and macro levels. With the support of various development and funding partners, UNIDO has launched new activities in the following areas:
- production of prostheses by means of 3D printing;
- expansion of economic opportunities of women and youth;
- development of institutional capacity, including at the municipal level;
- quality infrastructure;
- power supply;
- circular economy;
- food industry;
- robotics and artificial intelligence.
Now UNIDO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, has been drafting a large-scale project that will facilitate transfer of technologies in a series of important industries. The Government of Ukraine and UNIDO are aimed at further cooperation in order to build partnerships and to mobilize resources for achieving the goals of the Green Industry Recovery Program of Ukraine for 2024-2028.