Empowered partnerships for sustainable development in Ukraine Bemyndigade partnerskap för hållbar utveckling i Ukraina United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has applied to Swedish Embassy in Ukraine for funding of 5 million SEK to carry out the "Empowered Partnerships for Sustainable Development" Programme in Ukraine during the period 2019-2020. 

The intervention aims at establishing more efficient public administration, capable to interact and work, in a transparent manner, with the business sector, civil society and local communities in order to promote sustainable local development in Ukraine by 1) facilitating multi-stakeholders partnerships to address the sustainable development challenges on the basis of the best international practices; 2) developing and testing mechanisms for joint problem-solving, resource mobilization and implementation; and 3)
raising awareness and capacities of different stakeholders such as civil society, businesses, local decision-makers and general public on sustainable development of their communities to collaborate effectively on selected sustainable development challenges. To draw on best international and local practices, such as Swedish SymbioCity approach, UNDP will partner with other international and national organizations such as Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), the Association of Ukrainian Cities, the Ukrainian  Association of Rayon and Oblast Councils and others.

The intervention’s total budget is 5 million SEK, out of which 8% will amount for UNDP General Management Support Cost. Förenta nationernas utvecklingsprogram, UNDP, har lämnat in en ansökan till Sveriges ambassad i Ukraina gällande 5 miljoner kronor i bidrag till programmet ”Bemyndigade partnerskap för hållbar utveckling i Ukraina” för perioden 2019–2020.

Insatsens syfte är att etablera en mer effektiv offentlig förvaltning som är kapabel att interagera och arbeta på ett transparent sätt med näringsliv, civilsamhälle och lokala grupper för att främja hållbar lokal utveckling i Ukraina genom att 1) underlätta flerpartssamarbete för att hantera utmaningar för hållbar utveckling baserat på bästa internationella praxis; 2) utveckla och testa mekanismer för gemensam problemlösning, resursmobilisering och implementering; samt 3) skapa medvetenhet och kapacitet för olika intressenter såsom civilsamhälle, företag, lokala beslutsfattare och allmänhet gällande hållbar utveckling av deras samhällen för att åstadkomma ett effektivt samarbete gällande utvalda utmaningar för hållbar utveckling.
För att dra nytta av bästa internationella praxis, till exempel svenska SymbioCity, kommer UNDP att samarbeta med andra internationella och nationella organisationer som Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting, SKL, the Association of Ukrainian Cities, Ukrainian Association of Rayon and Oblast Councils, m.fl.

Insatsens budget är 5 miljoner kronor, där 8% kommer att användas till kostnaden för UNDP:s allmänna ledningsstöd. The programme has an updated output 3 - Local communities benefit from the social and economic improvements, realized through successfully piloted multi-stakeholder initiatives in response to COVID-19. In addition to previously tested and piloted local partnerships to address the SDGs implementation on the local level, the project will specifically identify and support those initiatives, which target mitigating negative consequences of COVID pandemic in Ukraine.  
The new output is divided into two sub-outputs:
Sub-output 3.1. Local administrations have strengthened capacities to plan and implement gender-equitable response and recovery measures
The activities under this output will strengthen capacities and capabilities of the local administrations in targeted municipalities/local communities for evidence-based recovery planning. The Project will analyse the best international practices, implemented by the local authorities to prevent COVID-19 and pots-pandemic recovery and adjust them to the local context to respond to the needs and experiences of women and men from diverse groups.
 Sub-output 3.2. Communities have strengthened partnerships and improved skills in addressing socio-economic impact of COVID-19 through the implementation of challenge-driven partnerships
Through an open Call for proposals the Project will rapidly identify local initiatives, at least 8, to address the emergency needs related with immediate negative impact of the coronavirus on women and men (including but not limited to meeting the most pressing health needs of the affected population, specifically the most vulnerable, people with disabilities, elderly, rural populations), as well as initiatives addressing the long-term socio-economic impact of COVID-19 to local communities (healthcare, education, employment, community engagement, etc.).