UNDP lokalt självstyre och försoning UNDP Governance and Reconciliation UNDP through its project "Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in crisis-affected communities of Ukraine" has applied to Swedish Embassy with a request to extend the activity period of the programme and to add 10 MSEK to extend the ongoing activities. The new activity period shall be till 30th September 2018. 

The  intervention aims at further strengthening local authorities' capacities to offer basic services and community cohesion  in the conflict affected regions of Ukraine - Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts by 
1) development of local governance structures, in cooperation with the central authorities, which will address the immediate reconstruction and social cohesion needs in the communities. Such governance structures will function in partnership with community leaders, civil society (including women’s groups), and other local entities, and ensure that these structures are responsive to citizens’ needs;

2) supporting reconciliation and peace-building policy through the efforts of the government, civil society, private sector to uphold values of inclusive citizenry through a ad hoc communication strategy and to develop formal and informal dialogue and conflict resolution mechanisms to address dividing  issues, and combat hate speech and other forms of political and cultural intolerance; 

3) building trust within local communities, between the communities and the representatives of central agencies and security structures deployed in their areas, and between communities and local governance structures.

The intervention total budget is 20 MSEK to be contributed by the Swedish Embassy. The intervention is a part of the larger UNDP Programme on 'Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in crisis-affected communities of Ukraine', which is co-financed by EU, Netherlands, Japan, Poland and Switzerland. UNDP har vänt sig till ambassaden med en ansökan om förlängd aktivitetsperiod samt ytterligare 10 MSEK ör projektet ”Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in crisis-affected communities of Ukraine” (att återställa styrning och försoning i krispåverkade samhällen I Ukraina). Den nya aktivitetsperioden förlängs till 30 september 2018. 
Insatsen syftar till att ytterligare stärka lokala myndigheters kapacitet att leverera grundläggande tjänster och social sammanhållning i konfliktpåverkade regioner i Ukraina – Donetsk och Lughansk. Detta görs genom:
•Utveckling av lokala styrningsstrukturer som, i samarbete de centrala myndigheter, kommer att ta itu med de omedelbara behoven vad gäller återuppbyggnad och social sammanhållning.  Dessa styrningsstrukturer kommer att verka i partnerskap med ledarna i dessa samhällen, det civila samhället (inklusive kvinnogrupper) och andra aktörer och säkerställa att strukturerna svarar mot medborgarnas behov.
•Stöd till ansatser som främjar försoning och fredsbyggande genom regeringens, det civila samhällets och den privata sektorns ansträngningar att upprätthålla värderingar om ett inkluderande medborgarskap. Detta görs genom en kommunikationsstrategi och genom att utveckla formell och informell dialog och konflikthanteringsmekanismer samt rikta in sig på frågor som delar befolkningen, förhindra hatpropaganda och andra former av politisk och kulturell intolerans. 
•Att främja tillitsuppbyggnad inom lokala samhällen; mellan olika samhällen och representanter från den centrala förvaltningen och säkerhetsapparaten som verkar i dessa områden; samt mellan samhällen och den lokala styrningen.
Sveriges bidrag till insatsen uppgår efter tillägget till 20 MSEK. Insatsen utgör en del av ett större UNDP-program ”Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in crisis-affected communities of Ukraine” som samfinansierad av EU, Nederländerna, Japan, Polen och Schweiz.  


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UNDP through its project "Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in crisis-affected communities of Ukraine" has applied to Swedish Embassy with a request to extend the activity period of the programme and to add 10 MSEK to extend the ongoing activities. The new activity period shall be till 30th September 2018. 

The  intervention aims at further strengthening local authorities' capacities to offer basic services and community cohesion  in the conflict affected regions of Ukraine - Donetsk and Lugansk oblasts by 
1) development of local governance structures, in cooperation with the central authorities, which will address the immediate reconstruction and social cohesion needs in the communities. Such governance structures will function in partnership with community leaders, civil society (including women’s groups), and other local entities, and ensure that these structures are responsive to citizens’ needs;

2) supporting reconciliation and peace-building policy through the efforts of the government, civil society, private sector to uphold values of inclusive citizenry through a ad hoc communication strategy and to develop formal and informal dialogue and conflict resolution mechanisms to address dividing  issues, and combat hate speech and other forms of political and cultural intolerance; 

3) building trust within local communities, between the communities and the representatives of central agencies and security structures deployed in their areas, and between communities and local governance structures.

The intervention total budget is 20 MSEK to be contributed by the Swedish Embassy. The intervention is a part of the larger UNDP Programme on 'Restoration of Governance and Reconciliation in crisis-affected communities of Ukraine', which is co-financed by EU, Netherlands, Japan, Poland and Switzerland. To overcome the consequences of the military conflict, mitigate further conflict risks and address grievances by providing a foundation for a rapid transition to sustainable recovery of the affected regions.