Outcome UKR_D_1.2

Community recovery interventions are effective in increasing resilience and addressing displacement through the adoption of nexus approaches in key sectors, promoting rights-based, people-centred, inclusive and gender-responsive human development.

UN Women Ukraine made progress towards this outcome in 2024. UN Women contributed to improved implementation, localization and monitoring of the NAP 1325 which helped ensure that Ukraine is a best practice in advancing WPS during ongoing war. UN Women supported the Government of Ukraine together with WROs advance WPS commitments, including on community level recovery where the security situation allowed. UN Women continued to support the Government of Ukraine effectively implement its 1325 NAP. Women increased their presence in security sector institutions, which UN Women helped become more gender responsive through the implementation of sectoral action plans. Through capacity building and guidance on policy, the Country Office helped leadership in the security sector create more enabling and safer working environments for women including through the institutionalization of mechanisms on reporting sexual abuse and harassment. To support institutionalization of training on WPS commitments and 1325 NAP implementation, UN Women developed an online training platform for the State Emergency Services (SES) which became functional in 2024 and led to the rapid increase in front line responders (40,000) enhancing their knowledge of WPS in 2024. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continued to demonstrate best practice on women’s inclusion as over 5 500 women continued to serve on the frontline and over 65 000 women served on the force. The number of women who volunteered to join the AFU reached 20% in 2024 (according to the MoD recruitment center data) partially due to the improved image of women in the military. Implementation of the 1325 NAP was more effectively monitored by the Ministry of Social Policy (MoSP) which developed and adopted a user-friendly National Action Plan 1325 reporting tool with UN Women support. The tool will allow the MoSP to make recommendations for the next NAP 1325 (2026-28) based on harmonized and solid reporting findings that provide the MoSP solid data on progress/challenges/gaps. Based on the data collected, the 2024 Annual Report was submitted by the Ministry of Social Policy to the Cabinet of Ministers in April 2024. UN Women supported the Government by improving the reporting tool to simplify the data collection process for central executive, regional and local authorities, WROs and conducting trainings on usage of this tool. In 2024, CRSV survivors continued to seek trusted pathways to access their rights and ensure accountability for war crimes committed. UN Women cooperated closely with the Government to achieve progress. As per the Ukraine’s commitments within the Framework of Cooperation between Government of Ukraine and UN on CRSV Prevention and Response and advancing global best practice on gender responsive justice for CRSV survivors, the Parliament adopted two important laws : the Law #4067-IX on the status of victims of sexual violence related to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and urgent interim reparations and the Law #4071-IX on the registration of persons whose lives and health were harmed as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (more details provided at the Impact Statement reporting). UN Women has consistently advocated for justice and comprehensive reparation measures that place the perspectives and best interests or survivors at the center, providing expert and legal advice during the drafting of laws as the co-chair of the Sub-Group 5 on Reparations of The Interagency Working Group on Combating Sexual Violence Related to Russia’s Armed Aggression . Legislative advancement on CRSV prevention and response, including the ratification of the Rome Statute were substantially aided by UN Women’s advocacy, as well as its results in strengthening the capacities of women-led civil society organizations and survivor networks to drive the agenda forward. UN Women continued its support to law enforcement bodies to meet their international and national GEWE commitments and contributed to new policy frameworks that promote more equitable women’s participation in these institutions . The Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) initiated the development of a three-year Gender Strategy and its respective Action Plan. This was a result of enhanced partnership between UN Women and the OPG and the Gender Audit that was conducted by UN Women experts . Based on the key findings and recommendations of the Gender Audit, the OPG initiated the development of a Gender Strategy to continue improving working conditions for women personnel, including provision of equal service for them. The Gender Strategy will also support overall reforms in line with the EU acquis and help to assure that equal rights and opportunities will be the guiding values of the OPG working culture. Supported by UN Women, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MoIA) rolled-out an anti-harassment policy in a series of nationwide workshops that will enable diverse and inclusive working environment. The policy aims at preventing victimization, increasing confidential reporting on sexual-harassment, and enhancing equal opportunities within the law enforcement. Evidences on NAP 1325 reporting tool are availble under output 2.1.