Outcome UKR_O_2

Advancing partnerships &resourcing; Effectively influencing for impact & scale

In 2024, UN Women had a hybrid approach to resource mobilization efforts. While prioritizing the advocacy to attract and retain donors through SNDF modality, the Office maintained resourcing through conventional financing with those donors whose funding mechanism requires the resources to be linked to specific project documents, maintaining a diversified funding portfolio to ensure programmatic sustainability. Flexible Funding: In 2024, the CO mobilized flexible funding of a total of $3,856,980, with contributions from $1,271,546 from Sweden, $250,000 from Iceland, and $500,000 from France, $1,489,434 from Denmark, $200,000 from Austria, $50,000 from Latvia and $96,000 from Poland. Conventional Financing: US Department has joined the donor base of UN Women Ukraine as a result of application made to a competitive process. Negotiations with Canada and EU Delegation started, which are expected to be signed off in 2025. Private Sector Partnerships: The number of Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) signees in Ukraine grew to 40 with 11 new companies joining WEPs in 2024. This expansion reflects the growing commitment of the private sector to advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) at workplace, supply chains and communities. New partnership includes some major media companies such as Starlight Media , 1+1 media , Suspilne and Burda Media . Civil Society Partnerships: In 2024, UN Women continued to expand its network of women’s civil society partners by formally supporting more than 60 CSOs across the country working under various thematic areas. In 2024, through the partnership with Women, Peace and Humanitarian Fund, UN Women supported 54 women rights CSOs to respond to the evolving needs of women and girls with an allocation over USD 6.5 million. Financing for Gender Equality: UN Women Ukraine CO collaborated closely with the Governments of Ukraine and Germany to establish the Alliance for Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Recovery (GRR Alliance), which was launched at the 2024 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) in Berlin, Germany. With more than 60 members signing into the Alliance, a strategic partnership has been established that brings together diverse partners – governments, international organizations, civil society, and business – to ensure Ukraine’s gender-responsive and inclusive recovery. The Alliance members committed a total of €46 million for initiatives that promote gender in the recovery programming and financial support to it. The Alliance was formed in response to the OECD-DAC data showing that only one per cent of the recovery funding flowing into Ukraine from international donors is going toward programs for which gender equality is the principal objective, an unacceptable reality. As of December 2024, 16 governments and 34 Ukrainian CSOs are full-fledged members of the Alliance, contributing to advocacy for improved funding and financing of gender equality in Ukraine’s recovery efforts.