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© Andrii Krepkykh / UNDP in Ukraine

Kyiv, 8August 2024 ­– The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have joined forces to facilitate the rehabilitation and recovery of war-affected communities in Ukraine.

The project, called “Mine Action and IDP Return in Southern Ukraine,” aims to address critical challenges to internally displaced and other war-affected people’s ability to return, recover and rebuild their homes and lives in safety and dignity in communities that have been heavily impacted by Russia’s full-scale invasion. Such challenges include the presence of mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), destroyed housing and social infrastructure  and loss of identity and civil documentation. As well as enabling displaced people to return to their homes, the joint project will focus on enhancing the capacity of public and civil society actors providing legal and protection services in the targeted areas of southern Ukraine – specifically in Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts.

The project will last for 12 months, from August 2024 to August 2025, and has a total budget of US $4.9 million from the MPTF Ukraine Community Recovery Fund, with the UNDP and UNHCR receiving roughly equal amounts.

In the project, UNDP will focus on debris removal, survey and spot clearance of explosive remnants of war (ERW), and building the capacities of providers of legal aid, physical and mental health, and vocational training.

UNHCR will focus on house and social infrastructure repairs and rehabilitations, legal assistance to help war-affected Ukrainians access their rights and restore vital documents such as birth certificates and property ownership s documents, and help strengthen access to