Government of Ukraine and UN sign Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework “Partnership for Recovery and Development 2025–2029”
On 27 November 2025, in Kyiv, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine Taras Kachka and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Matthias Schmale signed the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework between the Government of Ukraine and the United Nations entitled “Partnership for Recovery and Development 2025–2029”.
“In wartime, cooperation with international partners is a prerequisite for our resilience. Partnership with the UN plays a key role in this, and today we are launching a new phase of that cooperation,” Taras Kachka said.
The signed document sets out a shared vision and commitments between the Government of Ukraine and the UN to work together towards achieving national development priorities, strengthening state resilience, supporting reforms, and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.
The Cooperation Framework was jointly prepared in 2024 and approved by the Government of Ukraine in October 2025. It outlines the main areas of support to Ukraine from the UN system and coordination mechanisms for the next five years.
Matthias Schmale, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, emphasised that the UN had a long history of supporting Ukraine and that this support was especially vital during the war. He said that more than 20 UN agencies were currently involved in assisting Ukraine, operating both inside the country and beyond its borders, and that this collective resource was directed towards the “green” recovery of critical infrastructure, inclusive economic recovery, the strengthening of education, healthcare and social service systems, and ensuring that no one among the most vulnerable and war-affected was left behind. He added that the Cooperation Framework would guide the work in the coming years and would remind all parties that the shared goal was to support the people of Ukraine.
The signing of the Cooperation Framework is an important step in strengthening the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United Nations, enabling a joint response to challenges and coordinated action.