Op 11 november 2022, vandaag een jaar geleden, werd de Oekraïense stad Kherson bevrijd. Deze stad is een van onze partnersteden in het programma ‘support to recovery rehabilitation and reconstruction of local governments and communities in Ukraine’. Vandaag vieren wij dit jubileum maar staan wij ook stil bij de moeilijk omstandigheden waar Kherson zich vandaag de dag nog steeds in bevind.
Knowledge sharing with Ukrainian communities
The Spring Summer School program has been rolled out by the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG International) as a part of their "Support to Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction of Local Governments and Communities in Ukraine" initiative. The program is in collaboration with the Association of Ukrainian Cities and is specifically designed for representatives of territorial communities in Ukraine.
The Strategic Partnership between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and VNG International is 5-year programme, focused on 4 thematic priorities: Security & Rule of Law, Migration, Local Revenue Mobilisation, and Integrated Water Management. This programme, called the Sustainable Development through improved Local Governance (SDLG) programme, is currently being implemented in 9 countries (Burundi, Mali, Palestina, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, Iraq, and Mozambique). <br />
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On 21 April 2022, members of the Ukrainian Parliament Maria Mezentseva, Olena Khomenko and the Mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov visited the Netherlands. On behalf of the Embassy of Ukraine, a meeting was organised at the VNG between Dutch mayors, aldermen and a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation to reflect and think of on the reconstruction of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian parliamentary delegation
Nederlandse en Oekraïense gemeentelijke experts hebben met ambtenaren in Oost-Oekraïne gewerkt aan plannen om het crisis- en risicomanagementsysteem van 4 Oekraïense gemeenten te verbeteren.
DG East is a five-year, $57,051,252 contract that aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in eastern Ukraine by promoting good<br />
governance, accelerating economic growth, advancing anti-corruption efforts, and strengthening an inclusive civic identity. The project has the following objectives and<br />
sub-objectives (SOs):<br />
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Objective 1: Greater acceptance of a shared civic culture based on common values and understandings<br />