Ukraine Crisis Response Plan 2021 - 2023

Ukraine Crisis Response Plan 2021 - 2023

Last updated: January 27 2021
$118,750,000
Funding required
2,900,000
People in need
800,000
People Targeted

IOM Vision

The Strategic Approach of IOM Ukraine for 2020-2023 focuses on three priorities for ensuring an efficient crisis response and recovery, long-term development while contributing to efforts to leave no one behind and to reach those furthest behind first. These priorities include: i) sustainable recovery of conflict-affected communities through multi-sectoral integrated programming; ii) strengthening communities’ resilience through inclusive dialogue initiatives; and iii) further advancing Ukrainian society through long-term and people-centred sustainable development initiatives. The Crisis Response Plan reflects these priorities throughout the proposed activities, which aim to respond to the needs of conflict-affected communities as well as to the drivers and impact of crises and displacement in recovery, taking into consideration the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective 2 - Driving solutions to displacement
Objective
Driving solutions to displacement

$107,250,000
Funding required
600,000
People Targeted
50
Entities Targeted
Former combatant / fighter, Internal migrant, Internally displaced person, Local population / community
Primary target groups
Description of People and Entities Targeted

Conflict-affected communities; communities that are exposed to regular natural hazards;  communities in regions neighbouring Crimea; IDPs and their new communities; IDPs who returned to the NGCA; former combatants, their family members and communities; survivors of human rights violations and abuses committed in the context of the ongoing armed conflict; labor migrants, returnees and their dependents during COVID-19 pandemic; communities of return; other population groups including IDPs with diminished livelihoods; teenagers and young adults (14-35 years), prioritising IDPs, minority groups, persons with disabilities, orphans, from rural areas, from low-income families, skilled but unexperienced; Government and local authorities; civil society organization (CSOs); and international stakeholders.

Land and property

As a result of protracted and/or multiple displacements, compounded by inefficient social services, returnee and displaced households often face challenges related to housing, land, and property (HLP), especially in relation to restitution and compensation. IOM will continue:

  • Providing representation and legal counselling to returnee and displaced households through existing joint community-resource centres or other fora with a particular focus on HLP-related issues;
  • Providing individualized assistance, including through referrals to legal support, policy guidance, expert advice, and technical assistance for HLP rights; and
  • Building the capacities of communities and CSOs, through the development of a community toolbox for the implementation of the HLP redress mechanism.
Funding required
$1,000,000
Plan types

Transitional justice

Government and community-level knowledge and capacities pertaining to reparations and related mechanisms are relatively limited and not based on a strong underlying legal framework. IOM will continue to:

  • Support the government and local/international stakeholders to promote context-sensitive and gender-sensitive programmes and the transparent delivery of individual or collective reparations measures;
  • Support the local framework of administrative, legal, and logistical assistance for individuals applying for the governmental compensatory mechanism;
  • Raise awareness on reparation measures through targeted information campaigns, and community initiatives including truth-finding activities and inclusive dialogue sessions; and
  • Support Ukraine’s transitional justice agenda to strengthen the governmental property redress mechanism(s) benefitting returnees and IDPs at the household level.
Funding required
$2,000,000
Plan types

Durable solutions

The lack of housing and long-term community support are frequently highlighted by IDP and returnee communities as the main barriers to safe and sustainable reintegration (through the National Monitoring System (NMS) survey and various field assessments carried out by IOM). In alignment with IOM’s Progressive Resolution of Displacement Situations, IOM will continue:

  • Providing a sustainable (environmental, financial, social), safe, and integrated mix of affordable and social housing solutions for IDPs, returnees, and their communities in seeking to move toward an adequate standard of living;
  • Boosting local micro, small and medium enterprises generating employment for IDPs, returnees, and local community members benefitting from housing interventions in order to ensure sustainable livelihoods; and
  • Introducing and promoting sustainable housing management solutions in affected municipalities, by promoting inclusive and participatory governance among targeted communities.
Funding required
$56,000,000
Plan types

Mental health and psychosocial support in transition and recovery

Multiple exposures to distressing events due to conflict, overall human insecurity, and the COVID-19 pandemic are weakening the social fabric in already fragile communities. Building upon the platforms and referral mechanisms developed through its humanitarian response, IOM will continue to:

  • Build peer support capacities of youth to engage in MHPSS-related activities for elderly people living alone;
  • Strengthen the capacities of MHPSS professionals and other sector stakeholders through training to be conducted by local and international experts, including Ukrainian diaspora;
  • Provide MHPSS through individual and group consultations, including, amongst others, family retreats, art therapy, sports events; and
  • Continue public information campaigns against mental health stigma.
Funding required
$3,400,000
Plan types

Health system strengthening

The ongoing crisis has further weakened the health system, resulting in limited capacity of the health system to address the needs of additional displaced communities. The main public health challenge in Ukraine is reducing non-communicable diseases (NCDs): heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. NCDs are estimated to account for 86% of the country’s annual deaths. IOM will continue:

  • Rehabilitating primary/secondary healthcare facilities to  increase access to health care by individuals with restricted mobility;
  • Providing targeted health facilities with equipment for cardiology, ultrasound, mammography, haemodialysis, etc.;
  • Building the capacities of health professionals on IPC best practices, referral mechanisms for MHPSS and GBV as well as between primary and secondary level health care including for COVID-19 cases, and health promotion and good health seeking behaviours; and
  • Supporting health system leadership to respond to emerging challenges through capacity building on IPC, MHPSS, etc. in coordination with the Ministry of Health and in cooperation with skilled Ukrainian diaspora.
Funding required
$5,000,000
Plan types

Community stabilization

Key drivers of instability include economic insecurity, lack of inclusive governance, and social polarization induced by the protracted conflict and COVID-19-related uncertainties. IOM will continue to:

  • “Engage, Connect and Empower” Youth to become leaders of change within their communities;
  • Measure and track the Youth Engagement Index;
  • Increase access to livelihood and job opportunities through tailored grants (cash and in-kind) for home-based, small and medium-size businesses;
  • Set up spaces to support distance learning and young start-ups (business incubators);
  • Enhance the structure, equipment, and furniture of key community and essential infrastructure; and
  • Strengthen local governance and increase trust through capacity building activities and technical support.
Funding required
$18,000,000
Plan types

Peacebuilding and peace preservation

To contribute towards the Government of Ukraine’s broad spectrum of peacebuilding efforts, IOM will work with Government and community counterparts to:

  • Build the capacities of key relevant peace stakeholders (government officials and CSOs) through technical support on conflict management, human security, dialogue, advocacy, and social cohesion;
  • Facilitate community-based conflict management (accounting for the role of women and women’s participation) and social cohesion activities with the goal of contributing to addressing the main obstacles to the social and economic integration of fragile groups; and
  • Conduct tailored initiatives for the social reintegration and reconciliation of conflict-affected populations, in particular IDPs and former combatants/veterans, while improving their access to good governance, education, health, justice, security, and livelihoods.
Funding required
$13,350,000
Plan types

Provision of water, sanitation and hygiene in transitional and post-crisis situations

The protracted conflict has damaged critical WASH infrastructure and limited communities’ access to safe water and hygiene supplies. The lack of maintenance has compromised the functionality of WASH facilities in many social and medical institutions. IOM will therefore continue:

  • Conducting rehabilitation works, such as replacement and/or repair of water supply elements, sewerage, and wastewater management systems, rehabilitation of sanitary structures with the installation of appropriate plumbing equipment, as well as repair or substitution of water containers and boilers in social institutions and key community sites;
  • Distributing and installing WASH equipment (water tanks, boilers, pumps, equipment needed for waste management, etc.) in social institutions and key water management facilities;
  • Supporting large WASH infrastructure upgrades to increase and stabilize safe water supply to water-affected areas; and
  • Increasing sustainability through capacity building activities for management and local ownership.
Funding required
$8,500,000
Plan types
IOM beneficiary during the distribution of winterization non-food items (NFI), Donetsk region, non-governmental controlled area (NGCA)
IOM beneficiary during the distribution of winterization non-food items (NFI), Donetsk region, non-governmental controlled area (NGCA)

Objective
Strengthen preparedness and reduce disaster risk

$11,500,000
Funding required
200,000
People Targeted
50
Entities Targeted
Internally displaced person, Local population / community
Primary target groups
Description of People and Entities Targeted

Conflict-affected communities; communities affected or exposed to natural hazards and environmental degradation; and government authorities, local authorities, and civil society organization (CSOs).

Disaster prevention

The 2020 wildfires in eastern Ukraine, the annual floods in the west, the increased risk of droughts, together with the impact of the conflict, have highlighted the need to strengthen effective disaster prevention capacities, particularly at the local level. IOM will continue:

  • Supporting local communities in hazard-prone areas in developing disaster preparedness and response plans, including community-based early warning mechanisms;
  • Supporting regional administrations in developing evidence-based disaster management plans, including multi-hazard risk assessments;
  • Supporting key government agencies in developing disaster preparedness plans, including advocacy tools for increased state funding and prepositioning of contingency stocks; and
  • Conducting localized awareness-raising campaigns on disaster Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Emergency Preparedness.
Funding required
$5,500,000
Plan types

Health components of preparedness and risk reduction

The lack of public funding, compounded by increased urban/rural divide further deepened by the impact of the conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the isolation of certain rural communities, with extremely limited access to basic health services. IOM will continue:

  • Strengthening the logistical and technical capacities of the health facilities, staff, and community health workers in rural/isolated areas, promoting gender balance; 
  • Providing logistical support to local health facilities in terms of equipment and scaling up of ambulatory services by developing standards of operation on waste management, providing support to the GBV victims, digitalization, etc.; and
  • Promoting, supporting, and facilitating the inclusion of migrants in the National Vaccination Plans and campaign against COVID-19.
Funding required
$3,000,000
Plan types

Water, sanitation and hygiene in preparedness and risk reduction

The recurrent manmade and natural hazards consistently highlight a great impact on WASH management systems. IOM will continue:

  • Supporting relevant line agencies in establishing WASH indicators for periodic monitoring in line with IOM's WASH M&E Framework, development of early warning and response mechanisms;
  • Providing back-up/emergency WASH infrastructure in water-scarce areas: reservoirs, deeper wells, mobile water storage facilities;
  • Providing efficient IPC equipment (autoclaves, washing machines, dryers, cleaning trolleys, etc.) to ensure improved hygiene standards to reduce risks of contamination, spread of the virus, scarce hygiene at social and medical facilities;
  • Contributing to the strengthening of medical waste management and monitoring of waste management flow; and
  • Establishing strategically located contingency stocks of hygiene supplies, potable water (water tanks, bottled water, the mobile water storage facilities), and other relevant WASH items.
Funding required
$3,000,000
Plan types
Operational presence in

Ukraine

28
International staff and affiliated work force
336
National staff and affiliated work force
14
IOM field office

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Figures are as of 31 December 2023. For more details of IOM's operational capacity in country, please see the IOM Capacity section.