On January 30, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Iryna Borovets met with Resident Coordinator of the UN system, Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Denise Brown. The Deputy Minister confirmed the importance of strengthening cooperation between the Government of Ukraine and UN agencies in Ukraine further on.

During the meeting the two sides discussed the most important aspects of the UN system's activities in Ukraine to overcome the consequences of the full-scale Russian invasion. In particular, the main focus was on maintaining the levels of UN humanitarian response in Ukraine in 2024 and providing assistance to the most vulnerable groups and internally displaced persons. The importance of enhancing humanitarian demining activities was also noted.

Iryna Borovets informed about the ongoing active work on the implementation of the Peace Formula, thanked the UN representatives for their participation in the negotiations in five working groups and called for joining other working groups. 

Additionally, she drew attention to such priority areas of cooperation as gender equality, women's leadership, the expansion of women's rights and opportunities, dialogue with the Ukrainian global community.

The Deputy Minister expressed hope for further fruitful cooperation and successful implementation of UN projects in Ukraine.

For reference: According to UN estimates, 14.6 million people in Ukraine, or nearly 40% of Ukraine's population, will require humanitarian aid in 2024. In January, the 2024 UN strategic humanitarian documents for Ukraine - the United Nations Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan and the Regional Refugee Response Plan for assistance to Ukrainians abroad - were presented in Geneva, which will allocate $4.2 billion to support war-affected communities and Ukrainian refugees. This assistance will, among other things, include such areas as accommodation of IDPs, support for education and health care, food security, legal aid, child protection, and mining action.