The Government of Sweden has announced a new civil support package for Ukraine totaling SEK 1.145 billion for 2025, aimed at addressing the country’s most pressing reconstruction, development, and humanitarian needs ahead of the approaching winter. This package focuses on strengthening Ukraine’s resilience amid ongoing Russian aggression while providing critical assistance to vulnerable populations. Key priorities include energy supply, accommodation, health care, mine clearance, support for refugees, and independent media, alongside basic humanitarian provisions such as food, protection, emergency care, and warmth.
The package allocates SEK 450 million to the Energy Community Ukraine Energy Support Fund to bolster power generation and repair critical infrastructure before and during winter. Another SEK 385 million is directed to the World Bank’s Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF) to support energy and housing repairs, refugee assistance, and enhancement of administrative capacity for public services. SEK 100 million will fund mine clearance, removal of war debris, and economic recovery in affected areas, split equally between the United Nations Development Programme and Sida.
Additional support includes SEK 30 million for independent media, SEK 25 million to strengthen Ukraine’s judicial sector, and SEK 10 million for vocational training in the logistics and transport sectors to enhance the labor market. Humanitarian assistance forms a significant portion of the package, with the UN World Food Programme receiving SEK 50 million to provide food aid to roughly one million people monthly, and SEK 30 million allocated to UNHCR to support 3.6 million internally displaced persons with protection, psychosocial aid, legal assistance, and early recovery solutions.
Further targeted support includes SEK 25 million to UNICEF for children and families in frontline regions, including cash assistance and repairs to school heating infrastructure, and SEK 20 million to the United Nations Population Fund to improve maternal health services and reproductive care through mobile units and clinics. An additional SEK 20 million is allocated to Save the Children to assist Ukrainian children and families with cash support, blankets, warm clothing, fuel, and heating equipment. This comprehensive package underscores Sweden’s commitment to Ukraine, supporting both immediate humanitarian needs and longer-term reconstruction efforts.
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