Ukraine

Website of the SDC in Ukraine: www.swiss-cooperation.admin.ch/ukraine/

In the framework of a joint strategy for the period 2011 until 2014, the SDC and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) support Ukraine in its transition process to improve the living conditions of its citizens, to provide effective public services, and to promote sustainable economic growth. Swiss assistance focuses on four thematic areas where Swiss expertise is in demand and where the potential for a relevant contribution to Ukrainian development objectives is high. It provides technical and financial assistance for projects that seek to strengthen local governance and public services, improve reproductive health, or foster sustainable economic development and greater energy efficiency.

In 1997 Switzerland and Ukraine signed a framework agreement on technical, financial and humanitarian cooperation, which led to the opening of a Swiss Cooperation Office in Kiev in 1999.

The Swiss Government's bilateral commitment	2009 Mio. CHF	2010 Mio. CHF	2011* Mio. CHF

SDC
Cooperation with Eastern Europe and CIS	6.82	5.52	5.20
Humanitarian aid	0.11	0.16	–
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Economic Cooperation and Development	1.88	9.63	3.84
Total SDC/SECO commitment	8.81	15.31	9.05

Other Federal Offices
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA (Political Affairs Division IV and other)	0.13	0.21	–
State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER)	0.09	0.11	0.11
Total other Federal Offices	0.22	0.32	0.11

Total	9.03	15.63	9.15

* planned; total based on available data
Bilateral development cooperation excluding program contributions to NGOs
– = nil or amount < 5'000 CHF

Cooperation with Eastern Europe: Priorities

SDC projects in Ukraine provide support in the following areas:

Local governance and communal services: strengthening of local authorities in order to ensure the effective provision of public services (for example drinking water and rubbish disposal; support for district associations and civil society organisations in the planning and implementation of small infrastructure projects; accompaniment of national reform processes in the areas of decentralisation, regional development and local governance.
Reproductive health: contribution to reducing mother and child mortality through improved access to and quality of perinatal health services; campaigns aimed at both women and men which seek to raise awareness of prevention and the health care available to them in the event of pregnancy.
Judicial system: SDC projects to assist the reform of the Ukrainian judicial system will continue until the end of 2011.

Background information Ukraine

Facts and figures

	Surface area
	Population
	Annual population growth rate (since 1990)
	Life expectancy at birth women / men
	Adult illiteracy rate: women / men
	Gross Domestic Product GDP per capita
	Percentage of population with less than 2 USD per day

603'550

- 0.5

75 / 64

0.4 / 0.2

3'899

km2

mill.

years

USD

Source: World Bank's World Development Indicators 2011

Background information provided by the BBC

Local SDC contact address:

Ukraine (Kiev)
Swiss Cooperation Office Ukraine 29, Ivana Franka Street 01030 Kyiv - Ukraine
Phone	+380 44 23 86250
Fax	+380 44 23 86251
Email	kyiv@sdc.net
Website	www.swiss-cooperation.admin.ch/ukraine/

Additional Information and Documents

Here, you will find more publications, links, documents and articles about Swiss development cooperation and humanitarian aid in this country.