The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine noted on December 16, 2022, that the European Union and Ukraine signed an agreement on a support package in the amount of 100 million euros for the restoration of war-damaged schools.
Source: The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine
“Exactly three months after President von der Leyen’s announcement in her 2022 State of the Union Address, the European Commission and the Government of Ukraine have signed a €100 million support package for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of schooling facilities damaged in Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine. Support will reach Ukraine through the EU’s humanitarian partners and partly as budget support to the Government of Ukraine,” said the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine.
The aid package in the amount of 100 million euros includes, in particular, 34 million euros of humanitarian aid. 20 million euros from them are channelled through the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and 14 million euros through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). This support will focus on small and medium-sized repairs, including repairs of windows, roofs, doors, sanitary equipment and heating, as well as the provision of school equipment for classrooms and bomb shelters.
Another 66 million euros will be provided directly to the government of Ukraine as budget support.
“The Commission expects to disburse the €66 million of budget support in the next few weeks. UNOPS and UNDP have started the damage assessment of the facilities to rehabilitate on the ground. A majority of the educational facilities that will benefit from this grant are expected to be repaired, between December 2022 and September 2023, in time for the start of the next school year,” explained the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine.
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