The space was created with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and financial support from the EU, the governments of Denmark and Sweden. Here, specialists will develop reconstruction projects, attract funding and implement them together with city council departments.
The opening of the Recovery Office was attended by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark to Ukraine, Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, and the Financial Attaché of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark in Ukraine, Kare Stamer Andreassen. Also present were representatives of the UNDP in Ukraine: Permanent Representative Jaco Silje, Programme Manager Niels Christensen, Social Services Development Analyst Natalia Belyukina, Project Coordinator for the ‘Public Safety and Social Cohesion’ component Roman Khaschenkov, Good Governance Analyst Anna Bilyavska, Coordinator of the Local Self-Government and Decentralisation Reform Component Olena Rudych.
From Mykolaiv, the event was attended by Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych, his first deputy Vitalii Lukov, Deputy Mayor Serhii Korenev, City Council Secretary Dmytro Falco, Director of the Department of Economic Development Tetiana Shulichenko, Head of the Mykolaiv Development Agency Viktor Sykalenko. Also present was a representative of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Deputy Head Mykola Marinov.
The opening of such a space is an important event for the city. The recovery office will allow for a comprehensive approach to the development and post-war recovery of Mykolaiv. This was discussed at the meeting. The key problems and needs of the city and its residents were also discussed once again.
“Today we opened the City Recovery and Development Office. We welcomed our guests to Mykolaiv: the Danish Embassy and representatives of UNDP Ukraine, who helped us open it. This is a place where all recovery projects will converge, and project managers will work to attract funds for the development of Mykolaiv, including the development of small and medium-sized businesses in our city. This entire project was implemented with the help of the embassies of Sweden, Denmark and UNDP. They provided equipment, furniture and everything else that was needed. I would like to thank our partners. This is a very important initiative that will help the city of Mykolaiv in its post-war recovery,” said Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych.
