During a working visit to Irpin, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Iryna Vereshchuk, together with the team of the Ministry of Reintegration and international partners , checked the progress of major repairs of houses affected by the war. Their reconstruction is being carried out within the framework of the international technical assistance project “Improvement of Housing Conditions of Internally Displaced Persons”. It is being implemented through the UN International Organization for Migration with the financial support of the German Government. Read about the work performed by the contractor, as well as what else this project envisages, in the article.
The government has allocated more than UAH 17 million for compensation for free accommodation of IDPs in state-owned, municipal and private property. This refers to reimbursement for utilities consumed during the free stay of internally displaced persons. The Cabinet of Ministers’ decision provides for the coverage of additional expenses for March 2022 – June 2024. The detailed allocation of funds is available here.
On November 12-13, the first European Regional School Feeding Summit was held in Kyiv. The event was attended by First Lady Olena Zelenska, representatives of the Presidential Office, Ukrainian and European ambassadors and high-ranking officials, experts and civil society activists, as well as representatives of more than 20 international organizations. Follow this link to learn more about the purpose of the event and the topics discussed.
Under the chairmanship of Iryna Vereshchuk, a meeting with the families of civilians held in captivity was held at the Presidential Office. You can read about the problems raised and the key areas of government activity on the issue of their return in the material.
The Coordination Center for Mandatory Evacuation of the Population under Martial Law supported the decision of the Donetsk and Kharkiv Regional Military Administrations to forcibly evacuate children and their families from certain settlements in these regions. Additional information and hotline numbers for those wishing to evacuate free of charge are available here.
The Cabinet of Ministers has improved the mechanism for granting subventions for the purchase of school buses with seats for people with disabilities. The relevant resolution was adopted as part of the National Strategy for Creating a Barrier-Free Space in Ukraine until 2030, which was initiated by First Lady Olena Zelenska. This topic has been repeatedly raised at meetings on the settlement of issues in the field of social protection of persons with disabilities chaired by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk. Read more about the approved changes here.