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PRIORITY TASKS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND FOR RECOVERY OF DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS. VOLODYMYR GROISMAN Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Communal Services of Ukraine. KEY CHALLENGES.
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PRIORITY TASKS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE AND FOR RECOVERY OF DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS VOLODYMYR GROISMAN Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Communal Services of Ukraine
KEY CHALLENGES • Problems that emerged in Donetsk and Luhansk regions are faced by 6.55 million residents • The majority of people had to leave their homes, some of which were destroyed or damaged • The level of incurred damage, especially in cities, threatens to stop functioning of energy, water and heat supply; education, health care, other social institutions, and economic activity • Problematic issues aggravate as winter is approaching. • Most of economically active residents of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (1.1-1.8 million ) will be left partially or completely without employment and means for living as of 08 September 2014
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITUATION IN DONETSK AND LUGANSK REGIONS Number of residents: There are 6,55 million of people in Donetsk and Luhansk regions Approximant number of residents still living in the area of ATO – about 3.33 million Displaced: within Donetsk region – 72.4thousand persons, within Luhansk region. – 15.9thousand persons, To other regions of Ukraine – 163.5thousand persons DONETSK rEGION(4.32 million persons): Of 28 cities/towns (3.67 million) and 18 districts (650 thousand) damage inflicted to: 21 cities/towns (3.39 million ) 13 districts (520 thousand) Luhansk region (2.23 million persons): Of 14 cities/towns (1,6 million ) and 18 districts (630 thousand) damage inflicted to: 14 cities/towns (1,6 million ) 8 districts (350 thousand) Territories that have not suffered damage Territories that have suffered damage as of 08 September 2014
SOLVING PROBLEMS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS DISPLACED TO OTHER REGIONS 271,711 persons, including 86,190 children 34,750disabled and elderly persons Disabled and elderly persons Children Other categories The majority of internally displaced people have only the basic things. They require shelter, provision of food and non-food assistance, which requires additional financial and social provision. The capacity of the regions to accommodate internally displaced persons in residential areas and to provide their social security is almost exhausted. as of 08 September 2014
MAIN MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED Interagency Co-ordinating Headquarters and regional centers in regions and in Kiev city for ensuring social security of citizens displaced from the temporarily occupied territories. Ukrainian state service for the issues concerning the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol city and temporary displaced persons. ADOPTED Action plan for ensuring social security of internally displaced persons. DEPLOYED Transfer stations for internally displaced persons. PROVIDED Free transportation of IDPs to the places of temporary residence in other regions, their accommodation and provision of necessary social services. PREPARED Draft Government resolution “On allocating funds for providing targeted aid for covering of living expenses of internally displaced persons”. as of 08 September 2014
ACCOMMODATION OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS • Chernihiv • Lutsk • Sumy • Rivne • Kyiv • Zhytomyr • Lviv • Poltava • Kharkiv • Ternopil • Cherkasy • Khmelnytskui • Luhansk • Vinnytsia • Ivano-Frankivsk • Uzhgorod • Dnipropetrovsk • Kirovohrad Донецьк • Chernivtsi • Zaporizhia • Accommodated in regions • Mykolaiv • up to 5 thousand persons • Kherson • 5 to 10 thousand persons • Odesa • 10 to 50 thousand persons • over50 thousand persons • Simferopol • TOTAL: 271 711 persons • Sevastopol Most of all IDPs are accommodated in Donetsk region (75,693 persons), Kyiv city (28,656), Zaporizhia (24,044), Dnipropetrovsk (21,796), Luhansk (19,815), Kharkiv (17,888), Odessa (13,772), Poltava (10,447), Kyiv (7,955) and Lviv (5,987) regions. as of 08 September 2014
AVAILABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS • Chernihiv • Lutsk • Sumy • Rivne • Kyiv • Zhytomyr • Lviv • Poltava • Kharkiv • Ternopil • Cherkasy • Khmelnytskyi • Luhansk • Vinnytsia • Ivano-Frankivsk • Uzhgorod • Dnipropetrovsk • Kirovohrad • Donetsk • Chernivtsi • Zaporizhia • Available premises • Mykolaiv • for up to 400 persons • Kherson • for 400 to700 persons • Odesa • for700 to1 thousand persons • for over1 thousand persons • Simferopol • TOTAL: for 21 207 persons • Sevastopol Most of all persons can be accommodated in Dnipropetrovsk (5,264), Volyn (1,746), Rivne (1,490), Kirovograd (1,340), Khmelnytskyi (1,261) and Lviv (1,189) regions. as of 08 September 2014
DISPLACES PERSONS THAT REQUIRE RELOCATION BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF HEAT DEFICIENT PERIOD OF 2014-2015 Chernihiv Lutsk Sumy Rivne Kyiv Zhytomyr Lviv Poltava Kharkiv Ternopil Cherkasy Khmelnytskyi Luhansk Vinnytsia Ivano-Frankivsk Uzhgorod Dnipropetrovsk Kirovohrag Donetsk Chernivtsi Zaporizhia • Require relocation Mykolayiv • up to100 persons • 100 to200 persons Kherson Odesa • 200 to 2000 persons • Over 2000 persons Simferopol • TOTAL: over 25 500 persons Sevastopol Most of all internally displaced persons require relocation in Donetsk (20,514), Odessa (1,929), Kherson (823), Zaporizhia (670) and Kharkiv (544) regions. as of 08 September 2014
THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION TO TEMPORARY DISPLACED PERSONS. URGENT TASKS RENTED ACCOMMODATION The draft Government Resolution provides establishment of monthly financial aid for displaced persons (884 UAHper person/family member) • TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTIONS AND EQUIPMENT • it is necessary to construct rapidly temporary housing for 35 thousand persons (3 800 sets considering infrastructure in accordance with the recommendations of the UN) • heating facilities; • electricity and water supply systems; • mobile sanitary equipment. TRANSFER STATIONS it is required to increase the amount of transfer stations and to make them ready for the winter period by replacing summer tents with tents adjusted to function during colder seasons. as of 08 September 2014
PRELIMINARY NEEDS FOR FUNDING OF PRIORITY AREAS CONCERNING DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE (calculations of the Government of Ukraine and UNHCR) STRATEGICAL GOALS: • Implementation of the mechanism for providing targeted aidfor to covering living expenses of the citizens displaced from temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and ATO areas $79.5 million .provision of targeted aid (rent) • Creation of the material and technical reserve for meeting the needs of internally displaced people. • This will enable the humanitarian community to support reaction in case of humanitarian emergency and to provide assistance in meeting needs in close coordination with the Government and civil society. $18.3 million .meeting immediate needs • Deployment of camps for accommodation of citizens, which arerelocating from temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and ATO areas $94.5 million deployment of tent camps as of 08 September 2014
PRELIMINARY NEEDS FOR FUNDING OF PRIORITY AREAS CONCERNING DISPLACEMENT OF PEOPLE (calculations of the Government of Ukraine and UNHCR) $2.2 million Monitoring and assessment of the situation • Constant Monitoring and assessment of humanitarian situation and needs in response to the situation in Donbas, especially in the areas that suffered from violence, areas hosting IDPs and areas to which they might return. This will help to determine the real needs and ensure their regular comprehensive analysis. • Prioritization of highly effective restoration activitiesin post-conflict areas of the infrastructure, normalization of providing main services, especially in the healthcare sector. $10.3 million early stages of recovery activity • Provision of governmental technical assistance in the areas of preparedness provision, humanitarian aid and its coordination, and improvement of national legislation of humanitarian law, development and implementation of normative legal acts on internally displaced persons $2,5 million advocacy and technical assistance TOTAL: $207 million This will improve coordination of authorities in the issues concerning humanitarian assistance. as of 08 September 2014
DESTROYED AND DAMAGED IN DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS (according to preliminary data, requiring clarification) Energy, water and heating supply systems Residential buildings TOTAL: 11 325 objects for the total amount of 11 888million UAH ($907million) Healthcare Education 217objects 103million UAH 45objects 467million UAH 4 733 objects 1 528million UAH 4 501objects 1 230 million UAH Culture and sport Transport and communications infrastructure Other social infrastructure (administrative buildings) Trade Industry 132objects 3 904million UAH 81objects 161million UAH 14objects 8million UAH 51objects 145million UAH 1 551 objects 4 342 million UAH as of 08 September 2014
MECHANISMS FOR ESTIMATION OF OVERALL DAMAGE COSTS • 1. INFORMATION IS COLLECTED BY: • regional state administrations, regional branches of central authorities • local authorities; 2. METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE COST: • creating working groups, visiting objects; • pilot assessments, evaluations, estimates of required construction materials’ value (cost of labor not included), • preparation of facilities assessment acts. • 3. PRIORITY OBJECTS TO BE ASSESSED: • crucial life support systems (electricity, heat, water and gas supply); • housing, transportation and communication infrastructure. 4. AGGREATION OF COLLECTED DATA is performed by Ministry of Regional Development, particularly, Donbas Recovery Headquarters NB! Estimated damage costs are preliminary and further assessments will be made individually for each object according to modern methodology and with the assistance of foreign experts as of 08 September 2014
OBJECTS OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (according to preliminary data, requiring clarification) Apartment buildings Healthcare institutions Education institutions 3 616 1 917 1 699 217 52 014 35 620 16 394 4 501 556 353 203 45 TOTAL number of objects in the ATO area in liberated areas of them destroyed or damaged as of 08 September 2014
CHARACTERISTICS OF DONBAS ECONOMICS As of 1 January 2014 132 573 thousand workplaces Large enterprises 2 247 405 thousand workplaces Medium-sized enterprises 213 thousand workplaces 37 738 Small enterprises over 401 thousand workplaces 401 000 Individual entrepreneurs Total:over 1 592 thousand workplaces SALES, BILLION UAH Sales TOTAL: 703 billion UAH
MAJOR LOSSES IN THE ECONOMIC SECTOR MAJOR REGIONAL ENTERPRISES OF BUDGET-FORMING BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY affected by actions of terrorists: damaged, destroyed Metallurgy 45% Coal industry 51% Chemical industry 100% Mechanical Engineering 55% URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES significant percentage ceased to operate SMALL AND MEDIUN-SIZED ENTERPRISES lowered their economic activity est. by 80-90% EMPLOYMENT DECREASE from 50% for large enterprises to 80-90% for small and medium enterprises as of 08 September 2014
KEY MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE DONBAS CREATED Working Group (headquarters) for reconstruction of infrastructure of cities and districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. State Agency for recovery of Donbass. Regional headquarters in each district and city of regional significance. ESTABLISHED Mobile groups for inspection of damaged and destroyed facilities. DEVELOPED CMU draft resolution "On reparation of losses to persons affected during anti-terrorist operations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions." RESTORED Energy, water, heat supply systems Residential buildings Education Healthcare Trade 7 objects 41 objects 6objects 99 objects 407 objects as of 08 September 2014
OBJECTS REQUIRING URGENT RECOVERY (according to preliminary data, requiring clarification) Energy, water, heat supply systems Healthcare Residential buildings TOTAL: 4 079 ojects 2 491 million UAH ($190 million ) Education 9objects 52million UAH 3 027 objects 1177million UAH 961objects 265 million UAH 55 objects 41 million UAH Compensation for loss of housing Transport and communications infrastructure Other social infrastructure (administrative buildings) 81objects 161million UAH 40 000 persons 500 million UAH 1 551 objects 4 342 million UAH as of 08 September 2014
DONBAS CRISIS RESPONSE PREPARATION PLAN • ASSESSING THE DAMAGE • Evaluation of the cost of losses, destruction and damage to the infrastructure, the scale of recovery activities in cooperation with international organizations. 2. DONBAS RECOVERY PROGRAM – GOALS, MILESTONES Determining basic goals and milestones of effectiveness of Donbas recovery program in medium (2 years) and long (5 years) terms of prospective. The programme will help donors to decide on grant funding. 3. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING Development of mechanism for permanent monitoring and assessment of implementation of the program. 4. RESTORATION COALITION Establishment of the consortium, which will support the process of recovery of Donbas, consisting of Government representatives (including special government body for addressing issues of Donbas recovery), donors, UN agencies, international finance organizations, civil society and private sector. 5. FUNDING MECHANISM Establishment of the necessary mechanism(s) for funding Donbas recovery program by the Government, international organizations and other agencies. 6. GOVERNMENTAL BODY WORKING ON THE RECOVERY OF THE AFFECTED REGIONS Enhancing institutional capacity of the established governmental body for addressing issues of recovery of the affected regions. 7. RESTORING SPHERE OF PRODUCTION AND CREATING NEW WORKPLACES as of 08 September 2014
UKRAINE’S EXPECTATIONS FOR SUPPORT FROM INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
SHORT- AND LONG–TERM TASKS Assistance will be required according to two-track plan for recovery of the territory: TRACKІ – SHORT-TERM Urgent support of solving current problems of internally displaced persons, as well as of preparation of liberated territories for winter period – based on preliminary governmental assessment. It is advisable to use already existing mechanisms and funding channels, as it will result in immediate effect. Beginning of the work in this direction will become the basis for the second track. TRACKІІ – LONG-TERM Support of government initiative of development of the Programme for recovery of all affected Donbas areas. Such initiative will cover all the aspects of this problem. The implementation will be long-lasting and the preparation work may begin simultaneously with the first approach. as of 08 September 2014
FORMS OF REQUIRED SUPPORT • FINANCIAL AID – Approximate preliminary estimates make about 14.5 billion UAH ($ 1.16 billion), including : • to meet primary needs of internally displaced people – 2.6 billion UAH ($ 207 million); • for urgent recovery of Donbas infrastructure – 2.5 billion UAH ($ 200 million); • for comprehensive recovery of Donbass – 9.4 billion UAH ($753 million). 2. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF: • appropriate equipment, required for the reconstruction of damaged and destroyed facilities and providing living conditions for internally displaced persons, taking into account a possible increase in their numbers; • creating mobile teams with appropriate technical equipment and specialists for operative examination ofextent of destruction, development of working documents and estimates. as of 08 September 2014
MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNAL HOUSING OF UKRAINE coordinator of project recovery of Donetsk and Luhansk regions Responsibility: KOSHELYUK MiroslavEvgenovych- Deputy Minister for European Integration RYABTSEVA Natalia Volodymyrivna- Director of Department for International Cooperation and Coordination with International Financial Institutions Phone: +380 (044) 2071892 E-mail: RiabtsevaNV@minregion.gov.ua COORDINATION OF PROJECT RECOVERY OF DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS