Sweden takes its seat in international donor coordination platform for Ukraine’s reconstruction
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On 14 February, Sweden was welcomed as a new member of the Steering Committee of the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine.
“Sweden’s new membership of the Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine is a recognition of our country’s substantial and long-term engagement. It’s gratifying that we can now get involved and help shape international support from the inside. This is partly about providing large-scale development assistance, but also about paving the way for Swedish, Ukrainian and international companies by stimulating trade and business sector engagement in the reconstruction of Ukraine,” says Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell.
Sweden was invited to become a member of the Steering Committee as a result of the country’s extensive support to Ukraine. Sweden is thus a part of the Platform’s innermost circle, together with the G7 countries, the European Commission, Ukraine and international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF. The Netherlands, Norway and South Korea have also been invited to take part in the expanded Steering Committee.
Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Spain participate as observers.
Background
The Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform for Ukraine was created in January 2023 at the initiative of the G7 countries, the European Commission and Ukraine. Its aim is to coordinate major support measures for Ukraine as regards immediate funding needs and future reconstruction. This coordination is intended to ensure effective planning and implementation.
The Platform’s Steering Committee convened seven times in 2023. Ahead of its first meeting in 2024, which will be held online, the group has expanded to include four additional countries and a group of observer countries.
Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine continues to cause great suffering, many civilian deaths and extensive damage to infrastructure and assets – in addition to grave social and economic consequences.
Th G7 comprises Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Press contact
Press Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76-142 29 39
email to Victoria Holmqvist
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