FN’s Udviklingsprogram, UNDP, arbejder for at udrydde fattigdom, fremskynde omstilling mod bæredygtig udvikling og styrke landes modstandskraft overfor kriser.
Visit wrap‑up: Five youth party leaders from Denmark 🇩🇰 concluded their visit to Moldova. We were delighted to facilitate the exchange, giving them a firsthand look at results made possible by development partners, including Denmark. 🇲🇩🤝
Tak og på gensyn!!🤝❤️
The 🇩🇰delegation met @CECMoldova & @CICDE_Moldova to discuss support for free & fair elections.
In @Parliament_RM, discussions highlighted UNDP support for 📈transparency
Meeting activists on both banks of the Nistru, who serve the vulnerable, was inspiring.🤍
On the final day, the Danish youth delegation met Carolina Novac, State Secretary at Ministry of Energy, sharing insights from Sîngerei prior day visit. ⚡
Also, with 🇩🇰support, 🇲🇩 became the first country in Central & Eastern Europe to institutionalize an energy sandbox. 🌱
A sweet ending of day 2 in Chișinău 🍫
Visit to Sweetland, a local chocolate showroom developed with UNDP, Sweden & UK, keeping production in the Găgăuzia region, while reaching new customers nationwide.
Community-driven development in Călărași: the hometown association shows how diaspora, locals & partners can transform communities: parks renovated, access ramps built, 🇺🇦refugees supported.🏘️
Our 🇩🇰delegation of youth party leaders visited the community & saw first hand results.
Early start with Denmark’s youth party leaders 🇩🇰🇲🇩
First stop: @MoldovaMFA, where they met State Secretary Valeriu Mija to discuss bilateral cooperation & support for development priorities, esp. boosting resilience.
@UNDP_Denmark@HenrikLarsenUN@Denmark_UN
👋 Velkommen til 🇲🇩 for 5 🇩🇰Youth Political Party Leaders
Day 1: discussions with @UNMoldova Youth Advisory Panel & followed by talks at @GuvernulRMD on education & youth policy. Then, briefing with CSOs supporting free elections. A strong start!✨
Denmark’s partnership helps ensure @UNDP delivers where needs are highest.
Delighted to meet State Secretary for Development Policy, Elsebeth Krone.
On the agenda: building crisis resilience, strengthening trusted institutions, creating jobs, inclusive green growth & UN reform.
How do you move 200 tons of critical energy equipment across 500 km? Careful planning, expert coordination, and strong partnerships.
With funding from Denmark🇩🇰, we’re helping @NPCUkrenergo stabilize the national grid and bring local power to cities like Mykolaiv and Zaporizhzhia.
@DanishMFA@DKAMBinUkraine@UNDP_Denmark
📍78% of young people in Ukraine see their future as hopeful;
📍68% do not plan to leave the country;
📍77% are ready to contribute to recovery;
📍53% have volunteering experience.
Check out @UNDP’s latest report on Ukrainian youth, their resilience, priorities, and role in recovery ➡️ go.undp.org/TYh
ALT The study on impact of war on youth in Ukraine
Kremenchuk in #Poltava Oblast shows every day what resilience looks like. ❤️🩹 W/ @EUDelegationUA, @DanishMFA & @UNDP, the community is creating safe spaces for children, supporting veterans & families, and opening centres where people can recover, learn & grow. More: undp.org/ukraine/stories/kre…
ALT A social worker stands beside a mobile social services vehicle in Kremenchuk, which delivers essential care and support to residents, including older people and those with limited mobility.
ALT A pedestrian crossing in Kremenchuk with a traffic light operating during a blackout, illustrating efforts to improve urban safety and accessibility amid wartime challenges.
ALT A medical student practices cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a high-tech simulation mannequin at Kremenchuk Medical College, while an instructor monitors the results on a digital device.
ALT Musicians perform during a live session at a youth creative hub in Kremenchuk, a space that brings people together through music, education, and community activities.
🇩🇰@DanishMFA & 🇺🇳@UNDP strengthen #Mykolaiv Oblast’s digital resilience as a vital part of its comprehensive recovery. Local capacity is being supported through AI training, ASC cybersecurity & creating a pipeline of youth working in cybersecurity to ensure reliable public services for veterans, IDPs & residents of remote communities.
ALT Ana Lukatela (Head of Area-Based Recovery, UNDP in Ukraine) and Jakob Torrild Hansen (Head of the Danish Embassy Office in Mykolaiv), discuss further cooperation with partner university representatives in Mykolaiv. The setting includes blue office chairs and UNDP branded banner in the background.
ALT Maryna Bobranitska, Head of the Department for the Systemic Development of Administrative Services at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, asks a question during a panel discussion at the First Mykolaiv Digital Forum, while other participants listen attentively in a packed conference room.
ALT A male participant of a comprehensive training of trainers' programme on artificial intelligence (AI) smiles as he receives a certificate of successful training completion from a UNDP staff member. The two shake hands against the backdrop of UNDP and Government of Denmark banners.
ALT Six participants stand on stage during the award ceremony for the winners of the Cyber Mykolaivshchyna youth quest, holding gift bags and wearing event badges; a Government of Denmark banner is visible in the background.
With @UNReliefChief in Damascus.
Humanitarian aid saves lives. Development sustains them: restoring basic services, rebuilding livelihoods, creating jobs.
Working as one, we help move Syria from crisis to recovery, and from recovery to stability.
This is delivery in action.
“Our people don’t need convincing that mine safety training matters.”
Railway workers restoring tracks in the south of #Ukraine face hidden dangers every day. With support from @UNDP, @UNHCRUkraine & 🇩🇰 #Denmark through the Ukraine Recovery Fund, they receive training to recognize threats & stay safe.
Read the story here: undpukraine.exposure.co/our-…
ALT Serhii Kerekesha stands beside a freight wagon and holds a blackened, damaged metal fragment marked with yellow numbers. He raises the piece with both hands, showing it to the camera. Sunlight falls across his face as he looks slightly upward and smiles. Behind him, parts of a rusted railway wagon and metal mechanisms are visible against a clear blue sky, highlighting the industrial railway setting.
ALT Serhii Kerekesha, Head of the Kakhovka Track Distance enterprise, stands on a railway line in Snihurivka, Mykolaiv Oblast. He wears a dark coat and a small crossbody bag while gesturing with his hand as if explaining something about the railway. Behind him stand two freight wagons: a large cylindrical tank wagon and another heavily damaged wagon with torn metal panels and visible holes. The rusty surfaces of the railcars contrast with the bright blue sky above the tracks.
ALT A railway worker walks between two long freight trains standing on parallel tracks. The person appears in silhouette against bright daylight, moving along the gravel path between the railcars as sunlight creates a narrow strip of light on the ground.
📣 Happening LIVE 📣
Join UNDP Goodwill Ambassador @nikolajcw for a keynote address at the @EIB Group Forum 2026 today at 6:15pmCET/12:15pm EDT.
📺 Learn more and follow the #EIBForum now: bit.ly/46wgmbR
Flexible funding delivers timely results & strengthens #Peace.
Thanks to #FundingWindows partners, incl. Denmark, Luxembourg & the Republic of Korea, communities are tackling root causes of violent extremism before conflict arises.
See impact in #Ghana➡️ bit.ly/4tX8LwS
Communities across #Africa are leading peacebuilding efforts with resilient youth & women at the forefront.
This example from #Ghana shows the power of strong #partnerships to advance peace for all.
Thanks to @UNDP#FundingWindows partners 🇩🇰🇱🇺🇰🇷
More➡️ bit.ly/GhanaFW
🤝 @UNDP & @SyMOIGov signed a Letter of Agreement to strengthen Syria’s media sector.
✨The partnership supports capacity building, media reform & efforts to counter hate speech while promoting peacebuilding across #Syria.
🙏#FundingWindows 🇩🇰
#PartnershipForDevelopment
Promoting dialogue & mediation in schools is an investment in social cohesion – helping communities manage tensions constructively & rebuild trust during the ongoing war. 👩🏫
In Zaporizhzhia, new School Reconciliation Services – supported by #Denmark & @UNDP – are equipping young people with non-violent conflict resolution skills. These peer‑led spaces are helping schools become safer, more tolerant & more resilient. 🇩🇰🇺🇳
ALT A group of secondary school students stand alongside a juvenile prevention officer inside a school office in Zaporizhzhia, holding certificates after completing mediation and non-violent communication training. The students wear traditional embroidered shirts and casual attire, while the officer stands in uniform.
ALT Four adults stand in a softly lit school corridor during the launch of the School Reconciliation Services initiative in Zaporizhzhia. A woman wearing a black sweater and blue jeans gestures with her hands as she talks. Her expression is focused and engaged. Standing beside her are partner representatives, listening attentively.
ALT A specially equipped School Reconciliation Service classroom in Zaporizhzhia featuring a mediation space with chairs, a whiteboard and beanbags. Denmark and UNDP banners stand in the room, and a screen displays the words “School Reconciliation Service.” The safe, welcoming environment is designed to support dialogue, peer mediation and non-violent conflict resolution among students.
🏛️ Despite widespread destruction at the start of the full-scale invasion, Zavodske in Mykolaiv Oblast is gradually recovering. A rehabilitated community hub has reopened, restoring essential services through joint efforts by @UNDP & @UNHCRUkraine, supported by the 🇺🇦 Community Recovery Fund. Read more: undp.org/ukraine/press-relea…
ALT Four residents of Zavodske, including two women and two men, sit around a table inside the newly rehabilitated community hub, engaging in conversation and activities in a bright, restored space designed for essential services and community gatherings.
ALT Auke Lootsma, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine, delivers remarks during the opening of the rehabilitated community hub in Zavodske, Mykolaiv Oblast, implemented jointly with UNHCR through the Ukraine Community Recovery Fund.
ALT Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine, speaks at the inauguration of the rehabilitated community hub in Zavodske, Mykolaiv Oblast.
ALT Jakob Torrild Hansen, Head of the Danish Embassy Office in Mykolaiv, speaks during the opening of the rehabilitated community hub in Zavodske, Mykolaiv Oblast, supported through the Ukraine Community Recovery Fund.