Grants and Contributions

This project provides critically required demining equipment and related personal protective equipment to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) as part of Canada's support to Ukraine in the face of Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion.

This project supports a sector-leading mine action program, focused on developing high-quality national demining capacity and capability to address widespread explosive hazard contamination throughout Ukraine.

Project activities include: (1) supporting survey and clearance operations in areas impacted by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine; (2) providing explosive ordnance risk education (EORE) and community outreach in areas contaminated with explosive hazards; and (3) training and equipping Ukrainian deminers to International mine action standards and providing mentorship support, as needed.

Through this project, Canada provides a contribution to the Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Prevention Multi-Partner Trust Fund (CRSV-MPTF) that help create the implementation of the Framework of Cooperation signed between the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and the Government of Ukraine. It aims to enhance Ukrainian’s capacity to actively prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).

This grant represents Canada’s support to the UN Country-Based Pooled Funds, managed by OCHA, in Myanmar, Ukraine, Venezuela, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Regionally-hosted Pooled Fund (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger).

Targeted activities can occur in Colombia, Iraq, Myanmar, Syria and Ukraine, among others.

This project aims to help law enforcement agencies in Ukraine enhance their effectiveness in investigating serious crimes in line with a human rights-based and gender-sensitive approach. The project supports the State Bureau of Investigations of Ukraine (SBI) the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), and other governmental stakeholders and community experts to improve criminal justice and law enforcement policies to meet human rights and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) commitments.

The objectives of the Labour Funding Program are to:.• promote respect for fundamental labour rights and international obligations through capacity building of labour administrations and exchange of good practice in the areas of labour relations and working conditions; .• develop and transfer knowledge on effective approaches to address the labour dimensions of globalization in Canada and internationally; .• strengthen relationships that foster collaboration, partnership, alliances and networks to address labour issues; .• support the capacity of governments, labour and management, and employers and employees to identify and address labour issues; and, .• promote knowledge sharing through the development, exchange and application of knowledge, tools and resources that address labour issues and/or sustain or enhance labour practices and labour relations. .

March 2023 – Humanitarian needs in Ukraine continue to be significant. The 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) indicates 17.7 million people require humanitarian assistance in Ukraine this year.

March 2023 – Humanitarian needs in Ukraine continue to be significant. The 2023 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) indicates 17.7 million people require humanitarian assistance in Ukraine this year.

This project seeks to inform short and medium-term responses to food insecurity exacerbated by the war in Ukraine through Southern-led, gender-responsive research in target countries in Africa and the Middle East.