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Ukraine Recovery Conference is the name of a series of conferences aimed at rebuilding postwar Ukraine.

The inaugural 2022 conference was originally planned as the 5th Ukraine Reform Conference, but its focus and name were shifted due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2]

Participants

Dozens of high-rank politicians from around the world are participating in the conference, including Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (virtually).[3][4]

URC2022

URC2022 was a two-day international conference held on 4–5 July 2022 in Lugano, Switzerland designed to present the Ukrainian roadmap on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, as well as to discuss plans and raise funds for the reconstruction of Ukraine.[5] It has been called a “Marshall Plan” for Ukraine.[6][7][8][9] The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine estimated the cost of postwar reconstruction of Ukraine at $750 billion with level of GDP growth at 7%.[10]

Great Britain unveiled a large aid package for the rebuilding of Ukraine.[11]

The Declaration of Lugano[12] on Ukraine was signed by heads of state and government, ministers and high representatives of Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Estonia, Israel, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary, Finland, France, Croatia, Japan, as well as senior officials and high representatives of the Council of Europe, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.[13]

Statements

During his speech on July 4 Zelenskyy asked some Ukrainians to return to Ukraine: "I would like to invite some people whom I saw through the screen, I have not seen them all these months of the war, I would also like to invite them to Ukraine. Because we have restoration in Ukraine, restoration of our state. I just wanted to remind them of that. Because the war in Ukraine is where these people work. I think I hinted very subtly".[14] Concerning Russia, Zelenskyy stated: "Russia's war against Ukraine is not only an attempt to seize our land and destroy state institutions, break our independence. This is a worldview confrontation. The anti-democratic and anti-European system built in Russia is trying to prove that it is supposedly stronger than all of us. and Ukraine, and Europe, and the democratic world".[15]

The President of the Swiss Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, said during his speech: "What unites us is the desire in this time of horror, devastation and grief to give Ukrainians the prospect of returning to an independent life, to peace and a bright future. The road ahead is long, but it is never too late to prepare for the time when the guns fall silent".[16]

2023

The 2023 conference on Recovery of Ukraine was co-hosted by the United Kingdom.[17]

In September 2023 Germany announced it will host the next Ukraine recovery conference on June 11, 2024 in Berlin.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2022) in Lugano on 4–5 July 2022". www.eda.admin.ch. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Ukraine Recovery Conference – 4,5 July 2022 – Lugano, Switzerland". www.urc2022.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Lugano Conference To Discuss Ukraine Reconstruction Process". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ↑ Armstrong, Mark (2022-07-03). "Switzerland to host international conference on rebuilding Ukraine". euronews. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Ukraine recovery conference opens in Lugano, Switzerland - KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice". KyivPost. 2022-07-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  6. ↑ "Lugano Declaration to be adopted at conference on restoration of Ukraine – Swiss President". Interfax-Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  7. ↑ "Lugano Conference To Discuss Ukraine Reconstruction Process". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  8. ↑ "'Colossal' work ahead, as Ukraine recovery meet to open in Lugano". France 24. 2022-07-04. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  9. ↑ "Meeting to create road map for Ukraine reconstruction opens". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  10. ↑ "Конференція з відновлення України в Лугано: уряд оцінив план вiдбудови у $750 мільярдів". Зеркало недели | Дзеркало тижня | Mirror Weekly. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  11. ↑ "Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk; Kyiv says Donbas battle not over". Washington Post. 2022-07-03. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  12. ↑ https://reliefweb.int/report/ukraine/outcome-document-ukraine-recovery-conference-urc2022-lugano-declaration-lugano-4-5-july-2022
  13. ↑ Kyiv Post (6 July 2022). "42 countries sign final declaration of Lugano Ukraine Recovery conference". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Конференція в Лугано: Зеленський натякнув деяким представникам української делегації на необхідність повернення в Україну". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  15. ↑ "Zelensky at conference: Lugano conference can be first big step towards historic victory of democratic world". Interfax-Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  16. ↑ "Підсумком конференції з відбудови України має стати "Декларація Лугано" - президент Швейцарії". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-07-04. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  17. ↑ London conference unites international community on Ukraine’s future and global security / The Ukraine Recovery Conference, co-hosted by the UK and Ukraine, was held in London this week. Press release From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Published 22 June 2023
  18. ↑ Germany will host next Ukraine recovery conference in June 2024, official says
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