Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has suffered profound human, economic and infrastructural damage. Recovery and reconstruction needs over the next decade are estimated at around USD 524 billion, creating an urgent need for coherent institutional arrangements that can translate large-scale external support into effective, place-based outcomes. Ukraine’s institutions and society have shown remarkable resilience, and an unprecedented array of foreign partners have mobilised resources and expertise. A comprehensive recovery architecture is in place. Nevertheless, fragmentation, co-ordination gaps and acute human-capacity constraints persist, limiting policy coherence and implementation. This paper assesses domestic institutional dynamics – governance, public investment management and subnational capacity – and evaluates roles and co-ordination mechanisms of foreign partners. Drawing on extensive stakeholder consultations, it presents actionable, and time-bound recommendations to strengthen the existing recovery architecture to improve the whole-of-government co-ordination and enhance donor alignment.
Consolidating Ukraine’s recovery architecture
Where it stands and next steps
