The Swiss government has set aside CHF 500 million for Ukraine reconstruction-related projects involving Swiss companies as part of its three-year aid program .
In all, the government aims to focus on three basic goals over the next three years in Ukraine: accelerating the economic recovery, supporting quality public services and protecting the civilian population.
The aid, which will total CHF 1.5 billion in that time, is part of a 12-year plan to spend CHF 5 billion on Ukraine.
Ukraine's approach to rebuilding war-damaged territories is increasingly centered on housing, social protection, healthcare, and other human needs, diverging from traditional post-conflict recovery models, according to a study by a group of Ukrainian researchers published in the European Journal of Sustainable Development.
Military activity has significantly degraded surface water quality in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, raising concerns that key rivers and canals used for drinking water and irrigation could become unsafe for human consumption, according to new research. A study by a group of Ukrainian scientists found an increase in concentrations
