Final DRAFT Report

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted the second round of an assessment to study the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on households in vulnerable situations in Ukraine focusing on the knowledge gaps identified by the first assessment and through a review of existing studies and reports. 

The objective of the assessment was to provide insights on whether the poor and other vulnerable households were (i) continuing to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and whether there were groups among them that were worse off; (ii) recovering from the eventual loss of jobs and a reduction in incomes and whether their coping mechanisms were being effective; and (iii) able to access social assistance made available by the government, civil society organizations (CSOs), and other local non-state entities, in collaboration with international partners, and whether this was relevant and appropriate to their differentiated needs or if improvements were possible. The assessment was also to enquire into the perceptions of poor and other vulnerable households and those of their main service providers as to what would help them the most to cope with future crises and strengthen their resilience. These insights would assist with formulating recommendations that could guide policymakers and programming in this regard.