Dear colleagues,
You are all aware of the very difficult situation Ukrainian communities face. Your urgent technical assistance could help protect Ukrainian civilians from devastating consequences of the Russian Federation’s attacks, in these times of severe energy crisis.
Together with the Permanent Representation of Ukraine to the Council of Europe and in partnership with the Ukrainian associations of local and regional authorities, I am issuing this call for mobilisation to support our Ukrainian peers.
Should you be able to help, we invite you to reach out directly to the following Ukrainian associations which will explain the specific needs and ways of helping for example through provision of energy generators, cogeneration plants, energy storage systems, other energy equipment, spare parts or temporary heating solutions:
- Ukrainian Association of District and Regional Councils (UAROR)
- Kateryna SHALUPNIA, Head of the legal department of the Association’s Secretariat: [email protected], +380 63 9510392
- Andrii GALAKA, Advisor of the Association’s Secretariat: [email protected], +380 67 8048813
- Association of Ukrainian Cities (AUC)
- Natalia GOKINA, Expert of the Association: [email protected], +380 50 909 68 53
- Association of Amalgamated Territorial Communities (AAATC)
- Oleksandr KORINNYI, Chairman of the Association: [email protected], +380 66 734 6731
- All-Ukrainian Association of Communities (VAG)
- Ivan SLOBODIANYK, Executive Director of the Association: [email protected], +380 50 462 2151
In case you are also open to establishing long-term partnerships at municipal level, we encourage you to join the Cities4Cities initiative, and you can also contact the associations mentioned above to establish partnerships following specific needs of municipalities in urban and rural areas.
Beyond the practical value, your assistance will serve as another strong solidarity action with Ukrainian people for our common European future.
We thank for your support.
Marc Cools
