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Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, countless individuals and organizations across Ukraine have risen to the challenge of supporting their communities and addressing challenges that have emerged as a result of the war.
Against the backdrop of full-scale war, missile attacks and infrastructure outages, Ukrainian citizens, civil society, political parties, media, business leaders and key democratic institutions continue to drive recovery and reconstruction planning.
Lauren Van Metre is a peace and security expert, having worked on major diplomatic initiatives and peace and conflict resolution processes at the Pentagon, the State Department, the US Institute of Peace and the Atlantic Council. She joined NDI in 2018 and, in 2022, was asked to lead the Institute's Peace, Climate and Democratic Resilience division, which will develop innovative democracy and governance approaches to some of democracy's major challenges -- malign influence, the climate crisi
The recent killing of two Polish citizens by missiles that landed in a Polish village near the Ukrainian border brought yet another sleepless night to residents across the country. For nine months, the war in Ukraine has been affecting the lives of Poles, as nearly 8 million Ukrainians have crossed the border since February 24 seeking and finding refuge in multiple Polish cities in Europe’s largest wartime refugee displacement since World War Two.
“Success without democracy is improbable; democracy without women is impossible,”
~Madeleine K. Albright
With technical assistance from the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of Ukraine is exercising critical oversight functions and engaging in cross-faction dialogue. As the country fights for its very existence, they’re working toward a consensus on a parliamentary ethics code and other issues integral to Ukraine’s future.
Study Visit for Ukrainian MPs on Parliamentary Oversight of Military Assistance
The NDI Ukraine research team annually conducts two waves of a major political survey, as well as various thematic surveys, which are presented to donors, a wide range of international and government partners, political parties, and civil society.
The NDI Ukraine research team annually conducts two waves of a major political survey, as well as various thematic surveys, which are presented to donors, a wide range of international and government partners, political parties, and civil society.
NDI 2007, Public Affairs