UK aid to Ukraine Approach summary paper - December 2023

The International Development Committee held a hearing in November 2022 into whether UK aid to Ukraine was reaching those who need it most.5 The Foreign Affairs Committee has an open enquiry into the situation in Ukraine and the UK’s response.6 This rapid review will be the first independent scrutiny of UK aid to Ukraine since the February 2022 invasion. [...] The purpose will be to conduct a strategic review of UK ODA support for Ukraine, in the context of wider UK and international support and engagement, to assess whether the country portfolio is suitable for supporting the UK’s strategic objectives. [...] They will examine the choice of delivery channels (including management of corruption-related risks), the UK’s speed and flexibility in response to the invasion and subsequent events, and the quality of its partnerships with Ukrainian institutions and other development partners. [...] • Annotated bibliography: This will summarise available data and analysis on the Ukrainian context, including patterns of humanitarian need and the humanitarian response, the extent of war damage, the Women, 3 Peace and Security agenda, international accountability mechanisms for war crimes, and relevant Ukraine government policies, strategies and institutions. [...] It has limited capacity to assess the quality of delivery and emerging results, given the early stage of implementation of many activities, limited availability of data, and difficulties in attributing impacts to UK support, in view of the dynamic context and the scale of other international support.