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GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
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GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are of key importance since they provide a unique and powerful advocacy tool to promote and monitor the implementation of the rights of various vulnerable groups. The whole concept of sustainable development was created to capture a more holistic approach, linking the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic development, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability.
The SDGs go deeply addressing the roots of each targeted problem such as, in the case of human rights violation of LGBTQI people, lack of education, low awareness, weak legislation, corrupt institutions and persisting conservative traditions and norms that endorse discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation and gender identity.
Without addressing each of these root causes, however, it is impossible to reach the goals. This is one of the reasons why it is necessary not to leave anyone behind; inclusive and comprehensive participation will make sure that stakeholders give voice to the needs and interests of the people they represent, enabling better-planned and better-informed initiatives.
WE SENT REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES OF UKRAINE AND ASKED HOW THEY CONTRIBUTE TO FULFILMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS BY UKRAINE, AND DO THEIR MEASURES CONTRIBUTE TO PREVENTING AND COMBATING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBTQI COMMUNITY IN UKRAINE:
Ministry of Health of Ukraine(Response to a request for information №23.08/12/528 from 09.01.2019)
«…4) What measures are planned for 2019 by the ministry in order to facilitate the fulfilment of the national development goals in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by Ukraine?
Proposals are submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and included in the Government Priority Action Plan for 2019, which was considered and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at the Government meeting on December 18, 2018.
5) Do (and to what extent) the Ministry’s activities to promote national development goals to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by Ukraine contribute to preventing and combating discrimination against LGBTQI community in Ukraine?
In development of the measures of the Ministry, carried out in order to promote the tasks of national development for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals by Ukraine, the interests of all interested parties are intended to be taken into consideration.
General director of Directorate for Strategic Planning and European Integration Iryna Lytovchenko
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Ministry of Justice of Ukraine(Response to a request for information №936/ПІ-Т/8/4.1 from 10.01.2019)
«… Within the framework of the tasks of SDGs, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine is not assigned with the targets for prevention and combatting discrimination against LGBTQI community in Ukraine.
Accordingly, we inform that the Action Plan for implementation of National Human Rights Strategy for the period up to 2020 ... incudes the measure «drafting and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a bill on legalization of registered civil partnership in Ukraine for opposite-sex and same-sex couples taking into account property rights and non-property rights, in particular ownership and inheritance of property, maintenance of the partner in case of disability, constitutional right to not to testify against a partner». Responsible for the implementation of this measure are the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, other According to the order of Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groisman from
December 29, 2017, No. 35377/12 / 1-15, Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, taking into
account the proposals of the interested state authorities, has elaborated a draft act on amending the Action Plan for implementation of National Human Rights Strategy for the period up to 2020...
In order to develop amendments to the Action Plan, Ministry of Justice held five working meetings involving representatives of more than twenty government agencies and more than thirty non-governmental organizations ...
As of today, Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is working on a draft act to amend the Action Plan ...»
Deputy Minister Ivanna Smachylo interested government bodies.
Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine(Response to a request for information №30/T-5/19/7.3 from 10.01.2019)
Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine realizes the state target program “Youth of Ukraine” for 2016-2020 ... which partially facilitates the implementation of the targets of Sustainable Development Goals, namely goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all and goal 8. Decent work and economic growth.
In order to implement «Youth of Ukraine» program in 208, the following events were held:
• All-Ukrainian Youth Employment Forum «Create the Color of Your Future»...
• All-Ukrainian seminar «Rural tourism: new opportunities for youth entrepreneurship in the countryside» ...
• All Ukrainian Forum «Career from School: Choice and Planning»...
In order to carry out vocational guidance work among young people within the framework of the project «Map of professions» (CSR Development Centre, with Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine), 5 manuals on occupations in various fields were developed: «IT sphere», «Banking sphere», «Agrarian sphere», «Trade sphere» and «Legal sphere».
By the paragraph 67 of the Action to implement National Human Rights Strategy for the period up to 2020 ... is planned to increase the number of children involved in sports sections, cultural events, in particular vulnerable children by 2020, which is partly consistent with Goal 4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all ...
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At the same time, should be noted that the Ministry of together with Youth Department of the Council of Europe and All-Ukrainian Youth Organization «Association of «KVN Ukraine» from November 26 to 28 hosted the Final Youth conference of the Council of Europe campaign «No Hate Speech Movement» in Ukraine. During the event, the presentation of the results and consequences of the European campaign “No Hate Speech Movement” in Ukraine was held, participants exchanged their experiences and thoughts on ways and means of increasing the effectiveness of youth participation in human rights movements. In addition, during the held panel meetings were presented conclusions, guidelines for future work and participants’ projects to counter hate speech with the participation of government agencies, civil society institutions and youth organizations, international partners and campaign activists».
State secretary О.М. Nemchinov
Ministry of Information Policy of UkraineResponse to a request for information № 13-04/11-01 from 11.01.2019
«Targets of Sustainable Development Goals are taken into account in such strategic documents as the Medium-Term Plan of Priority Actions of the Government for the period until 2020, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine from April 3, 2017, No. 275-p, and in the Government’s Priority Action Plans, which define the tasks of the Ministry information policy of Ukraine.
Thus, by Step 551 of the Government Priority Action Plan for 2018, approved by the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 28, 2018, No. 244-p, the Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine is assigned as an executor for the dissemination of publicly important information, including dissemination in framework of information campaigns and communication support of the Government’s reforms.
In particular, to ensure the implementation of innovative measures aimed at deepening the understanding of the real equality of women and men, as well as strengthening the positive and not stereotypical conception of women in society, the Ministry of Information Policy in October-December 2018 organized and conducted informational and educational work, namely a series of regional seminars «Media without prejudice: words are important» for media representatives on anti-discrimination standards for gender mainstreaming. In addition, a guideline for journalists and media workers was prepared and printed – «Media without bias: Words are important: how Ukrainian media is becoming closer to European standards». Also, the communication strategy “In professions – all are equal” - three thematic social videos – was developed, the presentation of which is planned for 2019».
Thus, the Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine carries out the necessary measures contributing to the fulfilment of the tasks of national development in order for Ukraine to achieve Sustainable Development Goals».
Acting State Secretary І. Yushchenko
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Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine(Response to a request for information № 3031-05/627-09 from 08.01.2019)
«…To establish a strategic framework for sustainable development of Ukraine for the period up to 2030 and to implement UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/1 (25.09.2015) on the outcome document “Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade with more than 800 specialists in areas relevant to the thematic areas of the SDGs - representatives of scientific, non-governmental organizations, experts of UN agencies in Ukraine and international organizations, completed the phase of localization of the Sustainable Development Goals to the national context, within which series of national (4) and regional (10) consultations were held, the high-level working group was created, 17 subgroups (for each of the Goal) and held 32 round tables were conducted.
... The results of the completed localization process laid the groundwork for the 2017 National Baseline Report «Sustainable Development Goals: Ukraine», approved at the meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group for the organization of the process of implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Ukraine.
... In 2018, for further implementation and monitoring of the state of achievement of the SDGs and to fulfil the instruction of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 08.08.2018 No. 22696 / 1-16, , the Interdepartmental Working Group on Coordination of the Implementation Processes and Monitoring of the CSR was established.
Two meetings of the IWG SDGs were held. On 09/27/2018 the first meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Coordination of Implementation Processes and Monitoring of the SDGs was held. …The Ministry of Economic Development was approved as the coordinator of the following Goals: 8 (Decent work and economic growth), 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
…According to the results of the second meeting of the IWG CSR (06.12.2018), the following decisions were taken regarding the monitoring of SDGs in Ukraine, namely:
• to support the draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on coordination of data collection for monitoring of the SDGs;
• to popularize the results of the meetings of the IWS DGs and the progress of the achievement of the SDGs in Ukraine;
• approve the concept of the Information Platform «Partnership for the Achievement of SDGs»;
• to consider a list of revised topics of the National thematic reports, which are proposed to be covered in future reports on the achievement of SDGs by Ukraine, at the next meeting of the IWG SDGs.
The launched system of monitoring and evaluation of the state of achievement of SDGs implies, based on the results of the tasks and achievement of the target values of SDGs, entrusted to the Ministry, to initiate the preparation of annual monitoring.
The implementation of the national SDGs system in 2019 will continue to be implemented by the integration of tasks and targets in medium and long-term national and local strategic documents and their implementation, in particular for the Ministry of Economic Development through the implementation of the Strategic Plan for its activities.
The issue of reducing inequalities within and between countries is endowed with the Global Goal 10. The National System of SDGs sets the target 10.2. Prevent manifestations of discrimination in society (responsible – Ministry of social policy of Ukraine, Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine)».
Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine М.І. Titarchuk
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Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine(Response to a request for information №1/11-270 from 11.01.2019)
«…On December 6, 2018, the Ministry of Education and Science participated in the meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Coordination of the Implementation and Monitoring of SDGs, which considered the draft concept of the Information Platform «Partnership for the Achievement of SDGs». According to the draft concept, the Ministry is defined as the executor of the four SDGs: Goal “Quality Education” – Ministry of Education and Science is the main executor, Goals «Gender equality”, Decent work and economic growth” and “Industry, innovations and infrastructure”– a co-executor.
At the same time, Ministry of Education and Science continues working on preparation of proposals for the topics of the National thematic reports, which are proposed to be covered in the future monitoring reports on the achievement of SDGs by Ukraine».
Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine М.V. Strikha
Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing of Ukraine(Response to a request for information №7/36.2/355-19 from 10.01.2019)
«The documents on the basis of which the strategic planning of the activities of the Ministry of Regional Development is being done and which define a list of tasks and terms of their implementation aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals, are:
• Medium-Term Plan of Priority Actions of the Government for the period up to 2020
• Plan of Priority Actions of the Government of Ukraine for the relevant year
• Action Plan on Implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine, of the One Part, and the European Union, the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the Other Part,
• State Strategy for Regional Development for the period up to 2020
• State Program for the Development of Cross-Border Cooperation for 2016-2020
• National Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2020.
Measures undertaken by the Ministry in 2018 to facilitate implementation of the national development goals for Ukraine to achieve Sustainable Development Goals are outlined in the 2018 Government Report. The report is currently at the stage of being approved.
Measures planned by the Ministry for 2019 to facilitate implementation of the national development goals for Ukraine to achieve Sustainable Development Goals are outlined in the 2019 Government Priority Action Plan, which is currently in the process of being approved».
Acting State Secretary О. Chepeliuk
Tymur Levchuk human rights defender, executive director of NGO Fulcrum UA
Yana Tovpeko PhD in Law, Project Coordinator
Maryna Shevtsova Dr., PhD Visiting Scholar at the University of Florida, USA, Project Coordinator at Parents’ Initiative TERGO
Anastasiia Kyrychenko chairwoman of NGO Zhiva-Ya
This publication is developed in framework of the project “Fostering the SDGs implementation in Ukraine with particular focus on SOGIESC component” implemented by NGO Fulcrum UA under the support of Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights (RFSL)
