United24

United24 (Ukrainian: Об'єднані24) is a global initiative to support Ukraine launched on May 5, 2022 by the Ukrainian authorities during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

United24
AbbreviationU24
Formation5 May 2022
TypeCharitable organization
PurposeFundraising support for  Ukraine
Official language
English, Ukrainian
Websiteu24.gov.ua

As of December 7, 2022, more than $237 million has been raised from 110 countries.[1]

History

On May 3, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that a platform for fundraising in support of Ukraine will be launched soon:[2]

Everyone in the world can make a donation and help Ukraine fight for our freedom. We want to unite the world around the support of our state. Ordinary people, charitable foundations, international companies, opinion leaders around the world. The creation of the platform is also necessary to demonstrate maximum transparency and openness in the use of funds raised: where and to whom they are directed.[3]

— Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine

On May 5, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the launch of the United24 global initiative, the first component of which is an online platform to raise funds to support the state. The funds raised will be distributed in three areas: defense and demining, humanitarian and medical assistance, and reconstruction of Ukraine.[4]

All funds are transferred to the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and assigned to the relevant ministries: the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Healthcare, and the Ministry of Infrastructure. The reports on the platform are updated daily.[4] In July 2022, United24 announced that it had raised $166,000,000 in charitable donations since the creation of the initiative.[5]

FC Shakhtar partnered with United24 for "Pitch in for Ukraine" initiative in August 2022.[6] President Zelenskyy met with the project's ambassadors in August to discuss the creation of a new youth program for United24.[7]

Ambassadors
Meeting of the President of Ukraine (center) with United24 ambassadors Andriy Shevchenko (left) and Liev Schreiber (right), August 16, 2022
Name Notes Role Since Ref
Andriy Shevchenko Ukrainian football player and manager First ambassador 18 May 2022 [8][9]
Elina Svitolina Ukrainian tennis player Second ambassador 7 June 2022 [10]
Imagine Dragons American rock band Ambassadors 25 July 2022 [11]
Liev Schreiber American actor Ambassador July 2022 [12]
Demna Gvasalia Georgian fashion designer for Balenciaga Ambassador July 2022 [12]
Barbra Streisand American singer and actress Ambassador 22 September 2022 [13]
Mark Hamill American actor Ambassador 29 September 2022 [14]
Scott Kelly American astronaut Ambassador 27 October 2022 [15]
Timothy D. Snyder American historian Ambassador 2 November 2022 [16][17]
NAVI Ukrainian esports team Partnership 18 November 2022 [18]
Brad Paisley American singer Ambassador 24 January 2023 [19]
Michel Hazanavicius French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer Ambassador 2 February 2023 [20][21]

See also

References
  1. "UNITED24 зібрав понад $237 млн за cім місяців. Донатили з 110 країн — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  2. "Україна запускає платформу для збору коштів в межах проєкту United24" [Ukraine is launching a fundraising platform within the framework of the United24 project]. Економічна правда (in Ukrainian). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  3. "Кабінет Міністрів України - Денис Шмигаль: Вже зараз ми формуємо візію для нової України". www.kmu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. "Зеленський оголосив про запуск ініціативи United24 – підтримати Україну можна з будь-якої точки світу" [Zelensky announced the launch of the United24 initiative - you can support Ukraine from anywhere in the world]. LB.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. "UNITED24 reports on 3 months of activity: over $166 million in donations, with Imagine Dragons as ambassadors". odessa-journal.com. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  6. "FC Shakhtar becomes partners with UNITED24, putting ap a digital Donbass Arena field for charity sale". odessa-journal.com. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  7. "President Zelensky meets with United24 ambassadors". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  8. "Andriy Shevchenko became the first ambassador for the UNITED24 fundraising platform". u24.gov.ua. 18 May 2022.
  9. "Президент підтримав ініціативу про заснування національного бренду UNITED 24, першим амбасадором якого став Андрій Шевченко" [The President supported the initiative to establish the UNITED 24 national brand, whose first ambassador was Andriy Shevchenko]. president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 18 May 2022.
  10. "Відома українська тенісистка Еліна Світоліна стала амбасадоркою UNITED24" [The famous Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina became the ambassador of UNITED24]. president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 7 June 2022.
  11. Bowenbank, Starr (2022-07-26). "Imagine Dragons Named Ambassadors of Ukraine Humanitarian Project UNITED24". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  12. "UNITED24 reports on 3 months of activity: over $166 million in donations, with Imagine Dragons as ambassadors". odessa-journal.com. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  13. "Barbra Streisand became an Ambassador for the UNITED24 Platform to Aid Ukraine". u24.gov.ua. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  14. "May the Force Be With U: American Actor, Mark Hamill, Becomes the Ambassador for the UNITED24 Fundraising Platform". president.gov.ua. 2022-09-29.
  15. "Zelenskiy / Official". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  16. "Zelenskiy / Official". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  17. Timothy Snyder [@timothydsnyder] (November 2, 2022). "Honored to be asked by @ZelenskyyUa and his team at @U24_gov_ua to help defend Ukrainian civilians and their infrastructure from criminal drone attacks. Details on how to take part in my part of the campaign coming soon. twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1587851815009124352" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. Miter, Mateusz (November 18, 2022). "S1mple donates generous amount to support Volodymyr Zelenskyy's charity amid Ukraine war". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  19. "Zelenskiy / Official". Telegram. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  20. "UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine". u24.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  21. "President discussed "Rebuild Ukraine" direction with ambassadors of the United24 platform Elina Svitolina and Michel Hazanavicius". 9 February 2023.
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