United24 () is a Ukrainian government–run platform launched on 5 May 2022 to raise money and influence international opinion for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.
History On 3 May 2022, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that a platform for fundraising in support of Ukraine would be launched soon:
On 5 May 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the launch of the United24 initiative, the first component of which is an online platform to raise funds to support the state. Funds from international donors are accepted by United24. The funds raised are distributed in three areas: defence and demining, humanitarian and medical assistance, and reconstruction of Ukraine.
The funds are transferred to the accounts of the National Bank of Ukraine and assigned to the relevant ministries: the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Healthcare, and the Ministry of Infrastructure. The reports on the platform are updated daily.
Donation history In July 2022, United24 announced that it had raised US$166 million in donations since the creation of the initiative. By May 2023, the platform had raised more than US$325M. In November 2023, United24 donations reached US$500M. In May 2024, United24 donations reached $650M (from 110 countries).
In December 2024, United24 recorded its highest monthly fundraising total since its launch, raising more than US$160M, which accounted for half of the annual donations to the platform.
In February 2025, the donations exceeded US$1bn.
Ambassadors
FC Shakhtar Football Club Shakhtar partnered with United24 for the "Pitch in for Ukraine" initiative in August 2022. President Zelenskyy met with project ambassadors in August to discuss the creation of a new youth program for United24.
List of ambassadors +NameNotesRoleSinceRefAndriy ShevchenkoFirst ambassadorElina SvitolinaSecond ambassador Imagine DragonsAmbassadors Liev SchreiberAmbassador Demna Gvasalia for BalenciagaAmbassador Barbra StreisandAmbassadorMark HamillAmbassadorOleksandr UsykAmbassadorOctober 2022Scott KellyAmbassadorTimothy D. SnyderAmbassadorNAVIPartnershipBrad PaisleyAmbassador24 January 2023Michel HazanaviciusAmbassador2 February 2023Katheryn Winnick Ambassador1 March 2023Bear GryllsAmbassador29 March 2023Edvard MoserAmbassador29 March 2023May-Britt MoserAmbassador29 March 2023Richard Branson, founded the Virgin GroupAmbassador10 April 2023Paul Nurse Ambassador5 May 2023Ivanna SakhnoAmbassador5 May 2023Oleksandr ZinchenkoAmbassador30 May 2023Misha CollinsAmbassador31 May 2023José Andrés and restaurateurAmbassador17 September 2023 Mark StrongAmbassador27 September 2023 Alyssa MilanoAmbassador28 May 2024Hilary SwankAmbassador28 May 2024
Reconstruction projects In October 2023, United24 completed their nineteenth bridge rebuild, with a bridge in the Mykolaiv Oblast across the Inhulets river. This bridge was undertaken with assistance from donor AWT Bavaria and servicemen of the State Transport Special Service.
United24 has funded medical related goods including Gurkha armoured ambulances, 13 have been ordered by United24.
Also in October 2023, United24 was undertaking the rebuild of 18 apartment blocks in Kyiv, using a 3-D modelling system to provide donors with information on the rebuilding works.
Funds are also used for rebuilding schools, including one in Marianivka, Kyiv Oblast.
See also
Marshall Plan Nova Ukraine Come Back Alive Saint Javelin People's Bayraktar
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