United24

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Not to be confused with U-24 (association).
United24
File:United24 full.svg
Abbreviation U24
Formation 5 May 2022
Type Governmental
Purpose Fundraising support for  Ukraine
Official language
 English, Ukrainian
Website u24.gov.ua

United24 (Ukrainian: Об'єднані24) is a Ukrainian government-run platform[1] launched on 5 May 2022[2] to raise money for Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian War.[3]

History

On 3 May 2022, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal announced that a platform for fundraising in support of Ukraine would be launched soon:[4]

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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.[5]

— Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine

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. The funds raised are distributed in three areas: defense and demining, humanitarian and medical assistance, and reconstruction of Ukraine.[6]

The 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.[6]

With respect to the tax deductibility of donations to United 24, in response to the question "ARE DONATIONS TAX-DEDUCTIBLE" the response provided "UNITED24 is not an NGO, but it can collaborate with international NGOs. The official partner of UNITED24 in the United States is Ukraine House DC Foundation, a 501(c)3 registered nonprofit organization (EIN 872080907). Donations to Medical Aid and Rebuild Ukraine are tax-deductible under IRS regulations to the full extent".[7]

In July 2022, United24 announced that it had raised US $166 million in donations since the creation of the initiative.[8] By May 2023, the platform had raised over US $325 million.[9] In November 2023, United24 donations reached half a billion dollars.[10]

FC Shakhtar partnered with United24 for "Pitch in for Ukraine" initiative in August 2022.[11] President Zelenskyy met with the project's ambassadors in August to discuss the creation of a new youth program for United24.[12]

Ambassadors

File:President Zelenskyy met with UNITED24 ambassadors Andriy Shevchenko and Liev Schreiber.jpg
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  Football player and manager First ambassador 18 May 2022 [13][14]
Elina Svitolina  Tennis player Second ambassador 7 June 2022 [15]
Imagine Dragons  Rock band Ambassadors 25 July 2022 [16]
Liev Schreiber  Actor Ambassador July 2022 [17]
Demna Gvasalia  Fashion designer for Balenciaga Ambassador July 2022 [17]
Barbra Streisand  American singer and actress Ambassador 22 September 2022 [18]
Mark Hamill  Actor Ambassador 29 September 2022 [19]
Scott Kelly  Astronaut Ambassador 27 October 2022 [20]
Timothy D. Snyder  Historian Ambassador 2 November 2022 [21][22]
NAVI  Esports team Partnership 18 November 2022 [23]
Brad Paisley  Singer Ambassador 24 January 2023 [24]
Michel Hazanavicius  Film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer Ambassador 2 February 2023 [25][26]
Katheryn Winnick  Actress Ambassador 1 March 2023 [27]
Bear Grylls  Adventurer, writer, television presenter and businessman Ambassador 29 March 2023 [28][29]
Edvard Moser  Psychologist and neuroscientist Ambassador 29 March 2023 [30]
May-Britt Moser  Psychologist and neuroscientist Ambassador 29 March 2023 [30]
Richard Branson  British entrepreneur, founded the Virgin Group Ambassador 10 April 2023 [31][32]
Paul Nurse  English geneticist and Nobel laureate Ambassador 5 May 2023 [33]
Ivanna Sakhno  Actress Ambassador 5 May 2023 [34]
Oleksandr Zinchenko  Football player Ambassador 30 May 2023 [35][36]
Misha Collins  Actor Ambassador 31 May 2023 [37]
José Andrés  Spanish-American chef and restaurateur Ambassador 17 September 2023 [38][39]
Mark Strong  British actor Ambassador 27 September 2023 [40]
Alyssa Milano  Actress Ambassador 28 May 2024 [41]
Hilary Swank  Actress Ambassador 28 May 2024 [42]

Reconstruction work and donations

In October 2023 United24 completed their 19th 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 Special Transport Service.[43]

United24 have funded medical related goods including Gurkha armored ambulances, 13 have been ordered by United24.[44]

Also in October United24 was undertaking the rebuild of 18 apartment blocks in Kyiv, using a 3D modelling system to provide donors with information on the rebuilding works.[45]

Funds are also used for rebuilding schools, including one in Marianivka, Kyiv Oblast.[46]

See also

References

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