UN4UkranianCities
UN4UkranianCities UNECE

Events

Presentation of Kharkiv economic strategy

The high-level meeting on the Economic Strategy for Kharkiv City, scheduled for November 20, 2024, will bring together distinguished experts including Norman Foster, President of Norman Foster Foundation, Ihor Terekhov, Mayor of Kharkiv, and leading economists Professor Ian Goldin from Oxford University and Professor Edward Glaeser from Harvard University. The session will be opened by UNECE Executive Secretary Tatiana Molcean and moderated by Paola Deda, Director of UNECE's Forest, Land and Housing Division.

The one-hour meeting will focus on several key objectives critical to Kharkiv's future development:

  • Presentation of the Economic Strategy for Kharkiv City, developed through collaboration between Oxford and Harvard experts and local Kharkiv Universities

  • Discussion of Project activities planned for 2025

  • Exploration of potential collaboration with Norman Foster Foundation on the design development for the Memorial to the Victims in Kharkiv

  • Review of ongoing initiatives and next phase planning for the UN4UkrainianCities Project

This strategic gathering represents an important milestone in UNECE's continued support for sustainable urban development in Ukraine, bringing together international expertise with local knowledge to build a resilient future for Kharkiv.