On March 6, on the eve of International Women's Day, within the framework of an expanded meeting of the regional coordination council on family policy, gender equality, prevention and combating domestic violence, and combating human trafficking, a round table discussion was held entitled "From Action to Results: Implementation of the Regional Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Women, Peace, Security" in Donetsk Region." The meeting was organized by the Donetsk Regional State Administration in conjunction with the Donetsk Region Coalition 1325.
The event was chaired by Oleksandr Shevchenko, Deputy Head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration. Representatives of structural units of the regional state administration, local communities, law enforcement agencies, the public sector, and international partners joined the discussion.
Galina Zhukovska, Senior Advisor to the Office of the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy, and Olesia Bondar, Director of the Ukrainian Women's Fund, addressed the participants with welcoming remarks. They emphasized the importance of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda for Donetsk Oblast, which operates in conditions of security risks, population displacement, and infrastructure losses, and also stressed the significance of the regional action plan as a tool for the practical implementation of national policy at the regional level.
During the round table, the key results of the implementation of the first regional action plan 1325 in 2025 were presented. Among the key achievements are the strengthening of women's participation in shaping the 1325 agenda, the integration of a gender approach into local planning, and the support of women's leadership in communities. In particular, in cooperation with the NGO "Smart", the Donetsk Region Coalition 1325 and with the support of UN Women, the Third Congress of Women of the Donetsk Region was held, which resulted in a resolution with 26 recommendations. These will form the basis for the development of a new regional action plan.
Special attention was paid to the development of local coordination: 41 coordination councils operated in communities and districts of the region, holding 113 meetings and considering about 146 issues in 2025, including combating domestic violence, gender-based violence, and human trafficking.
In the field of security, work is continuing on the development of a network of protective structures in educational institutions and the conduct of security audits in communities. Subdivisions of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine conducted more than 1,000 training events on civil protection issues, and educational institutions conducted more than 1,900 events on cybersecurity.
In the area of victim support, three specialized primary social and psychological counseling services, one day center for social and psychological assistance, and one mobile assistance team continue to operate in the region. Due to the security situation, six more services have been relocated and transferred to a remote format. In 2025, 3,191 reports of domestic violence were recorded, of which 830 were confirmed.
A separate part of the program was the recognition of the work collectives of 21 organizations for their contribution to the implementation of the regional action plan 1325, as well as the presentation of awards to six "champions of 1325" nominated by the Donetsk Region Coalition 1325. The awards were presented by the deputy head of the Donetsk Regional State Administration, Oleksandr Shevchenko.
The results of the implementation of the first regional action plan, as well as the proposals developed by the participants, will form the basis for the development of a new regional action plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 "Women, Peace and Security" in the Donetsk region.