Facilitate practical cooperation under the NATO-Ukraine Commission;
Enhance cooperation between NATO and Ukrainian authorities
Tasks
Liaise: Ukrainian, NATO, Allied, and Partner Authorities
Advise: Ukraine and NATO on current and future cooperation
Facilitate: Programmes, Projects, Events, Visits
Principle Ukrainian Partners
Core Executive: the Cabinet of Ministers, the National Security and Defence Council, the Presidential Secretariat
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament)
Ministry of Defence / Armed Forces
Security Sector Institutions: the Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Emergencies, the State Border Guard Service
Other Ministries: Economy, Industrial Policy, Finance
Civil society organizations involved in defence and security issues.
Current Priorities
Strengthening Ukraine’s implementation of broad Euro-Atlantic reforms:
Assisting Ukraine in planning and implementing the Annual National Programmes (ANPs)
Improving inter-agency coordination
Enhancing NATO-Ukraine political and practical dialogue
Intensive engagement at a senior political level
Intensified dialogue on reforms
Consultation on national security and regional security issues
Supporting transformation and democratic governance of defence and security sector:
Parliamentary and executive oversight;
Implementing the National Security Strategy; improving national security system
Strengthening democratic management: expert engagement and training civil servants (the JWGDR Professional Development Programme)
Strengthening impact of civil society on national security and defence issues (the NATO-Ukraine Partnership Network for Civil Society Expertise Development)
Supporting operations and building interoperability to face common challenges:
KFOR, the Operation Active Endeavor, ISAF, NTM Iraq
Effective, interoperable commands & staffs at strategic/operational levels
Deployable, interoperable, sustainable capabilities at operational/unit level
New security threats, including fight against terrorism and cyber defence
Addressing legacy issues:
Munitions Destruction, Safety & Security (the NATO PfP Demilitarization Trust Fund Project)
Social Protection of Current & Departing Servicemen (the NATO-Ukraine Resettlement Programme)
General
Founded in April 1999; co-located with the General Staff Euro-Atlantic Integration Directorate
Staff of 16: Civilian Head (Poland/NATO HQ); 1 NATO civilian (Estonia); 3 NATO military (Lithuania, Poland, Germany); 4 Ukr civilian + 3 project teams (currently 7 staff)
Close co-operation with the NATO Information and Documentation Centre in Kyiv.
