ACTION PROGRAM OF THE UKRAINIAN PEACE COUNCIL

For the period of achieving peace and post-war recovery of Ukraine

Approved by the Presidium of the Ukrainian Peace Council, May 22, 2025

Introduction

The Ukrainian Peace Council (UPC), as a civic platform for peacebuilding during the full-scale war, fulfills an important mission: strengthening moral resilience, countering disinformation, advocating for a just peace, and defending Ukraine’s dignity internationally. Despite ongoing aggression, Ukraine is already shaping a vision of future peace and laying foundations for post-war recovery.

The updated Program of Action covers the transitional period — from war to peace — including support for civic resistance and preparation for humanitarian transformation. The UPC must shift from national resistance to humanitarian leadership, from situational civic activity to a sustainable institution of moral renewal, dialogue, and international peacebuilding.

A key condition for this transition is the formation of a new humanitarian order — based on patriotism, sovereignty, dignity, solidarity, ethical responsibility, respect for human rights and diversity. This order will help restore trust in society, heal trauma, and prevent new conflicts.

The UPC sees its mission in strengthening the moral framework of Ukrainian statehood, combining peacebuilding with defense capacity, humanitarian leadership with historical responsibility, memory of victims with nonviolent reconciliation. It promotes memory without revenge, open dialogue, international solidarity, and humane responsibility, while insisting on punishment for war crimes and full restoration of territorial integrity.

Five Key Vectors of Action

1. Creation of the National Program “Peace and Development for Ukraine” as a public space for dialogue on memory, reintegration, diplomacy, and peace strategies.
2. Implementation of a multi-level model through regional initiatives, community partnerships, and open communication.
3. Building institutional capacity of the UPC as a permanent humanitarian organization.
4. Establishing systems to evaluate peacebuilding and educational initiatives with clear indicators and public monitoring.
5. Participation in global peace and humanitarian processes, sharing Ukraine’s post-conflict experience.

I. General Principles

Ending the war is not only the start of peaceful coexistence but also a complex process of societal rethinking. The UPC acts as a moral guide and moderator of dialogue at national and regional levels, addressing material, social, psychological, and value-based consequences of war.

It evolves from a mobilization structure to a systemic humanitarian platform for sustainable development, initiating the National Program “Peace and Development for Ukraine.” Its priority is healing society, restoring trust, and forming a new humanitarian architecture.

Thus, after the war, the UPC’s main goal is to promote sustainable peace, national unity, institutional recovery, and Ukraine’s reputation as a state of dignity, freedom, and global responsibility.

II. Strategic Challenges and Risks of the Post-War Period

The post-war period brings not only hopes for recovery but also deep risks:

• Political risks — populism, fragmentation, weakened democracy, vulnerability to authoritarian tendencies.
• Social risks — polarization between regions, generations, and groups; reintegration challenges; solidarity crisis.
• Psychological risks — collective trauma, anxiety, aggression, depression, burnout.
• Information risks — disinformation, hate speech, historical revisionism, manipulative narratives.
• Geopolitical risks — renewed conflicts, external interference, hybrid influence, economic and cultural pressure.

The UPC must act as a center of strategic humanitarian foresight, involving experts, civic leaders, psychologists, and youth organizations.

III. Priority Directions of Activity

Promoting Social Unity and Reintegration

• Dialogue between regions and social groups.
• Support for veterans, displaced persons, and families of the fallen.
• Reconciliation programs to overcome polarization and restore trust.

Peace Education and Culture of Nonviolence

• Integrating peace education into school and university curricula.
• Organizing summer schools, trainings, and youth peace camps nationally and internationally.
• Cooperation with international organizations (UN, UNESCO, UNICEF, Council of Europe).

Humanitarian Diplomacy and Peacebuilding

• Participation in international recovery initiatives.
• Expert and practical support for sustainable peace strategies.
• Building networks of civic diplomacy through UPC partnerships.

Information Work

• Promoting a culture of peace in the information space.
• Supporting independent media and platforms for public dialogue.
• Detecting and countering disinformation, hate speech, and propaganda.

Ethical Infrastructure of Peace

• Establishing psychosocial rehabilitation centers.
• Promoting moral and humanitarian values of recovery.
• Preserving national memory and honoring war victims.

International Activity of the UPC

• Participation in international structures (UN, UNESCO, UNICEF, Council of Europe, PACE).
• Developing Ukrainian humanitarian diplomacy through civic peace missions.
• Building international networks of partner peace organizations.
• Organizing roundtables, conferences, and forums under the motto: “Peace in Ukraine — Peace in the World.”
• Creating affiliated UPC units abroad, including among Ukrainians living overseas.

Youth Policy and Formation of a Generation of Peace

• Engaging youth in recovery, dialogue, social responsibility, and global representation of Ukraine.
• Promoting humanitarian culture and peace vision among the younger generation.

Vision: Ukraine 2030 — A State of Peace

Ukraine is envisioned as a country that endured war without losing humanity, achieved victory while upholding dignity, freedom, and global solidarity. The UPC aims to be the moral compass guiding this path, combining ethical reflection, practical action, and international subjectivity to build sustainable peace in Ukraine and the world.