On July 9, ISAR Ednannia led the official Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 (URC-2025) side event on Joining Forces: Government, Civil Society and Business for Resilient Public Policy in Ukraine’s Recovery.
The ISAR Ednannia’s team convened the event in Rome together with the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Minderoo Foundation. The Governments of Norway and Sweden supported the gathering through the Askold and Dir Fund. The Embassy of Latvia in Italy opened its doors to host the discussion.
Andriy Pavlovych, Chair of the Board at ISAR Ednannia, emphasized: “Ukraine has forged a model of defensive democracy — not rooted in theory, but born from survival. Civil society forms the public framework. When we speak, we don’t ask for trust, we embody it.”
This dialogue marked a shift. Civil society no longer plays a supporting role — it co-creates policy. Speakers of the event including State Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Oleksandr Yarema, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mathieu Mori, Acting Head of Public Governance Review Unit at OECD Public Governance Directorate Arnault Prêtet, and Executive Director at Minderoo Foundation Hayley Panetta, explored how inclusive policymaking requires equal partnerships across sectors.
The conversation aligned with the Doctrine for the Future of Ukrainian Democracy, which positions democracy as a system that must defend itself, not only through weapons, but through participation, accountability, and trust. It frames civil society as a central actor in building Ukraine’s post-war order.
