NOK 50 million for anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine
Through agreements with Transparency International Ukraine and Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntACc), Norway is stepping up its support for anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine.
– Supporting Ukraine’s fight against corruption is a key part of the Nansen Support Programme. The new agreements will help Ukrainian civil society closely monitor private and state-owned companies handling large financial flows. This includes sectors such as energy, natural resources like minerals, and reconstruction, says Gunn Jorid Roset, Norad Director General.
Norad Director General Gunn Jorid Roset.
For many years, Ukraine has faced major challenges with corruption, but Transparency International’s latest index shows that the country has made progress.
– It is important that Ukraine does everything it can to get to grips with its serious corruption problems, even during wartime. By supporting civil society, we help ensure that corruption is uncovered and investigated, says Jorun Nossum, Director of the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine.
– Together in the fight against corruption
Norway supports anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine through a number of agreements with multilateral organisations, civil society and the media, which in turn assist Ukraine’s own anti-corruption agencies, NABU and SAPO.
The online newspaper Slidstvo.info publishes stories on corruption every month.
– There is a high risk of corruption and financial mismanagement in Ukraine, a country at war. It is always important to ensure that no funds are misused, but this is even more critical now that global aid has declined significantly. Norway stands with Ukraine in the fight against corruption. We are further strengthening this effort by supporting two well-established Ukrainian anti-corruption organisations, says Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust.
The civilian component of the Nansen Programme is the largest Norwegian aid programme ever. Since 2022, Norway has provided NOK 37.3 billion in civilian support to Ukraine. The risk of corruption remains high, including for Norwegian aid funds.
– We have zero tolerance for corruption, but that does not mean we cannot take risks. The risk of not supporting Ukraine is greater, says Roset, adding:
– Norad sets strict requirements for all partners we enter into agreements with. If funds are not used as intended, we can either suspend the agreement or require repayment.
Norad Director General Gunn Jorid Roset, at a memorial wall for fallen Ukrainian soldiers during her visit to Kyiv in November 2025.
Detecting, investigating and sanctioning corruption
Transparency International Ukraine will receive NOK 24 million to implement a project aimed at strengthening civil society’s capacity to monitor reconstruction projects, prevent misuse of public funds, and improve business integrity and compliance among Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises.
The project will also strengthen the capacity of key anti-corruption institutions to detect, investigate and sanction corrupt economic actors, while contributing to more transparent and accountable management of recovery financing and fair business participation in the reconstruction.
The Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC) will receive NOK 26 million to implement a project to strengthen civil society’s ability to monitor and investigate economic actors involved in reconstruction, energy, minerals and natural resources. It will also build capacity to engage businesses on integrity issues and work towards stronger regulatory frameworks and enforcement for integrity and accountability.