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title: "Resilience Center Opened in Kyiv: What It Will Do and Who Is Helping"
description: "A municipal Resilience Center has opened in Kyiv with the support of UNICEF and Norway: it will help with documents, payments, psychological support, and provide temporary overnight stays after shelling."
date: 2026-11-13T19:39:07.050Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/resilience-center-opened-in-kyiv
tags: [kyiv, unicef, norway, social-services, klitschko, resilience-center]
author: "Alexander Buran"
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Resilience Center Opened in Kyiv: What It Will Do and Who Is Helping

![Vitali Klitschko and UNICEF representatives inspect the premises of the new Resilience Center in Kyiv](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/13/v-kyive-otkryli-tsentr-zhiznestoykosti/v-kyive-otkryli-tsentr-zhiznestoykosti-1.webp)

## Key Points

- A municipal Resilience Center has been opened in Kyiv with the support of UNICEF and the Norwegian government
- The center combines psychological help, document processing, payments, and temporary overnight stays after shelling
- In January 2026, a partnership memorandum was signed; solar panels have already been installed in rehabilitation centers
- The center works in coordination with city services and strengthens the existing social protection system

A municipal Resilience Center has opened in the capital — a multidisciplinary facility where Kyiv residents can receive comprehensive assistance in one place: from document processing and payment acquisition to psychological support and temporary overnight accommodation following shelling. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced the opening of the center on his Telegram channel, emphasizing that the project was implemented with the support of UNICEF and the Norwegian government.

### One Address — Multiple Areas of Assistance

According to the capital's head, the Resilience Center was created to combine several areas of social work and spare residents the need to visit numerous departments. Here, psychological support is provided, assistance is given with social issues, document processing, receiving payments, and state services. Klitschko noted that under conditions of constant attacks, the city is doing everything possible to provide necessary services and support Kyiv residents in need, and the opening of the center has become one such step.

### Response to the Consequences of Shelling and Temporary Overnight Stay

A separate area of the center's work is dedicated to responding to the consequences of Russian attacks. For people who have lost their homes due to shelling and have no way to return, a place for temporary overnight stay is provided. Klitschko emphasized that the Center works in coordination with city services and does not duplicate, but strengthens the city's already existing social protection system.

### Partnership with UNICEF and Norway: First Results

In January 2026, Kyiv signed a partnership memorandum with UNICEF and the Norwegian government, and according to the mayor, there are already concrete results of cooperation. With UNICEF's support, rehabilitation centers for children and people with disabilities have received solar panels and energy storage systems. Spaces for the temporary relocation of children with disabilities have also been equipped, direct financial support is provided, and help is given to secure shelters and restore educational institutions after shelling.

### Context: Winter Preparation and Interaction with Business

The opening of the Resilience Center fits into a broader series of measures that the city administration is implementing under wartime conditions. Earlier, Klitschko spoke about preparing orphanages for winter and held a meeting with business representatives to discuss cooperation in current conditions. Thus, the Center becomes another element of the urban support infrastructure, which is expanding and adapting to the needs of residents during hostilities.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Помощь с документами, выплатами и жильем: Кличко рассказал о новом центре в Киеве](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/dopomoga-iz-dokumentami-viplatami-ta-zhitlom-1794598036.html) - RБК-Україна quotes Klitschko's Telegram message. All key facts (areas of assistance, UNICEF/Norway support, January 2026 memorandum, solar panels, temporary overnight stays) match the primary source text.

## FAQ

### What is the Resilience Center and where is it located?

It is a municipal facility in Kyiv where residents can receive comprehensive assistance: psychological support, help with documents, payments, social issues, as well as temporary overnight accommodation after shelling. The exact address was not specified in the mayor's message.

### Who is funding and supporting the Resilience Center?

The center was created with the support of UNICEF and the Norwegian government. The partnership is formalized by a memorandum signed in January 2026.

### What specific results of cooperation with UNICEF already exist?

Rehabilitation centers for children and people with disabilities received solar panels and energy storage systems. Spaces for the temporary relocation of children with disabilities have been equipped, direct financial support is provided, shelters are secured, and educational institutions are restored after shelling.

### Does the Resilience Center replace existing city services?

No. According to Klitschko, the Center works in coordination with city services and strengthens the existing social protection system rather than duplicating it.