Kyiv hosted the International Cohesion Forum, which was dedicated to cohesion at national and global levels during the war and in the post-war period.
The event was attended by Oleksiy Kuleba, Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine, MPs, representatives of the Government, the Office of the President of Ukraine, the EU Delegation to Ukraine, diplomatic missions of partner countries, international organizations, regional military administrations, cities, territorial communities, European city leaders, and civil society representatives. 
The DREAM project office team joined the Forum.
The Forum's program included four-panel discussions on the importance of international support, applying global best practices in the recovery process, preserving and developing human capital, and implementing reforms to strengthen the country's resilience during the war. 
In particular, Oleksii Kuleba, Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine, noted in his address to the Forum participants that local self-government remains a key element of the state's resilience, so it is important to support communities. The state is creating mechanisms for the even distribution of resources and their allocation in accordance with the identified needs and priorities of communities and regions.
"Today, 19% of Ukraine's territory is occupied. Hundreds of thousands of facilities have been damaged or destroyed because of the war, and millions of people have been forced to leave their homes. The most challenging situation is in the communities located near the front line. Every day, they face challenges related to the destruction of infrastructure and the need to restore it to provide basic services to the population quickly. 
Nevertheless, reconstruction continues, the economy works, and communities remain resilient.
People are the key to this resilience. That is why the Government has decided to provide systemic financial support to frontline communities.
The funds will be used to buy shelters and special equipment and restore critical infrastructure - everything that will help save lives.
Large-scale recovery requires long-term planning and practical cooperation tools. The state is creating new mechanisms to strengthen community cohesion, interaction between countries, and trust at all levels," said Oleksiy Kuleba.
Viktor Nestulia, Head of the DREAM Project Office, took part in the panel discussion "Reforms for a Better Future," during which the Forum participants were presented with the public investment management reform driven by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Economy, and the Ministry of Development. In particular, they discussed a new approach to distributing public funds at the national, regional, and local levels and ensuring transparency and accountability regarding their use. The speakers also spoke about the logic of the reform, the specifics of strategic planning, the principles of preparing and prioritizing investment projects and programs, forming project portfolios, and monitoring tools. 
For their part, international partners expressed their support for the reform and emphasized its importance for increasing the sustainability of local governments. According to Mathieu Mori, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. Stefan Schlöning, Head of Cooperation at the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, noted significant progress in implementing the reform, especially about transparent and accountable budgeting. He also noted that the reform was developed in line with European principles and approaches to public investment.
Victor Nestulia summarized the discussion by noting that the DREAM Project Office, together with the ministries responsible for implementing the reform, is currently developing tools that will allow communities to better prepare for future changes.
Throughout the event, the Forum participants had the opportunity to talk to representatives of the DREAM project office and ask questions directly about the changes that are expected to be made to the system in the context of implementing the public investment management reform. In a special interactive area, everyone had the opportunity to get acquainted with the ecosystem's functionality, view investment projects in the Single Portfolio that are already posted on the DREAM platform, key data on recovery and development projects, and test monitoring tools for analyzing open data. 
85% of Ukrainian communities, 23 regional administrations, and all sectoral ministries work with the DREAM ecosystem. The platform hosts more than 11 thousand projects with a total value of UAH 1 trillion. In 2024, for the first time, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the Single Project Pipeline, which contains 789 priority projects, 92 of which will receive partial or complete funding from the state budget in 2025. 
It is worth reminding that according to the Law on Amendments to the Budget Code of Ukraine, the Single Project Pipeline is formed using the DREAM ecosystem.
