IAP Communiqué on Ukraine

On 3 March, the leadership of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) released a communiqué on the military offensive of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.

The document stresses that “[i]f humanity is to attain the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN’s 2030 Agenda and truly ‘leave no one behind’, science and technology must be mobilized around the globe.”

“Already the COVID-19 pandemic has impeded countries in their quest to achieve the SDGs. Wars of any kind and in any location further disrupt the progress that was being made toward the SDGs on many fronts. There can never be any reason for choosing troops and weapons ahead of rational dialogue to overcome any conflict or challenge.”

You can read the full communiqué at https://www.interacademies.org/publication/iap-ukraine.

Here we have collated (and will continue to update) statements and resources on the on the current situation in Ukraine being released by IAP member academies and partner organisations from around the world. Please note that the statements collected here do not necessarily reflect the values and beliefs of IAP and are not necessarily endorsed by IAP.

National academies

• Australia, Australian Academy of Science https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/australian-academy-science-statement-current-conflict?tw
• Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences OeAW signals solidarity with Ukraine

• Belgium, Royal Academy of Science from Belgium Détail (academieroyale.be)
• Bulgaria, Bulgarian Academy of Science https://www.bas.bg/?p=37624&lang=en

• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Statement of ANUBiH on the invasion of Ukraine
• Canada, Royal Society of Canada Ukraine%20Statement%20RSC%20Presidents.pdf
• Croatia, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts [in Croatian] Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti izražava solidarnost s Ukrajinom – HAZU

• Czech Republic, Czech Academy of Sciences The Czech Academy of Sciences supports scientists in Ukraine - Akademie věd České republiky (avcr.cz)

• Denmark, Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters https://www.royalacademy.dk/en/News/Kopi-af-Ukraine-statements

• Estonia, Estonian Academy of Sciences https://www.akadeemia.ee/en/the-estonian-academy-of-sciences-calls-on-all-academies-and-chief-science-advisors-to-act-to-support-the-mitigation-of-the-crisis-in-ukraine/

• France, French Academy of Sciences https://www.academie-sciences.fr/en/Advice-Notes-and-Reports/statement-invasion-ukraine.html

• Germany, Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities https://www.akademienunion.de/presse/nachricht/akademienunion-erlaert-ihre-solidaritaet-mit-der-ukraine
• Greece, Academy of Athens http://www.academyofathens.gr/en/announcements/press-releases/20220303
• Ireland, Royal Irish Academy Statement in support of Ukraine, its citizens and academics | Royal Irish Academy (ria.ie)

• Israel, Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Israel Young Academy express their grave concern over the continuously deteriorating situation in Ukraine

• Italy, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei https://www.lincei.it/it/news/solidariet%C3%A0-dellaccademia-dei-lincei-alle-istituzioni-accademiche-ucraine

• Japan, Science Council of Japan https://www.scj.go.jp/ja/head/pdf/20220228e.pdf

• Latvia, Latvian Academy of Sciences https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6huyortqec2yjd3r44zy1/Latvia-Halt-aggression-by-Russia-against-Ukraine.docx?dl=0&rlkey=mat5ueqekgci867sp6r4za3oe

• Lithuania, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences http://www.lma.lt/news/1481/645/Lithuanian-Academy-of-Sciences-Supports-Ukraine

• Moldova, Academy of Sciences of Moldova https://www.asm.md/en/declaration-academy-sciences-moldova
• Netherlands, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences https://www.knaw.nl/en/news/news/statement-to-invasion-of-ukraine
• Norway, The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters https://dnva.no/detskjer/2022/03/deeply-troubled-about-crisis-europe
• Poland, Polish Academy of Sciences Statement of the academic community in connection with Russia’s aggression on Ukraine (pan.pl)
• Portugal, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (in Portuguese) http://www.acad-ciencias.pt/noticias/detalhe/150

• Romania, Academy of Medical Sciences of Romania https://academiaromana.ro/acadDeclaratii/2022/0302-Apel-AR-AcademiileEuropene.pdf
• Russia, Russian Academy of Sciences http://www.ras.ru/news/shownews.aspx?id=3fdf08dd-1efb-4817-9087-69b642c59660#content

• Slovakia, Slovak Academy of Sciences SAS - News - SAS EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE (sav.sk)

• Slovenia, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) (in Slovenian) https://www.sazu.si/events/621c788810c582e04584157e

• Switzerland, Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences https://swiss-academies.ch/en

• Turkey, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) https://tuba.gov.tr/en/news/about-academy/tuba-statement-on-the-situation-in-ukraine
• UK, Academy of Medical Sciences https://acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/ukraine-invasion-academy-of-medical-sciences-statement
• USA, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Statement from the National Academies' Presidents
• USA, Committee on Human Rights (CHR), NASEM Statement from the CHR
  

Regional and global academies

• European Academy of Sciences and Arts https://euro-acad.eu/
• Global Young Academy Global Young Academy members call for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and aim to uphold academic cooperation
• World Academy of Art and Science https://new.worldacademy.org/a-time-for-solidarity/

Academy programs to support Ukrainian scientists

• Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences https://stipendien.oeaw.ac.at/en/fellowships/jesh-ukraine
• France, French Academy of Sciences (in English) https://www.academie-sciences.fr/en/Experts-Committees/committee-scientists-ukraine.html (in Ukrainian) https://www.academie-sciences.fr/en/Experts-Committees/csu.html
• Poland, Polish Academy of Sciences https://www.euraxess.pl/poland/news/support-scientists-ukraine
• Slovakia, Slovak Academy of Sciences https://www.sav.sk/?lang=en&doc=services-news&source_no=20&news_no=10197
• Sweden, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with the Association of Swedish Higher Education Institutions https://kva.se/en/nyheter/svenskt-stod-till-ukrainska-forskare

Resources from other organizations

• International Science Council (ISC) https://council.science/current/news/isc-statement-ukraine/

• ALLEA  https://allea.org/statement-in-support-of-ukraine-its-citizens-and-academics/.

• Alliance of Science Organizations in Germany https://www.leopoldina.org/en/press-1/press-releases/press-release/press/2862/

• Joint Statement by the National Academies of the G7 States on Ukraine https://www.leopoldina.org/en/press-1/news/joint-statement-by-the-national-academies-of-the-g7-states-on-russias-attack-on-ukraine/

• Young Academies, opportunities for scientists forced to flee from Ukraine https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jGFCqP2kj1ZAN6xy6EoRN1bozaggk9VEsbzYaIkkYcQ/htmlview

• Science in Exile (TWAS/IAP/ISC initiative) https://scienceinexile.org/other-resources
• Statement from the Executive Committee of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies
• ‘Scientists in the line of fire’, editorial in Science (written by Marcia McNutt and John Hildebrand)
• 'Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine is wrong and must stop', editorial in Nature
• Joint statement from UNICEF, UNFPA, and WHO https://www.who.int/news/item/13-03-2022-stop-attacks-on-health-care-in-ukraine
• 'Support for the international research community is crucial, especially during times of war', editorial in The Globe and Mail (written by leadership of the Royal Society of Canada)
• Sustainable Health Equity Movement https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ea092b0deed6c2ca1d50f8a/t/62431da54b4f8c42f8b7f349/1648565669815/SHEM+statement_War+in+Ukraine.pdf