The National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was developed under the UNEP/GEF Project # GF/2732-03-4668 «Enabling activities for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): National Implementation Plan for Ukraine», with financial support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in accordance with «Guidance for developing a National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention» developed by the UNEP and the World Bank.