Overview
The Resident Coordinator system in action
Stronger development coordination is yielding results
Five years after reform implementation began in 2019, investments in coordination are already enabling a UN development system that is more coherent, effective, efficient and accountable in response to specific country needs and priorities for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) acceleration.
As the senior-most UN development system representative at the country level, Resident Coordinators (RCs):
Rally integrated UN country team (UNCT) responses and leverage resources of diverse partners in support of national efforts to realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Anchor their leadership in the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks for joint programmes agreed with Governments
Bring together the expertise available across the UN system to provide integrated policy advice to national governments tailored to different country contexts
Facilitate more access to pooled funding for sustainable development and financing for SDG solutions
Help UN country teams translate the visions of global Summits at the country level
Give visibility to and ensure accountability of the work of the UN development system in countries
Help advance UN system-wide operational efficiencies at the country level to free up more resources for programming
Host governments continue to be highly satisfied with the results of the Resident Coordinator system
The report's resource page can be found here, and the glossary here.
To learn about the Resident Coordinator system and the Development Coordination Office visit: un-dco.org.
