Five years on, the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system has become the beating heart of the UN’s development efforts.
Together, we have realized the vision of the historic development system reforms. And the dividends are tangible.
The 2024 UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) Chair Report shows how UN Resident Coordinators, at the helm of UN Teams, are using their leadership to make the most of the UN’s offer, driving smarter investments and a greater focus on impact, efficiency, transparency and accountability.
On World Press Freedom Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed called for greater ambition and leadership from African countries at her annual dialogue with Regional Directors of UN entities, at the Africa Regional Collaborative Platform’s (RCP) meeting held last week in Addis Ababa.
The world faces multiple complex interconnected challenges. And Africa is being hit hard by a devastating series of global shocks, and their impact on our people, environment and economies.
The Alternative Development Programme, led by UNODC, has restored thousands of hectares of lush green forests in the Southern Shan State affected by the expansion of opium cultivation.
In Tajikistan, more than 600 teachers were trained in handling cases of violence against women and girls, including how to appropriately address complaints by children concerning violence. Hundreds of complaints have been submitted to and addressed by participating schools since the module ‘Ways and methods of positive upbringing without violence and discrimination’ was developed.
Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April, marking the beginning of a relentless conflict that has become one of the world's worst humanitarian tragedies in recent memory.
Financing for sustainable development is at a crossroads and without urgent investment, global efforts to achieve a more just and equitable world by 2030 will fail, the UN deputy chief warned on Tuesday.
