The Asia-Pacific region has demonstrated how a long-term vision can be transformed into reality. We know that more and better progress is possible – if we mobilize at speed, at scale; and if we do so together.
As the most populous country in North Africa, with a young work force and a fast-growing economy, Egypt holds immense potential to achieve long-term, sustainable economic development. our UN team in Egypt have joined hands with the Government, led by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, to develop the country’s first Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF). This landmark initiative, supported financially by the UN Joint SDG Fund, is designed to strengthen planning processes and help overcome obstacles to financing sustainable development in Egypt.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ms. Nahla Valji of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Eritrea, with the host Government’s approval. She took up her post on January 21, and will also serve as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country.
As the world passes the half-way point towards the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), many countries are lagging behind in their SDG commitments. Uganda, where I serve as the UN Resident Coordinator, is no exception.
This annual report provides a snapshot of the key development system results achieved in Asia-Pacific in 2022 through partnerships between the entities that make up the global development system: the UN agencies, funds and programmes, the Regional Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, national and local governments, subregional organizations, international financial institutions, civil society organizations, and the business sector – a network of developmental partnerships without which these results could not have been achieved.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
Malaysia's journey from an agrarian economy with widespread poverty and deprivation at independence in 1957 to one of the world's best-performing upper-middle-income countries has been rapid.
The UN Productive Sectors Development Program, (PSDP) a joint initiative between the UN in Lebanon and the Government of Canada, is designed to strengthen the agriculture sector in the areas it matters most. The three-year programme, which is funded by the Government of Canada and implemented by UN agencies under the coordination of the Resident Coordinator, has already helped over 2,000 people improve their farming practices as well as develop, run, and maintain their businesses in the agri-food sector.
