By supporting new broadband connection points and digital skills training, the UN-backed "Connected Communities" initiative is unlocking access to education, public services and economic resilience for women and rural communities in Chile.
As women continue to face greater barriers to justice than men, the UN supports efforts to write, enforce and fund the laws and systems that protect rights and freedoms, address historic inequalities and hold perpetrators accountable.
With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, a new UN programme is supporting local governments in Georgia to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals with new planning tools, partnerships across industries and systems for tracking results.
Under the Spotlight Initiative 2.0, the UN and partners have reached over 77,000 children and youth across 17 districts in Uganda with psychosocial, economic and educational interventions, supporting survivors as they rebuild their lives one small act of healing at a time.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Pablo Salazar Canelos of Ecuador as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Costa Rica, with the host Government’s approval, effective on 1 March 2026.
Despite progress, just 12.9 per cent of women in Montenegro hold ownership or rights to agricultural land. The UN is providing technical expertise and support to address systemic barriers for rural women, in alignment with national priorities and international commitments.
As his tenure in UN China draws to a close, Siddharth Chatterjee, UN Resident Coordinator in China, writes that lasting change at scale does not emerge from isolated action, but from alignment across institutions, partners and communities behind a shared moral purpose.
With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, the UN is supporting farmers in Nkhundye to embrace clean energy technologies for household use and agro-processing, leading to improved food security, lower household costs and new market opportunities.
With UN support, Trinidad and Tobago is meeting the needs of health workers and patients by introducing disinfecting robots, solar-powered refrigerators and digital health records, presenting a cohesive story of innovation with purpose.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Taija Kontinen‑Sharp of Finland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Lesotho, with the host Government’s approval, effective on 21 February 2026.