A UN-supported programme in Lao PDR's Houaphanh Province is working with local farmers to grow sustainable coffee bean harvests that have yielded higher incomes, empowered women and offered a scalable model for future economic and social progress.
UN agencies are coordinating with local and national authorities in Ukraine to combine emergency response with longer-term initiatives, ensuring that support reaches the most vulnerable amid continuous energy disruptions.
With financing from the Joint SDG Fund, the UN-backed Communities of Care programme aims to design policies, training and information systems that ensure women in the Dominican Republic are not forced into unpaid care work and supported if they one day need care.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Ozonnia Ojielo of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, with the host Government’s approval, effective 14 March 2026.
As Jordan advances its Economic Modernization Vision and sees notable gains in women's political participation, the UN is working with private and public partners to accelerate implementation, unlock scale and leave no woman or girl behind.
Amid service gaps and a lack of coordinated recourse for survivors, the UN is engaging civil society, private sector and Government partners to ensure that prevention and support efforts address the multidimensional causes and consequences of gender-based violence.
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.
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.
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.
