At the 2026 Financing for Development Forum, the UN Secretary-General outlines why the global community must accelerate financial flows, ensure borrowing works for developing countries and continue requesting reforms to the international financial architecture.
After Cyclone Ditwah devastated parts of Sri Lanka, many communities were still able to access essential everyday documents thanks to support from OneRegistry, a UN Joint Programme working with the Government to digitise the civil registration system.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Shalini Bahuguna of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Papua New Guinea, with the host Government’s approval, effective on 1 April 2026.
Hurricane Melissa upended lives and livelihoods when it struck Jamaica in late October. But coordination between the UN and partners is bridging gaps in goods and services, ensuring a resilient recovery that reflects the island's community spirit.
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.
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.
Spotlight Initiative and the Joint SDG fund are supporting civil society in Samoa to break barriers for women with disabilities through leadership forums, public platforms and economic empowerment, changing societal and individual narratives around gender and disability.
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.
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.
The UN and partners organized a public awareness week in Dili that prepared students for tsunamis through educational activities and a memorable song produced by local artists, ensuring an inclusive future where no one is left behind.
