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In El Salvador, the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office is supporting the National Council of Sustainable Development in the effort to strengthen the national SDGs monitoring system through technical assistance, tools, and methodologies to collect, systematize, and analyze development data from 35 different official sources. 

Around the world, science and technology are helping drive new discovery, growth and innovation in countries. Yet, even as the world needs science, science needs women and girls. 

For years, Ms. Yaoh held the belief that female genital mutilation (FGM) and the Sande Bush School — a secret society where young women and girls are initiated into womanhood — were essential for a girl's education, success and future as a respectable housewife. As the daughter-in-law of a prominent female Chief Zoe involved in FGM, she played an active role in the practice.

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.