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UN Saudi Arabia Country Team

Resident Coordinator Office
David Joy
Head of Resident Coordinator Office
joyd@un.org
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UN Key Documents

UNDAF/United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (CP)

UNDAF / CF START DATE
01 January 2022
UNDAF / CF END DATE
31 December 2026
START OF NEW CF CYCLE
01 January 2027

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Annual UNCT Results Reports
31 March 2026
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Annual UNCT Results Reports
31 March 2025
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Final UNCT-SWAP report
14 November 2024
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Annual UNCT Results Reports
31 March 2024
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Annual UNCT Results Reports
31 March 2023
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Final UNCT-SWAP report
15 December 2022
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Final UNCT-SWAP report
01 December 2022
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Final UNCT-SWAP report
01 November 2022
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Cooperation Framework (or equivalent)
13 June 2022
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Annual UNCT Results Reports
04 April 2022
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