The Resident Coordinator System Today

To make the most of UN’s expertise at the global, regional and country levels, impartial and empowered Resident Coordinators have been leading UN teams to support countries to catalyze and accelerate sustainable development. This includes the transformation of food systems and education, and climate action, offering a strategic entry point to UN expertise, forging partnerships, mobilizing funding and leveraging the SDGs financing. 

Strong, integrated and expert Resident Coordinator system leadership—as envisioned by sweeping UN development system reforms launched five years ago—is now more essential than ever, for the UN to respond effectively and at the scale needed to meet the SDG promise by 2030 against a backdrop of global crises and increased instability.

UNSDG | 2023 Report of the UNSDG Chair on the Development Coordination Office - Overview