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Resident Coordinators and the Decade of Action

Photo: © UN Women/Amanda Voisard

The world is in the midst of a “decade of transformation”- making the radical shifts needed to ensure a just, equitable and sustainable future for all. 

Delivering on this promise of transformation demands a renewed and reinvigorated UN development system.  As a result of sweeping reforms, independent, impartial and empowered Resident Coordinators, are leading UN teams’ response on the ground in 162 countries around the world to access much needed financing for sustainable development, supporting country efforts to improve lives and livelihoods and protect our only planet.  

The leadership and coordination by the UN Resident Coordinators have been instrumental in: 

  • Increasing integrated policies for sustainable development and building resilience to shocks 

  • Better linkages of UN expertise at all levels to serve country needs  

  • More and stronger partnerships with governments and development partners 

  • Improving access to flexible funding for joined-up action and leveraging of SDG financing 

  • Increasing accountability and transparency for sustainable development results

Resident Coordinators from across the globe share their message of action*

Click on their photos below to view their messages. 

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Alice Shackelford

Alice Shackelford
Honduras

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Khaled El Mekwad

Khaled El Mekwad
Bahrain

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Didier Trebucq

Didier Trebucq
Barbados

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, María José Torres Macho

María José Torres Macho
Chile

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Sabine Machl

Sabine Machl
Georgia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Jose Barahona

Jose Barahona
Djibouti

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Karima El Korri

Karima El Korri
Malaysia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Tapan Mishra

Tapan Mishra
Mongolia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Catherine Haswell

Catherine Haswell
Maldives

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Arnaud Beral

Arnaud Beral
Tunisia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Françoise Jacob

Françoise Jacob
Serbia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Ozonnia Ojielo

Ozonnia Ojielo
Rwanda

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Beatrice Mutali

Beatrice Mutali
Zambia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Alejandro Alvarez

Alejandro Álvarez
Algeria

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Vladanka Andreeva

Vladanka Andreeva
Azerbaijan

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Karla Robin Hershey

Karla Robin Hershey
Bhutan

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, Lena Savelli

Lena Savelli
Ecuador

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator, George Wachira

George Wachira
Eswatini

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Albania, Fiona McCluney

Fiona McCluney
Albania

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Colombia, Mireia Villar Forner

Mireia Villar Forner
Colombia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Egypt, Elena Panova

Elena Panova
Egypt

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Gabon, Savina Ammassari

Savina Ammassari
Gabon

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Charles Abani

Charles Abani
Ghana

 

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Guatemala, Jose Miguel Barreto

Jose Miguel Barreto
Guatemala

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Indonesia, Valerie Julliand

Valerie Julliand
Indonesia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan, Michaela Friberg-Storey

Michaela Friberg-Storey
Kazakhstan

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Micronesia, Jaap van Hierden

Jaap van Hierden
Micronesia

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Montenegro, Peter Lundberg

Peter Lundberg
Montenegro

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Niger, Louise Aubin

Louise Aubin
Niger

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone, Babatunde Ahonsi

Babatunde Ahonsi
Sierra Leone

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Thailand, Gita Sabharwal

Gita Sabharwal
Thailand

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, Dmitry Shlapachenko

Dmitry Shlapachenko
Turkmenistan

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Uruguay, Pablo Ruiz Hiebra

Pablo Ruiz Hiebra
Uruguay

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Yemen, David Gressly

David Gressly
Yemen

Screenshot from video message shows Resident Coordinator in Zimbabwe, Edward Kallon

Edward Kallon
Zimbabwe