Overview
The Resident Coordinator system today
The Resident Coordinator system today
The UN Secretary-General has called for a ‘decade of transformation’ to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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.
Host governments' feedback on the Resident Coordinator system continued to improve
UN entry point
87% report that RCs increased their ability to serve as an entry point to the UN offer, compared to 62% in 2019
Leadership
85% of host governments note that RCs had strengthened leadership compared to 65% in 2019
Impartiality
80% report strengthened impartiality of RCs, compared to 59% in 2019
Authority
83% say that RCs have strengthened authority, compared to 59% in 2019
Capacity
83% note that RCs have strengthened capacity to coordinate, compared to 66% in 2019
Management skills
79% say RCs have strengthened management skills, compared to 75% in 2021
Reduced duplications
80% report that RCs have reduced duplications, compared to 56% in 2019
Common results
84% point out that RCs have increased focus on common results, compared to 60% in 2019
Contributing countries' feedback is also positive
Collective and coherent action
Agree the Resident Coordinator system stepped up collective and coherent action and helped leverage the comparative advantages of UN entities
The report's resource page can be found here, and the glossary here.
To learn more, visit un-dco.org.
