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Since early 2020, the world has struggled with the coronavirus pandemic and its devastating impact on our society, healthcare, and economy. The pandemic is reversing crucial progress on SDGs during the decade of action.

In 2018, Member States agreed to a vision for a stronger development coordination function to respond to the paradigm shift ushered in by the 2030 Agenda. Three years later, the implementation of that vision for a reinvigorated Resident Coordinator (RC) system, alongside a new generation of UN Country Teams (UNCTs), is proving its value. Under stronger and more impartial leadership at all levels, the UN development system (UNDS) approached the COVID-19 crisis in emergency mode with a commitment to recovering better and delivering the SDGs during this Decade of Action.

2019 was a watershed year for the UN development system. It was the first full year of efforts to fundamentally transform the system under the reform set in motion by the Member States in 2018. The reform aimed to shift the UN development system towards a more integrated, effective and efficient approach to support countries’ progress for the 2030 Agenda, led by a newly reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system. Over the course of 2019, such a shift has been visible. And the Delivering Together Facility (DTF) has played its part in it.