Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
UN teams across the globe are working together to fight COVID-19, including partnering with the government, private sector and other partners to raise recovery funds. Read about some of the response efforts worldwide as of 17 April 2020.
'After major setbacks to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Pacific needs fairer access to financing as it fights to overcome climate challenges,' writes Simona Marinescu, UN Resident Coordinator in Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.
In visit to Iceland, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed highlights the need for reinvigorated multilateralism in advancing global peace and security and finding solutions to climate change.
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, concluded on October 14 her visit to Marrakech, Morocco, to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Aside from recurrent drought and climate induced emergencies, Somalia is facing other deep-rooted yet interlinked challenges, including violent conflict, corruption, poverty and rising numbers of internal displacement. For the Resident Coordinator and the UN country team, breaking these chronic cycles of crises and tackling the root causes of displacement, insecurity and climate induced emergencies and support Somalia’s development ambitions been a key overarching priority.
