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02 January 2023
Around the world: Daily updates from UN country teams - January 2023
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.
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A group of people sit in a circle on the tan ground and discuss nutrition in Uganda
Action 2030 Blog
17 January 2023
Reaching the last mile in Uganda: Decentralised Coordination for impact
Herd of yaks walk along the road in snow
Action 2030 Blog
06 January 2023
Enhancing social protection and disaster response in rural Mongolia
Members of the delegation from the United Nations headquarters, UN Peru and UN Ecuador are visiting a safe space for children and adolescents at an attention and orientation point for migrants and refugees near the border of Peru and Ecuador.
Action 2030 Blog
22 December 2022
Integration for the benefit of all
Khardiata Lo N’Diaye, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator of Sudan and Sara Nyanti, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, South Sudan speak with children Abyei, June 2022.
Action 2030 Blog
07 December 2022
One UN in action: Cross-border collaboration to build sustainable peace in Abyei
Group of children standing in a classroom
Action 2030 Blog
01 December 2022
Five ways Timor-Leste is better positioned to address long-term development challenges
Valerie Julliand, UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia, at a mangrove plantation in North Sulawesi.
Action 2030 Blog
28 November 2022
UN agencies jointly support Indonesia in sustainable ocean development
A Malagasy woman wearing a dress sits on the edge of a wheelbarrow, in the shade of a tree, near a field, and looks at the camera with her hands in her lap.
Action 2030 Blog
23 November 2022
‘Fagnavotse’: Laying the foundations for an Integrated Social Protection System in Madagascar
A street in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
Action 2030 Blog
15 November 2022
Climate change is the biggest threat Iraq has ever faced, but there is hope to turn things around
On a sunny day people put sand into bags to create a wall to prevent flooding near a bridge.
Action 2030 Blog
07 November 2022
Africa is being devastated by a climate crisis it didn’t cause. COP27 must help
UN Resident Coordinator on his SDGs outreach discussing Goal 13 with boat owners in Tombo, a coastal fishing community not far from Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.
Action 2030 Blog
03 November 2022
Why COP27 matters to Sierra Leone
In a hospital in Haiti, a woman wearing a blue blouse and glasses talks with a caregiver photographed from behind, wearing a white gown and a respirator mask. The two women are surrounded by several other people.
Action 2030 Blog
26 October 2022
‘Haitians are coming together to tackle the cholera crisis’: A Resident Coordinator blog
Children in colorful clothes putting their hands in the the air.
Action 2030 Blog
20 September 2022
Delivering quality education in Small Island Developing States
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Announcements

Woman wearing a black suit standing in front of a blue wall with the UN logo
Announcement
24 January 2023
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Sheri Ritsema-Anderson of the United States of America as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jordan
The head of the UN speaks at a podium, with a light blue World Economic Forum banner behind him.
Announcement
18 January 2023
UN chief's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos
The UN Chief speaks into a microphone at a hearing on rebuilding in Pakistan, after flooding in the summer of 2022.
Announcement
09 January 2023
Guterres urges radical global finance shake-up to help Pakistan after deadly floods
Women in white blazer smiles in front of UN flag
Announcement
05 January 2023
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Hanaa Singer-Hamdy of Egypt as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Nepal
Rebecca Adda-Dontoh of Ghana is the new United Nations Resident Coordinator in Malawi.
Announcement
13 December 2022
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Rebecca Adda-Dontoh of Ghana as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Malawi
Resident Coordinator Howard, for PNG, recently appointed by the UN SG.
Announcement
07 December 2022
Secretary-General appoints Mr. Richard Howard of United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Papua New Guinea
Nelson Muffuh is the new UN Resident Coordinator in South Africa.
Announcement
01 December 2022
Secretary-General appoints Mr. Nelson Muffuh of Cameroon as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in South Africa
Nathalie Fustier of France is the new UN Resident Coordinator in Morocco.
Announcement
01 December 2022
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Nathalie Fustier of France as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Morocco
Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander is the new UN Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste.
Announcement
01 December 2022
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Olufunmilayo Abosede Balogun-Alexander of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Timor-Leste
Hopolang Phororo of Lesotho is the new UN Resident Coordinator in Namibia.
Announcement
01 December 2022
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Hopolang Phororo of Lesotho as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Namibia  
A man in a tie and suit, a UN official, smiles for the camera.
Announcement
10 November 2022
Secretary-General appoints Mr. Francisco Pichon of Colombia as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cuba
A woman in a brown blazer and blue scarf stands next to a UN flag.
Announcement
10 November 2022
Secretary-General appoints Ms. Lila Pieters Yahia of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mauritania
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Stories

Two women holding hands side by side, one in black and one in blue with a headscarf
Story
27 January 2023
Inclusiveness and Accessibility on the Path to a Progressive Society
Person in a purple dress standing in front of a white background with the Spotlight Initiative logo.
Story
23 January 2023
Providing healthcare and a safe space for the LGBTI+ community in El Salvador
A graphic depicting alternative energy (solar panels and wind turbines).
Story
12 January 2023
Solar-powered UN House lights the way for a greener and more efficient Timor-Leste
Two women in colorful headwraps embrace, and face away from the camera, in front of a tan-colored cement wall.
Story
11 January 2023
How business start-up kits are changing lives in Mozambique
In Angola, two young Congolese men stand with their mother and father outside a UNHCR refugee camp. The four family members wear brightly colored clothes and look at the camera.
Story
30 December 2022
Angolan refugees return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to build a new life
Roza Nurymova, 36, and two of her children ride in a taxi after visiting the office of Sana Sezim.
Story
19 December 2022
Kazakhstan: Lifting shadows of statelessness
A young Afghan woman smiling at the camera, with a laptop on the desk in the background.
Story
14 December 2022
One billion dollars per year: the cost of excluding women in Afghanistan
EIIP project on a farm in Dohuk.
Story
13 December 2022
'He is from Syria and I am from Iraq. But we work together like brothers'
Mules cross from Dolpo to Mustang, above Kagbeni
Story
12 December 2022
Moving Mountains: Towards a cross-boundary collaboration
In Madagascar, two young boys study at a table under a large tent set up by UNICEF, while a third boy, living with albinism, watches with a big smile.
Story
09 December 2022
Madagascar - Empowering persons with albinism through coordination and a human rights-based approach
Women in colorful skirts and tops till land for vegetation.
Story
05 December 2022
Around the world: Daily updates from UN country teams - December 2022
A young woman sitting in a conference room in front of a microphone.
Story
05 December 2022
'We cannot turn a blind eye to violence': Preventing violence against women in Uzbekistan through advocacy and volunteering
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Videos

In Niger, economic empowerment for women and girls with disabilities
Video
03 January 2023
In Niger, economic empowerment for women and girls with disabilities
Post-pandemic recovery: Joint UN programming with visible impacts on early childhood in Argentina
Video
29 December 2022
Post-pandemic recovery: Joint UN programming with visible impacts on early childhood in Argentina
'Let’s sing, cut no more' - Using music to end FGM in Africa
Video
11 October 2022
'Let’s sing, cut no more' - Using music to end FGM in Africa
'Daughters, water and trees': India's unique campaign for eco-feminism
Video
06 October 2022
'Daughters, water and trees': India's unique campaign for eco-feminism
Boosting visibility and strengthening social protection for people with disabilities in Georgia
Video
28 September 2022
Boosting visibility and strengthening social protection for people with disabilities in Georgia
SDG Pre-Moment: UN Resident Coordinator Roundtable - 'Ambition, Whole-of-society, Trust, and Action'
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22 September 2022
SDG Pre-Moment: UN Resident Coordinator Roundtable - 'Ambition, Whole-of-society, Trust, and Action'
Building youth-led social networks in remote areas of Solomon Islands
Video
11 August 2022
Building youth-led social networks in remote areas of Solomon Islands
Meet Miriam: A trailblazer, lawyer and human rights defender of indigenous women
Video
09 August 2022
Meet Miriam: A trailblazer, lawyer and human rights defender of indigenous women
Working together to save the lives of children with malnutrition in Northeast Syria
Video
20 July 2022
Working together to save the lives of children with malnutrition in Northeast Syria
Hate Speech: What are the Consequences? UN teams in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia say #NoToHate
Video
01 July 2022
Hate Speech: What are the Consequences? UN teams in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia say #NoToHate
Together - so no one is left behind in Albania
Video
30 June 2022
Together - so no one is left behind in Albania
The SDGs: Action starts with learning in the United Arab Emirates
Video
28 June 2022
The SDGs: Action starts with learning in the United Arab Emirates
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