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.
In August 2022, Terese, Miche, Roger and Nella returned to their home country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, after living as refugees for five years in Angola.
Curbing women’s access to work results in a 21% drop in their employment levels by mid-2022, and a steep reduction in GDP of up to $1 billion, or 5% of the Afghan GDP.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Richard Howard of the United States as the UN Resident Coordinator in Papua New Guinea, with the host Government’s approval.
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.
To mark this year’s campaign and raise awareness of GBV in Uzbekistan, our UN team interviewed a local activist and University Professor Kamola Alieva, who, after teaching law for over 10 years, established a grassroots student volunteering group to help tackle GBV in her community.
Hopolang Phororo of Lesotho was appointed as the UN Resident Coordinator in Namibia, with the host Government’s approval. She takes up her post on 1 December.
Ban Jiu is one of the estimated 1.25 million people who are living with HIV (PLHIV) in China. He soon realized that public awareness of HIV/AIDS was still limited and that he needed to take the lead on a campaign to increase people’s understanding of this challenge.
