The UN Resident Coordinator Office

Under the leadership of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC), who leads the UN Country Team (UNCT) in Ethiopia and coordinates all UN operations at the country level, the UN Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) provides strategic coordination support to the UNCT.

Ethiopia hosts one of the largest UN country teams in the world with 26 specialized agencies, funds and programmes working in a harmonised manner through the joint UN and Government Strategy, the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. It is framed around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is in line with the national priorities.