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UN Uganda Mission Statement

The United Nations Country Team is committed to support the goals of Uganda for its initiatives towards peace and social, political and economic nation building, complementing the Millennium Declaration targets, the Millennium Development Goals and the Poverty Eradication Action Plan.

Putting people first, our overriding mission is to help the people of Uganda achieve their full potential through ensuring their universal and inalienable rights, enlarging opportunities and expanding human security, especially for the poorest and most vulnerable.

In order to enhance the impact of our assistance, we are committed to improving our collaboration by embracing synergies and teamwork while taking into consideration the unique mandates of individual organizations.

Resident Coordinator's System

UNDP acts as the host agency for the Resident Coordinator system, funded through resources raised by UNDP, the UN Development Group and with contributions from the various UN agencies.

The UN system is headed by a Resident Coordinator (RC), who is the designated representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the coordination of development operations at the country level.

In Uganda, the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Mr. Theophane Nikyema, also acts as the Humanitarian Coordinator .

The UN coordination brings together the following UN agencies residing in Uganda (also known as the UN Country Team): UNICEF, WFP, UNFPA, UNHCR, WHO, FAO, OHCHR, OCHA, UNAIDS, UNDSS, and UNDP as well as non resident agencies (HABITAT, IFAD, ILO, UNCDF, UNESCO, UNIDO and UNIFEM).

The Bretton Woods institutions (WORLD BANK, IMF and IOM) are also part of the Country Team group.

The Resident Coordinator chairs the monthly Country Team forum, which forms the ultimate framework for coordinated UN operational activities in Uganda.

Through these meetings, the UN seeks to improve its synergy and effectiveness, promote harmonized activities and provide comprehensive responses to Uganda’s development challenges.

The RC system responds to the requirements of the UN Reforms, introduced by the Secretary-General to encourage the UN to ‘deliver as one.’

UN activities in Uganda are determined by the ‘United Nations Development Assistance Framework’ (UNDAF). Drawn every five years in close collaboration with the Government of Uganda and its development partners, the UNDAF is the overarching framework which sets the priorities for the UN system in the country.

The current UNDAF identifies the following as its primary areas of intervention in Uganda:

  • reducing poverty and improving human development
  • good governance and protection and promotion of human rights
  • supporting the national AIDS response
  • accelerating the transition from relief to recovery in conflict affected areas

By coordinating activities within the UN family and serving as a bridge between the UN and the Government of Uganda, its development partners, donors, civil society, and the private sector, the RC system plays an instrumental role in the support of national development efforts.

The structure of the RC system includes a coordination unit based in the UNDP Uganda Office. The team is the interface between the RC’s office and other agencies and provides operational support to the implementation of the Country Team annual work plans.

Humanitarian Coordination
In addition to the development and operational aspect of his responsibilities, the UN Resident Coordinator for Uganda serves as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for the country, overseeing and managing the response to emerging humanitarian situations in Uganda. Appointed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, the Humanitarian Coordinator is the senior UN humanitarian official on the ground in a designated emergency, and as such is responsible for ensuring rapid, effective and well-coordinated humanitarian assistance. The Humanitarian Coordinator chairs the Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Country Team, which serves as the primary inter-agency forum for coordination, policy development and decision making on humanitarian issues. In Uganda, membership of the IASC-CT includes representatives of the UN agencies and non governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as representatives of the donor community. To fulfill his humanitarian responsibilities, the HC is supported by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Uganda.

For more information on humanitarian coordination and humanitarian affairs, please visit:

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