Press Release

Validation of the Revised United Nations Cooperation Framework 2022-2026

20 January 2023

The revised UN Cooperation Framework 2022-2026 for Congo was validated, aligning UN support with national priorities and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.

The revised United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF 2022-2026) for the Republic of Congo was validated following a workshop held on January 20, 2023, in Brazzaville. The event was jointly led by the UN Country Team, headed by Resident Coordinator Mr. Chris Mburu, and the Government, represented by Ms. Ghislaine Ingrid Olga Ebouka Babakas, Minister of Planning, Statistics, and Regional Integration.

The UN system’s contribution to Congo’s development process over the next two years under the UNDAF is estimated at USD 101,560,152. This support aims to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensure no one is left behind, emphasized the Resident Coordinator.

The validation of this cooperation framework, which underpins all UN agency interventions, means that development assistance provided by the UN system in Congo for 2023-2024 will be aligned with national development priorities outlined in the National Development Plan (PND), the Food Crisis Resilience Plan, and broadly within the 2030 and 2063 Agendas, to which the Government is a signatory.

The 2019 UN development system reform introduced a new generation of Country Cooperation Frameworks, now called the UNSDCF, replacing the UNDAF. The goal is to provide coherent strategic guidance for all UN development activities at the country level by aligning efforts with the Government, donors, civil society, and the private sector.

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United Nations

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