UN support and expertise for the region
The UN system in Europe and Central Asia provides support and
expertise to countries across the region, thereby promoting faster progress towards sustainable development.
Joint action by UN system in Europe and Central Asia
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires different actors to work together in an integrated manner to achieve the 17 intertwined Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs.
For the UN system in Europe and Central Asia, this requires more joined-up action and strengthened collaboration among UN organizations.
More than 30 UN organizations are pooling their expertise to maximize the impact of their work across Europe and Central Asia.
Joint analysis, advocacy, policy coordination and country support on cross-cutting and operational issues has become standard practice in the region and has been further strengthened by the reform of the UN Development System.
Providing knowledge and expertise
The regional offices and entities of the UN in Europe and Central Asia and their staff and experts hold considerable expertise in their mandated areas of work. Moreover, expertise is available for joined-up support on issues that cut across the mandates of individual agencies. Cross-cutting issues are addressed by Issue-based Coalitions and other regional interagency groups.
In addition, knowledge by the UN in the region and beyond is provided through a broad range of products such as policy advice, analysis, technical guidance, norms and standards, and programmatic documents.
Policy support at all levels
The capacities of the UN are instrumental in tackling priority issues at regional and subregional levels, and contribute to intergovernmental processes. They provide support to the 17 countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia where UN Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams are present, as well as to Kosovo (referred to in the context of UN Security Council resolution 1244/99).