The UN Resident Coordinator Office
The Resident Coordinator’s Office supports the work of the UN Resident Coordinator and coordinates activities of the UN Country Team in its engagement with the Government as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF).
Uganda will soon commence implementing UNSDCF 2021 – 2025, which is the medium-term results framework that describes the response of the UN system to national development priorities. UNSDCF describes how the UN Country Team will contribute to the achievement of development results based on a common country analysis and the UN comparative advantage.
The Resident Coordinator is leading and strategically positioning the United Nations Country Team in Uganda to respond to the current national priorities, mainly to Uganda’s Vision 2040, and the third National Development Plan (NDPIII). The Office has five core functions:
- Strategic Planning
- Economic Analysis
- Partnerships and development finance
- Data and results management and reporting
- Communications and advocacy
The UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda
Ms. Susan Ngongi Namondo (Cameroon) took up her assignment as the UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda in June 2021. Prior to that she was the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea (2017- 2021). She was UNICEF Representative in Ghana (2013-2017). She was assigned as UNICEF Representative in Comoros (2010-2013) and Deputy Representative in Liberia (2008-2010). From 2006-2008, she was an Emergency Programme Specialist in New York and during 2005, she served as an Emergency Project Officer with UNICEF in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2004, Susan was an Emergency Officer in Malakal with UNICEF Sudan, after she worked in South Sudan as a Resident Project Officer in Rumbek (2001-2002) and Lokichoggio (2000-2001). Before this assignment, Susan was a Consultant with IFAD in Rome, Italy (2000).
Susan holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from Columbia University in New York, USA and a Master's degree in Animal Health from the University of Reading, UK. She also holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland.
