The Office of the Resident Coordinator (ORC) is responsible for the management and support of the Resident Coordinator System at the country level. The Resident Coordinator System brings together the various UN agencies working in Namibia, including non-resident ones, with the aim to achieve a better focus and enhance the impact of their activities. For this purpose, it promotes a coordinated multidisciplinary approach to the needs of recipient countries, under the leadership of the UN Resident Coordinator, who is the designated representative of the Secretary-General for development operations.

 In addition, the Resident Coordinator System supports cross-cutting issues such as donor harmonization, development of joint programmes and disaster risk management. 

The resident UN agencies are represented by their respective heads of agency in the UN Country Team (UNCT), chaired by the Resident Coordinator. Non-resident agencies supporting development activities in Namibia are invariably represented by the Resident Coordinator.

Country Teams closely work with national governments, civil society and the international community to effectively respond to national priorities and challenges.

Country Teams are supported by three Working Groups that oversee UN support activities as outlined in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF).

The Resident Coordinator System in Namibia is composed of nine resident and four non-resident agencies. It is headed by the Resident Coordinator, Ms. Kari Egge.

The Office of the Resident Coordinator is currently composed of 4 staff members supporting the various functions of the Resident Coordinator System in Namibia. 

The United Nations in Namibia comprises the following specialised agencies, funds and programmes:

• Food and Agricultural Organization(FAO)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
• World Health Organisation (WHO)

To help the combat against HIV/AIDS the United Nations has also an office in Windhoek from theJoint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) are also present in the country. The United Nations Volunteers is the UN organization that supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism, including the mobilization of volunteers. It is administered by the United Nations Development Programme. If you want to be informed about how to become a volunteer and what they are doing in the country, please click here.

In Namibia, to know more about us, you can visit theUnited Nations Information Centre (UNIC), which is the local source of public information about the United Nations system in the country.

While each agency has its own individual country programme based on its agency's mandate, the Heads of all UN Agencies constitute the United Nations Country Team (UNCT).

The United Nations Country Team is committed to the achievement of Vision 2030 in the Declaration of Commitment of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). Together with the Government, all UN staff, and other stakeholders, the Head of the Agencies are undertaking the implementation of different projects and programmes towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goalsin Namibia.