No fewer than 121 million people received food aid from the United Nations last year, UN, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has disclosed.
Mohammed, in her role as Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group, UNSDG, presented the UN Development System report detailing development coordination to the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s, ECOSOC, Operational Activities Development Segment.
The report complemented that of the Secretary-General’s landmark report of “191 million children vaccinated against measles in 2025, often in war-like conditions; social protection was extended to 84 million people; and over half a billion more people were covered by essential health services since 2018
“Together, these reports tell a story of transformation. “Since 2019, the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator System has made the UN more coherent, more efficient and more aligned with national priorities.
“Recognition of the Resident Coordinators as effective entry points to the UN system has surged from 62 per cent to 90 per cent since the reform launched,’’ she said.
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Meanwhile, the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Monday said reforms to the UN development system had made it more coherent, accountable and closely aligned with national priorities.
He, however, warned that shrinking funding could put progress at risk.
Speaking to the agenda-setting Economic and Social Council, ECOSOC, he said 94 per cent of governments now view UN development support as effective, while recognition of Resident Coordinators as key custodians in individual countries rose from 62 per cent in 2019 to 90 per cent in 2025.
“The UN Development system delivered in 2025 – 121 million people were reached with food assistance,
“191 million children were vaccinated against measles, often in war-like conditions, social protection was extended to 80 million people and over a half a billion more people were covered by central health services since 2018,” Stéphane Dujarric, UN Spokesperson told journalists.
While noting progress, the Secretary-General warned that declining development financing is leaving the UN system increasingly under-resourced.
“But with less than 1,700 days until the 2030 deadline, many countries face growing pressures – slowing growth, rising vulnerabilities and debts, greater exposure to shocks, and shrinking fiscal space,” he warns.
The UN chief, however, urged Member States to provide more stable and flexible funding, including meeting the 30 per cent core funding target under the Funding Compact.
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