Children returning to schools, workplaces re-opening, and vaccines all seemed to point to a return to normal but like 2020, 2021 has been a year of hope, loss, and uncertainty for people around the world.

Today, we offer you a roundup of the content and themes that have defined the United Nations¡¯ Country team¡¯s efforts this year:

  • Responding to the global pandemic.?Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ was on the frontlines of the global pandemic. With the launch of the COVAX Facility millions of people gained access to the lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine and In March, the?.

  • Fighting against hunger.?Current resources are not enough to meet critical needs or to hold back the massive famine. Two thirds of Yemenis need humanitarian assistance to survive.??but more needs to be done.?

  • Protecting women and girls against the ¡°Shadow Pandemic.¡±?Reducing inequalities between the genders has been paramount to the world¡¯s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, in India,?

  • Youth and innovation.?, a Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-supported programme that help girls solve real-world problems through technology.?

Staying and delivering in times of crisis

  • In 2021, Afghanistan became the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.?, and ensure protection for all in the country.

  • The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ remains on the ground supporting those impacted.??including an upsurge in violence, lack of resources and devastated infrastructure due to a shattering earthquake that killed thousands and affected hundreds of thousands of people.?

Championing for all

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Resident Coordinators?across the globe?advocate?and help to accelerate progress to achieving the 2030?Agenda.?

  • Climate action in small islands.?In Samoa, Simona Marinescu??that indicates the uncertainty of their future if the world doesn¡¯t address climate change.

  • Gender parity at the forefront of the discussion.?Valerie?Julliand, makes a commitment to gender equality by pledging to?

  • A model of sustainable development.??Pablo Ruiz Hiebra of Uruguay demonstrates how a coordinated, multidimensional and data-centric approach has been drawing attention to the opportunities and challenges that the?to improve production, employment quality, education, health and the environment on daily basis.?

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