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RC System Library

08 September 2026

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Foundational proposals and resolutions

June 2017: Secretary-General’s report A/72/124–E/2018/3 including his reform proposal for a reinvigorated RC system
December 2017: Secretary-General’s report A/72/684–E/2018/7 elaborating on all elements of the RC system’s reform proposal
2018: GA resolution 72/279 establishing the reinvigorated RC system
2021: Secretary-General’s report A/75/905 on the review of the RC system
2021: GA resolution 76/4 on the review of the RC system

Annual UNSDG Chair’s reports on DCO and the RC system to ECOSOC

In resolution 72/279 establishing the reinvigorated RC system, the General Assembly mandated a transformed Development Coordination Office to assume managerial and oversight functions of the reinvigorated RC system, and requested the Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) to present to ECOSOC an annual comprehensive report on DCO, which spans across the results of the RC system.

2019: Full report and Corrigendum
2020: Full report and online summary
2021: Full report and online summary
2022: Full report and online summary
2023: Full report, key findings and recommendations, key data and evidence and online summary
2024: Full report, key findings and recommendations, key data and evidence, highlights of the UN development system reform, and online summary
2025: Full report, key findings and recommendations, key data and evidence, highlights of the UN development system reform, and online summary
2026: Full report, key findings and recommendations and online summary

RC system Results Framework

In resolution 74/4 on the review of the RC system, the General Assembly requested the Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group to present to ECOSOC a results framework with multi-annual performance indicators and targets for the RC system, starting in 2022. The framework was extensively consulted with Member States to ensure it responded to their expectations. ECOSOC took note with appreciation of the framework that emerged from the consultative process, in the Council’s resolution 2023/31.

Case studies

The results of the RC system in lifting the offer of the UN development system and responding to needs and priorities of individual countries are evident. The Permanent Missions of DRC, Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have hosted events open to all Member States to showcase the impact of the reinvigorated RC system in their countries.

February 2024: Nepal
June 2023:Democratic Republic of the Congo
May 2023: Egypt
May 2023: Kenya
May 2023: Pakistan
May 2023: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

For more results of the RC system, visit Coordination Results

Funding of the RC system

General Assembly (GA) resolution 72/279 introduced a three-part funding model for the RC system:

Voluntary contributions from Member States;
Contributions from UNSDG entities through a cost-sharing formula; and
1 per cent coordination levy on tightly earmarked non-core contributions to development-related activities.

In addition, Member States approved a grant from the UN regular budget for the RC system, starting in 2025 (79/258) and renewed for 2026 (80/242), thus creating assessed contributions as a fourth funding stream for the system.

Special Purpose Trust Fund for the RC system
GA resolution 79/258 securing regular budget support to the RC system

In 2026, given a persisting funding gap, the Secretary-General reviewed the funding and governance of the RC system with recommendations to Member States to ensure adequate, predictable and sustainable funding:

Secretary-General’s report on RC system funding and governance

The Joint SDG Fund

The Joint SDG Fund, hosted by the Development Coordination Office, is the muscle of the RC system. As a global pooled fund for sustainable development interventions, it provides countries with catalytic funding to enable integrated programming and financing solutions to advance the SDGs.