The UN Resident Coordinator's Office

The Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) supports the United Nations Resident Coordinator, who provides strategic leadership to the United Nations Country Team (UNCT).

At the country level, the RCO plays a central role in coordinating UN operational activities for development. It ensures that UN support is fully aligned with Eswatini’s national priorities and capacity‑building needs, while advancing internationally agreed commitments, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. By fostering coherence and collaboration, the RCO positions the UN system at the centre of development efforts and international cooperation in Eswatini.

The RCO facilitates the UN’s collective engagement through the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2026–2030, which guides joint action with the Government to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. 

To strengthen collaboration and efficiency, the UNCT is supported by inter‑agency working groups that advance joint planning and implementation under the Delivering as One approach. This ensures coherence across the UN system and maximizes the impact of development support.

All members of the UN Country Team are accountable both to their respective organizations and to the Resident Coordinator for delivering results outlined in the UNSDCF. This collective accountability reinforces the UN’s commitment to transparency, efficiency, and measurable progress in support of Eswatini’s national development agenda.

The UN Resident Coordinator in the Kingdom of Eswatini

The Resident Coordinator for the Kingdom of Eswatini is Mr. George Wachira.

Mr. George Wachira of Kenya brings more than 30 years of experience at the interface of development, governance, conflict prevention and peacebuilding. Since joining the UN in 2011, he served as the UN Peace and Development Advisor in Guyana, Lesotho and lately in Eritrea where he led UN conflict prevention, strategic political analysis, peacebuilding, electoral support, political dialogue, human rights, national reforms and capacity building programmes. He also served as Head of the Governance and Peacebuilding Unit of UNDP in Lesotho.

Prior to joining the UN System, he worked for 20 years in various capacities, including as executive director, for Nairobi Peace Initiative-Africa, a pioneering peacebuilding organisation from where he helped shape peacebuilding practice in eastern, central and western African countries. 

Mr. Wachira obtained his master’s degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame in the USA and a bachelor’s degree in government and anthropology from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.  

Meet the team!