About Us

The Resident Coordinator (RC) is appointed by the Secretary-General and is usually the most senior United Nations representative and spokesperson in-country. He or she leads the UN Country Team comprised of heads of UN agencies active in the country. The UN system works as a team to develop the best strategy to respond to its host country's needs and plans.

In Indonesia, the RC also serves as the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) for emergency relief efforts when disasters strike. During times of crisis, the HC organizes broader coordination forums, reaching out to NGOs, the International Red Cross family (IFRC & ICRC), donors and other international organizations. In these situations, the HC reports directly to the Emergency Relief Coordinator.

In Indonesia, the Resident Coordinator and the Humanitarian Coordinator are the same person - El-Mostafa Benlamlih. The RC/HC is supported by the Office of the Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator (RC/HC Office). The RC/HC Office brings together resources from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Office of the Resident Coordinator as well as other UN agencies. This office also provides support to UN agencies that do not have offices in Indonesia and to the coordination of cross-cutting issues like Avian Influenza, HIV/AIDS and the UN Development Assistance Framework programme (UNDAF).

The UNDAF, which is developed by the UN Country Team, is a common strategic framework for operational activities of the UN system at the country level. In Indonesia, the UNDAF provides a collective, coherent and integrated UN system response to national priorities and needs, including a poverty reduction strategy paper, the Master Plan for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in the Provinces of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and North Sumatra, and the Medium Term Development Plan 2004 - 2009. This is all done within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals, commitments and targets of the international conferences, summits, conventions and rights instruments of the United Nations system. You can find a copy of the UNDAF (2006 - 2010) document for Indonesia here.

There are currently 26 UN agencies, funds and programmes operating in Indonesia. Of these, 15 are members of the Country Team (ILO, ITU, FAO, OCHA, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNIC, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNOPS, WFP, WHO) and 11 have projects and project staff in the country (IAEA, IFAD, IMO, UNCTAD, UNEP, UNESCAP, UNHABITAT, UNIFEM, UNODC, UNV, WTO).

 

  • ILO International Labour Organization
  • ITU International Telecommunications Union
  • FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
  • UNDP United Nations Development Programme
  • UNESCO United Nations Education Scientific & Cultural Organization
  • UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
  • UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees
  • UNIC United Nations Information Center
  • UNICEF United Nations Children's Education Fund
  • UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  • UNOPS United Nations Operations
  • WFP World Food Programme
  • WHO World Health Organization
  • IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
  • IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • IMO International Maritime Organization
  • UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
  • UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
  • UNHABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme
  • UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
  • UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
  • UNORC United Nations Recovery Coordinator for Aceh and Nias
  • UNV United Nations Volunteers
  • WTO World Trade Organization