The United Nations in Montenegro

The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Montenegro is composed of 18 UN organisations – 10 resident and 8 regionally-based UN agencies – with UN Resident Coordinator coordinating the collaborative efforts of UNCT. Working in the areas of human rights and sustainable development, the UN team brings the latest knowledge and specialised expertise to support Montenegro in achieving Sustainable Development Goals and accomplishing its national priorities, primarily EU integration.

UN’s strategic support to Montenegro is articulated through the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027, a five-year strategic document jointly developed by the Government and UN team, which paves the way for country’s achievement of Agenda 2030 – a strong driver of EU accession process. The Cooperation Framework outlines three priority areas of UN’s support to the country:

Inclusive Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability;
Human capital development, reducing vulnerability, and social inclusion; and
Social cohesion, people-centred governance, rule of law and human rights.

In order to Leave No One Behind, the UN Country Team merges comparative advantages of different UN organisations to provide tailor-made support to the country in addressing the needs of its population, with special focus on the most vulnerable, disadvantaged or those who are at risk of social exclusion, such as children, people with disabilities, women, refugees, stateless persons, migrants, elderly, people in remote areas, etc.

National development vision

By 2027, Montenegro has reduced multidimensional and income poverty and accelerated progress towards sustainable, resource-efficient, and innovation-based economy, with improved state of the environment and increased respect for human rights, social justice, and inclusion of the most vulnerable.

Milestones

The UN Country Team in Montenegro coordinates the work of 18 UN organisations – five resident and 13 regionally-based UN agencies. In partnership with the Government and people of Montenegro, the UN Country Team works on the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 to support the country’s progress in advancing national development priorities, in line with the Agenda 2030 and with the EU accession processes.

The UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 is governed by the Joint Country Steering Committee, co-chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the UN Resident Coordinator. Joint steering of the programme ensures national ownership and mutual accountability for results between the Government of Montenegro and the United Nations Country Team.

Inclusive Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability

OUTCOME: By 2027, all people, especially the vulnerable, benefit from improved management and state of natural resources and increasingly innovative, competitive, gender-responsive and inclusive economic development that is climate resilient and low-carbon.

Human capital development, reducing vulnerability, and social inclusion

OUTCOME 1: By 2027, all people, especially the vulnerable, increasingly benefit from equitable, gender-responsive and universally accessible social and child protection system and quality services, including labour market activation and capabilities.

Human capital development, reducing vulnerability, and social inclusion

OUTCOME 2: By 2027, all people, especially the vulnerable, benefit from strengthened human capital including early childhood development, and more resilient, gender-responsive, and quality healthcare and education.

Social cohesion, people-centred governance, rule of law and human rights

OUTCOME: By 2027, all people, especially the vulnerable, benefit from improved social cohesion, increased realization of human rights and rule of law and accountable, gender-responsive institutions.

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The Sustainable Development Goals in Montenegro

The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to end poverty, protect the earth’s environment and climate, and ensure that people everywhere can enjoy peace and prosperity. These are the goals the UN is working on in Montenegro: