United Nations Development Coordination Office

The successful implementation of the United Nations development system repositioning requires a fully-funded Resident Coordinator (RC) system, owned by the membership. The Special Purpose Trust Fund (SPTF), a specific fund housed within the UN Secretariat, managed by the Development Coordination Office, has been established to receive, consolidate, manage and account for all contributions and financial transactions of the new RC system, in a transparent and effective way. The SPTF web portal displays in real-time all commitments, contributions and expenditures recorded for the fund. All contributions count and their symbolic value is far greater than the sum of their parts. The aim is to expand the ownership and funding base to the maximum, building a robust system by all, for all. Funds from the SPTF account for the salaries of Resident Coordinators, Resident Coordinator Office staff and the Development Coordination Office.