2024 UN Country Team Zimbabwe Results Report

The 2024 Annual Report highlights the main outcomes from the third year of the Zimbabwe United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (ZUNSDCF 2022-2026) and the UN’s role in supporting Zimbabwe’s development goals as outlined in the National Development Strategy (NDS1, 2021-2025). This fourth-year implementation showcases the collaborative efforts of the UN in Zimbabwe with the Government, development partners, civil society, private sector, and groups representing people with disabilities, youth, and women. Together, they aim to tackle cross-sectoral challenges through a cooperative approach that ensures inclusivity for everyone, everywhere.

The UN development system in Zimbabwe continues its efforts to support the Government by promoting Universal Health Coverage, Quality Education, and improved Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services. It also focuses on social assistance programs, ending violence against women, sustainable agriculture, food and nutritional security, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, decent work and employment opportunities, industrialization, enhanced public service delivery, strengthening institutional capacities, encouraging public participation in decision making, ensuring compliance with international human rights standards, and fostering peace and social cohesion.

In 2024, 51% of the USD 317.8 million spent by the UN system was allocated through 10 Joint Programmes, such as the Health Resilience Fund and the Global Partnership for Education. These initiatives often rely on global and vertical funding, highlighting the need for increased country-based pooled funding mechanisms, as many current programs are nearing completion. 

Looking ahead to 2025, the UN system in Zimbabwe plans to transition from a focus on funding to development financing, under the leadership and ownership of the Government of Zimbabwe for its national development agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.