The UN Resident Coordinator Office
The Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Serbia operates under the UN Resident Coordinator’s strategic guidance and it supports the UNCT in the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the UN Cooperation Framework (former UNDAF) and in the activities related to the Agenda 2030. The office facilitates establishment and implementation of mechanisms that ensure all members can fully participate in UNCT consultations and decision-making processes and are informed through regular communications and information sharing.
The Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Serbia fulfills the following five key functions in support of the responsibilities of the RC and the UNCT:
(1) Strategic planning;
(2) Development economics;
(3) Partnerships and development finance;
(4) Data and results management and reporting; and
(5) Communications and advocacy.
The Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia has currently nine core staff members: Team Leader and Strategic Planner, Senior Economist, Partnership and Development Finance Officer, Communications and Advocacy Officer, Human Rights Advisor, M&E Officer, Executive Associate to RC, Driver/Assistant.
A National Human Rights Adviser supported by a programmatic Team on human rights forms an integral part of the Resident Coordinator’s Office in Serbia. The Human Rights Team supports the Resident Coordinator and the United Nations Country Team with human rights advice and mainstreaming, as well as national stakeholders including Government and authorities, civil society and national human rights institutions through advise, technical support and cooperation, with the support from the UN Office for Human Rights in Geneva. The Team prioritizes support to commitments under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and to programmatic tools such as the new United Nations Sustainable Development Coordination Framework.
The UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia
Ms. Mordt brings more than 30 years of experience and technical knowledge on the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, the environment and climate change, governance issues, social policy, and disaster risk reduction.
Previously she served as UN Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Ecuador; as team leader for the sustainable development group at UNDP´s regional Hub for Latin America and the Caribbean in Panama; and in different capacities with UNDP in Nicaragua, Paraguay, Argentina and at headquarters in NY, as well as for UN agencies, cooperation agencies and IFIs. She has conducted research, published and lectured on international politics of sustainable development, resilience and climate change, amongst other.
Ms. Mordt holds a Ph.D. in Human and Economic Geography with specialization on livelihoods and sustainability, a master’s degree in international economics and business administration, and a Bachelor in social studies from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
