The UN Resident Coordinator Office
The United Nations Resident Coordinator Office supports the work of the UN Resident Coordinator. The UN Resident Coordinator leads the UN country team in consultations with the Government to define and agree on the UN strategic response to the Government’s development priorities. This response is captured in the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) - a new cooperation document for a period from 2026 to 2030.
The UNSDCF is the sixth UN-Azerbaijan cooperation framework and is based on an analysis of Azerbaijan’s progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The implementation of the Cooperation Framework puts the UN development system reform into practice, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and joint action in the delivery of all development results.
The UN Resident Coordinator Office has five core functions:
- Strategic Planning
- Economics
- Partnerships and development finance
- Data and results management and reporting
- Communications and advocacy
The UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan
Mr. Dmytro Shlapachenko is currently serving as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan, leading and coordinating the work of the UN Country Team and strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the Government of Azerbaijan in support of national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr. Shlapachenko brings more than 28 years of experience in diplomacy, international cooperation, political and socio‑economic affairs, development coordination, peacebuilding, and strategic planning to his current role.
From July 2021 to June 2026, he served as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan. Prior to that appointment, he most recently worked at UN Headquarters in New York as Team Leader for the Horn of Africa and the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), with the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and the Department of Peace Operations (DPO). Over the course of his UN career, he has also held leadership positions in Iraq, Kosovo, New York, Somalia, Tajikistan, and Vienna, contributing to complex political processes and development initiatives in diverse contexts.
Prior to joining the United Nations, Mr. Shlapachenko worked with the U.S. Peace Corps and the Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe (OSCE). He also began his career as a writer on international affairs in his home country, reflecting his longstanding commitment to global issues.
Mr. Shlapachenko holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in international journalism, as well as a doctorate in international relations, from the University of Kyiv, Ukraine; a master’s degree in political science from the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary; and a master’s degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. He also completed a fellowship in international journalism and public policy at Duke University in North Carolina, United States.
