As the designated representative of the Secretary-General and team leader of United Nations system organizations, the Resident Coordinator assumes, on behalf of the United Nations system and in consultation with the other representatives of the United Nations system, overall responsibility for, and coordination of, the operational activities for development of the United Nations system carried out at the country level, in conformity with the objectives and priorities of the Government and mandates and objectives of United Nations system organizations.

The Resident Coordinator reports to the Secretary-General through the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, designated by the Secretary-General to manage and fund the Resident Coordinator system.

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Currently Mr. Frederick Lyons fulfils the duties of the UN Resident-Coordinator in Russian Federation.