Closing remarks by Under-Secretary-General, Acting Executive Director of UN Women and Special Representative of Secretary General miragenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from miragenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Introduction
“THE UNITED NATIONS NEEDS TO BE NIMBLE, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. IT MUST FOCUS MORE ON DELIVERY AND LESS ON PROCESS; MORE ON PEOPLE AND LESS ON BUREAUCRACY”
António Guterres
Secretary-General of the United Nations
The BOS focuses on joint business operations with the purpose of eliminating duplication, leveraging the common bargaining power of the UN, and maximizing economies of scale. The BOS was created in 2012 as a response to the call for simplified and harmonized processes and procedures.
The benefits of common services are becoming increasingly evident. The global Business Operations Strategy 2.0 (BOS), launched in October 2019, aims to deliver on the commitment for all UN Country Teams to develop an enhanced common business operations strategy by the end of 2020, in support of more effective programme delivery on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
RMRP 2021 - Regional Refugee and Migrant Response Plan for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela (January - December 2021)
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BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT
The political, human rights and socio-economic developments in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter “Venezuela”) have led to the largest movement of refugees1 and migrants in the recent history of Latin America and the Caribbean. As of November 2020, of the approximately 5.4 million refugees and migrants from Venezuela outside of their country of origin, some 4.6 million are hosted in the region alone, including an estimated 1 million with an irregular status. Despite the devastating and ongoing socioeconomic and human impact of COVID-19, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have continued to show great solidarity towards Venezuelans and to facilitate access to basic rights and lifesaving services as well as supporting their integration. However, the already precarious situation of many refugees and migrant