Sanaka Samarasinha Leads UN Reform Efforts to Enhance Development Assistance in Small Island Developing States
Canton, Michigan, 22nd May 2024, ZEX PR WIRE, Sanaka Samarasinha, the former United Nations Resident Coordinator (RC) in for 11 countries in the Pacific has been at the forefront of pioneering reforms within the United Nations to strengthen development assistance in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). With over two decades of experience in sustainable development, Samarasinha is driving transformative changes aimed at addressing the unique challenges faced by SIDS communities.
Under Samarasinha’s leadership, significant strides were made in adopting evidence-based, systems-thinking approaches to development assistance. This includes the design of the first-ever United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) to be signed by Belarus, a former Soviet Union country, and the coor...