and the Development Coordination Office (DCO) work to ensure that the UN's development activities in a given country are well-coordinated and aligned with the country's own development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN. This helps to ensure that the resources and efforts of the UN and its partners are used effectively and efficiently to achieve sustainable development outcomes. The United Nations in Colombia is supporting the government's Total Peace policy. The UN Country Team (UNCT) is composed of 27 agencies, funds and programmes, with mandates covering peace support, sustainable development, humanitarian response, gender, protection of children, and human rights, among other critical issues. Sustaining peace remains one of the three priorities of UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, which guides the UNCT's joint action. Close to one third of the UNCT's portfolio has been traditionally dedicated to sustaining peace. As Peace and Development Associate you support UNRCO as follows: Supports activities of the RC to ensure coherence of the UN System in Colombia; Supports the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and coordination with other strategic UN processes, with focus on stabilization and peace, including; Supports information sharing, identification of lessons learned and knowledge management for sustainable development, with focus on stabilization and peace; Etc. Part of the Talent programme , this position is sponsored by the Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD). The programme ensures that travel, relocation, life and health insurance costs are covered, and a monthly living allowance is paid. Find more information in the and the