- It was established by the UN Secretary-General in an effort to increase the efficiency of UN development initiatives at the national level.
- It functions as a high-level forum for collaborative policy formation and decision-making.
- In addition to directing, assisting, monitoring, and supervising the coordination of development operations in 162 countries and territories
- 36 United Nations funds, projects, specialised organisations, departments, and offices make up the UN SDG consortium.
- The United Nations Development Group (UNDG) was its previous name.
