(Nairobi, 25 March 2026). UN Kenya delivered over US$2.5 billion in support aligned to Kenya¡¯s national development priorities from 2022 until now, impacting the lives of millions of people in the country.
This information was released by the UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya, Stephen Jackson on Wednesday during a conversation with the media where he shared reflections and results of the five year implementation of The UN Sustainable Development Cooperation in Kenya.
Stephen revealed that in 2025 alone, despite global funding cuts, UN Kenya¡¯s 28 UN entities mobilised approximately USD 460 M expenditures which addressed key national priorities covering a variety of development, human rights and humanitarian issues.
He cited some examples of UN Kenya¡¯s impact including vaccinating 17 million children in Kenya against typhoid.
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infection usually spread through contaminated food or water.
UN in Kenya also vaccinated 5 million children against measles and rubella and nearly 9 million people received food assistance and nutrition support in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL¡¯s) facing climate-induced food insecurity.
A popular cash-based programme known as ¡®Inua Jamii¡¯ which translated to lift the society aimed to alleviate extreme poverty to the 2.4 million people who received consistent monthly transfers.
On the education sector in the past year alone, nearly 2 million people were reached with skills, education and wellbeing programmes.
In his conversation, Stephen pointed out that during the five years since 2022, UN entities moved from fragmented, project-based work to joined-up, large scale programming across 25 UN agencies.
More than 20 Joint Programmes were delivered across the five years. Stephen Jackson who is also ending his tour of duty to Kenya as The UN Resident Coordinator, gave examples including a water joint programme that has reached over 1 million people in the ASALs with climate-resilient solutions.
Other joint programmes in Kenya include a Sustainable School Feeding Programme linking farmers to schools and supporting Kenya¡¯s ambition to reach 10 million children.
In 2025 alone, 7 million farmers registered on the KAMIS, integrating data on fertilizer distribution for 50 million bags to enable targeted national support and nearly 1 million people gained access to safe water.
Amidst global climate shocks, UN Kenya also addressed biodiversity and ecosystem restoration benefiting hundreds of thousands in Kenya with initiatives to protect nature and promote sustainable resource use. The Un Country team also unlocked USD 20 million from the Global Climate Adaptation Fund following a catalytic USD 1.2 million grant from the UN Kenya SDG Multi-Partner Trust Fund.
