2025 UN Country Annual Results Report Mauritius

In 2025, as the United Nations marked its 80th anniversary, Mauritius confronted a defining moment. Accelerating climate impacts, global economic uncertainty, rapid technological change and growing pressures on social cohesion are not distant global trends for Small Island States – they are daily realities that demand decisive leadership, sustained reform and effective multilateral partnership.

Since independence, the United Nations has been a trusted partner of Mauritius. Today, 24 UN entities work alongside the Government through the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2024-2028, organised around three pillars: People, Prosperity and Planet. In 2025, the partnership took on renewed urgency. Together, we accompanied Mauritius through policy milestones – from finalizing a ground breaking Digital Blueprint, to launching the national Vision 2050 exercise, to brokering cross regional expertise on sustainable ocean finance – in each case accompanying nationally led processes with global knowledge and technical resources.

The results were concrete.

Under the People pillar, the UN strengthened institutions and social systems at a moment when resilience and equity mattered most. The Government adopted an implementation roadmap for the Health Sector Strategic Plan, moving from strategy to operational readiness. Evidence-based programmes expanded access to sexual and reproductive health services, while targeted initiatives in gender-based violence prevention and youth empowerment reinforced rights and dignity for women, girls, young people, persons with disabilities, migrants and those facing structural disadvantage. Across these efforts, the UN held firm on a core principle: Leaving No One Behind.

Under the Prosperity pillar, the focus was on building resilience in the face of a rapidly shifting global landscape. The National Employment Policy, shaped through extensive social dialogue, marked a strategic reform to align employment growth with inclusion, productivity and decent work. Women-led entrepreneurship programmes and investments in digital skills development laid the foundations for a more diversified and future-ready economy, including in the growing blue economy. 

Under the Planet pillar, the UN supported Mauritius’s leadership as a Small Island Developing State and ocean state on the front line of climate change. In 2025, Mauritius strengthened its early warning systems, improved community-led climate and health surveillance, and expanded nature-based solutions for ecosystem resilience. Through the Early Warning for All initiative, the country advanced its disaster preparedness infrastructure, including coordination systems for disaster risk reduction, mobile network readiness for emergency alerts and national capacity for the Common Alerting Protocol. 

These results were made possible by strong national ownership, reform momentum and close partnerships with the Government of Mauritius, civil society, the private sector, academia, development partners and communities. The role of the UN was clear: to accompany, convene and enable, broker knowledge, and bring global norms, evidence and expertise to reinforce nationally driven solutions. Equally important was how these results were delivered. In line with UN reform and the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review (QCPR), the UN Country Team worked more closely and more effectively together through empowered Results Groups, joint analysis, shared services and integrated delivery. This approach reduced fragmentation, improved efficiency and strengthened the impact of collective action.

As the United Nations enters its ninth decade, this Annual Results Report is both a statement of progress and a signal of intent. The road to 2030 will require sustained reform, strategic investment and principled leadership. With continued partnership and a steadfast commitment to inclusion, Mauritius is well positioned to turn today’s global challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities.

On behalf of the United Nations Country Team, I extend my sincere appreciation to the Government of Mauritius and all our partners for their leadership, collaboration and trust. Together, we remain committed to advancing a sustainable future for Mauritius – one that safeguards its people, protects its ocean environment and ensures that no one is left behind.

Lisa Simrique Singh
United Nations Resident Coordinator
for Mauritius and Seychelles