This annual report captures the results of the strategic actions and programmatic interventions rolled out by the UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles Country Office to support the Government and population of the Republic of Seychelles in facing multiple challenges throughout 2020.

The Country Office supported resource mobilization to assist the Government of Seychelles in its preparedness, response, and recovery to COVID-19. On behalf of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT), the UNDP took the technical lead to prepare a Socio-Economic Impact Assessment of COVID-19 in Seychelles, and in procuring Rapid PCR test kits. Despite the disruption caused by COVID-19, the UNDP continued to contribute towards the realization of key development indicators linked to Goal 13: Climate action and Goal 14: Life below water,  through ecosystem-based adaptation methods.