区域办事处在驻地协调员与区域一级的联合国架构建立联系方面所起的作用仍在发展中。驻地协调员对这一作用不太满意。与其同行支助小组的作用相比，管理问责框架对区域办事处在区域协作平台方面的作用界定得更加宽泛，对工作方式的描述也不很精确。因此，各区域办事处以不同的方式发挥区域协作平台的作用，有些办事处发挥了更积极的连接者作用。不过，区域办事处在一定程度上能够通过协作平台在驻地协调员与联合国区域架构之间建立联系。它们在协助驻地协调员利用联合国区域专门知识和战略方面面临更广泛的组织结构挑战，包括专题联盟的反应不均衡、缺乏对联合国实体的激励和问责，以及区域一级的改革仍在进行中。
The role of the regional offices in connecting resident coordinators to the regional-level United Nations architecture was still evolving. Resident coordinators were less satisfied with this role. In contrast to their peer support group role, the regional offices’ role with regard to the regional collaborative pla tform was more broadly defined in the management accountability framework, and the means of working were not as precisely described. The regional offices have therefore implemented the regional collaborative platform role differently, with some taking a more active connector role. Nevertheless, the regional offices have been able to connect resident coordinators to the regional United Nations to some extent through the platform. They faced broader organizational structure challenges in connecting resident coordinators to regional United Nations expertise and strategies, including uneven responsiveness of issue-based coalitions, lack of United Nations entity incentives and accountability, and still-evolving reforms at the regional level.