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Who we are
Our mission
UNOPS mission is to expand the capacity of the United Nations system and
its partners to implement peace building, humanitarian and development
operations that matter for people in need.
Our vision
UNOPS vision is to always satisfy partners with management services that
meet world-class standards of quality, speed and cost-effectiveness.
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Who we are
As an operational arm of the UN, we help our partners deliver their aid
and development programmes. They call us to supplement their own
capacities, improve speed, reduce risks, boost cost-effectiveness or
increase quality.
UNOPS is a not-for-profit organization and is fully self-financing, prompting
efficiency and financial discipline.
We provide support in three main areas:
• Sustainable infrastructure
• Sustainable procurement
• Sustainable project management
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Who we are
This work ranges from:
to procuring bednets in Myanmar
to managing a development programme in Serbia
building shelters in Haiti
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Who we are
The UNOPS team
UNOPS has a diverse mix of over 6,000 talented and committed personnel
with expertise in various fields.
With headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, a network of 5 regional
offices and a further 20 operations and project centres, UNOPS oversees
activities in more than 80 countries.
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Our values and principles
Accountability for results and the efficient, transparent use of
resources: Timely and thorough reporting of financial and operational
results.
Respect of national ownership and capacity: Serving governments
directly or indirectly via work for the UN family, international financial
institutions or non-governmental organizations.
Harmonization within the UN and beyond: As a system partner, playing
by shared rules and contributing to the whole.
Service to others: Providing services, with no other agenda than to
contribute expertise to implement agreed goals.
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A focus on high-quality results is built into the
culture of UNOPS, with the economic, social
and environmental aspects of sustainability
core to our work.
We work closely with governments and
communities to ensure increased sustainability
for the projects we support.
This includes:
• Working to develop strong in-country capacity,
empower women and promote environmental
sustainability across all our projects
• Developing a sustainable infrastructure policy
• Developing an environmental management system
for infrastructure projects
• Promoting rights and access for people with
disabilities
Sustainable development
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Sustainable infrastructure
UNOPS is increasingly seen as the
partner of choice in South Sudan for
infrastructure development projects
that need to be implemented efficiently
and in difficult areas.
“ “
Lise Grande,
United Nations Resident and Humanitarian
Coordinator in South Sudan
UNOPS is mandated to be a central resource for physical infrastructure
development for the United Nations system and its partners.
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The new roads have really
changed our lives. Now we can
access schools, hospitals and
markets easily.
“ “ Mohammadullah,
a farmer who earned extra money as a labourer on
a UNOPS-implemented road project in
Afghanistan, funded by Sweden
Key results
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Promoting sustainability
• Community engagement
• Environmentally-friendly construction
• Disaster risk reduction
• Developing the capacity of local construction industries
• Promoting gender equality
Rural road maintenance The value of labour-based implementation of rural
roads according to the World Bank Policy
Research Working Paper number 5009 entitled
‘Crisis in Latin America: Infrastructure Investment,
Employment and the Expectations of Stimulus’.
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Sustainable procurement
UNOPS procurement services are
tremendously useful when it comes to
complex and technically-specialized
products. The quality is very high and
the process is efficient.
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“
Elena Zúñiga,
Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), El Salvador
With more than 30 years of specialized experience, UNOPS is a central
procurement resource in the United Nations system and a leading body in
sustainable procurement.
UNOPS size, scope and track record allows our partners to benefit from
economies of scale and specialized expertise.
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Adding value in sustainable procurement
• Coordinated international reach
• Environmental, economic and
social benefits
• Focus on quality
• Price performance
• E-procurement : UN WebBuy
• Disaster response and
emergency situations
• Procuring local labour and
in-country logistics
• Training & advisory services to
partners
• Supplier outreach
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Sustainable procurement partnerships
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNOPS was selected to join the high-level advisory committee
for the UNEP-led Sustainable Public Procurement Initiative,
a new global scheme to promote sustainable procurement.
In cooperation with UNEP, UNOPS is helping to develop tools,
resources and knowledge to expand sustainable procurement
within the UN system.
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply
(CIPS)
Having already received CIPS certification in sustainable
procurement, UNOPS is partnering with CIPS to help other
organizations raise their procurement processes to the highest
standards of sustainability. 18
Sustainable project management
UNOPS has an ability to adapt to
partners’ needs — they are
sensitive to these needs and have
a good technical response
capability.
“ “
Alejandro Pacheco,
Head of Project 16/6, UNDP Haiti
Better projects — those that are better designed, better implemented and better
coordinated — improve the lives of people in need.
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UNOPS project management methodology
Incorporates global best practices:
• PRINCE2
• Project Management Institute’s standards
Tailored to the development environment, with an emphasis on:
• Strong internal controls
• Systematic stakeholder management
• Good governance
• Benefits/impact management
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Measuring sustainable success
• Ensuring local authorities and
communities are engaged and all
potential outcomes and impacts are
considered
• Incorporating lessons learned from
tens of thousands of projects
• Considering the economic and
environmental impacts of a project,
and promoting local ownership and
building local capacity
• Managing for consistent quality: ISO
9001 certification
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Project management expertise
• Highly skilled project managers
from a range of backgrounds
• Global roster of experts
providing on-call support
• Experience working in some of
the most challenging
environments
• Local knowledge
• Project Management Practice
provides internal consulting
services, sustainability
guidelines and tips, training and
certifications
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Promoting transparency
The quality and
comprehensiveness of the
information published by
UNOPS is impressive, as
well as the promptness in
which you published.
“ “
Members of civil society organizations on the
International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)
Steering Committee, including Transparency
International, Publish What You Fund and World Vision
UNOPS is actively promoting the transparency agenda by publishing a large
amount of accessible information about our ongoing operations.
UNOPS was the
1st UN
body to publish
operational data
to the IATI registry
UNOPS was the
1st organization to
geocode its IATI
data
Over
1,000
UNOPS activities
around the world
have been
published
Presenting our data:
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Launching a data hub
• Presents UNOPS project and
expenditure information in a
more interactive and
accessible manner
• Displays interactive
information about UN-wide
procurement activities
• Provides open aid data tools
and resources that can be
freely used
In 2012, UNOPS launched data.unops.org, which:
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Goal One
Rebuilding peace and stability after conflict
UNOPS supports efforts to foster sustained peace and development in
post-conflict situations.
UNOPS services in support of this goal involve a range of projects
focusing on:
• community, transport, risk reduction and relief infrastructure
• mine action and support to political, peacebuilding and peacekeeping
missions
• management services to democratization projects
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Goal One
Assisting internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka More than 3,600 transitional shelters and 3,700 sanitation facilities were constructed for people displaced by conflict in Sri Lanka. UNOPS provided infrastructure and operational support to a camp at Menik Farm in northern Sri Lanka, and to the more than 250,000 refugees who have now left the camps and returned home. This project was implemented on behalf of OCHA, DFID, USAID, AusAID UNHCR and UNICEF.
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Goal Two
Early recovery of communities affected by natural disasters
UNOPS helps communities affected by natural disaster by supporting
reconstruction and disaster management projects.
UNOPS services in support of this goal have involved a range of projects
focusing on:
• generating incomes and building capacity
• improving access
• building shelters
• building schools
• disaster risk reduction
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Goal Two
Assessing infrastructure damage after the Haiti earthquake Local engineers in Haiti assessed 390,000 buildings for structural damage to plan Port-au-Prince’s reconstruction and enable displaced people to return home after the earthquake. UNOPS worked within the Haitian ministry of public works, transportation and communications to build capacity and help deliver the project which was funded jointly by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery.
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Goal Three
Ability of people to develop local economies and obtain social
services
UNOPS contributes to partners’ efforts in low and middle income
countries to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal
primary education, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, and
combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.
UNOPS helps partners achieve this by:
• constructing sustainable infrastructure
• managing the transparent and efficient procurement of goods
• sustainable project management in support of rural development,
democratic processes, international cooperation
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Goal Three
Providing oversight of health grants
for the Global Fund
In 2012, UNOPS was the local fund
agent for The Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 14
countries.
In this role, UNOPS provided
independent oversight and evaluation
of activities, and advised the Global
Fund on potential risks to the success
of the programmes.
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Goal Four
Environmental sustainability and adaptation to climate change
UNOPS helps its partners:
• implement climate change adaptation activities
• address the environmental consequences of natural disaster or
conflict
• protect bio-diversity, international waters and vulnerable areas
• implement sustainable energy solutions
• support small grants for non-governmental and community
organizations
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Goal Four
Reducing the impact of climate
change in Mali
UNOPS supported a UNEP project to
mitigate the effects of the drought in
the Sahel region of Mali and to restore
the Lake Faguibine wetlands for the
200,000 people who depend on its
resources.
In 2010, 4,000 trees were planted to
stabilize river banks, over 1,500
advocacy products were distributed
and 12 workshops were held to raise
awareness of the threats to the wetland
environment caused by agriculture.
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Rural Access Improvement Project
in Afghanistan
The Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency-
funded project aims to improve access
to food, education and health services
by constructing and repairing roads
and bridges.
105 women were employed to provide
raw materials for the project through
gravel screening and were trained to
weave wire baskets for road works
providing valuable income for the
community.
Gender equality and the empowerment of women
National capacity development
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Support to Mine Action in Nepal
UNOPS is providing technical support
to Nepal’s Ministry of Peace and
Reconstruction and the Nepal Army
Mine Action Coordination Centre within
the UN Mine Action Team.
The project is unique amongst other
UNOPS-supported mine action
projects due to its advisory rather than
direct implementation role which
develops Nepalese capacity in
humanitarian mine action.
Palestine College for Police Sciences
The Palestine College for Police
Sciences supports the training of 620
male and female trainees of the
Palestinian Civil Police.
The new facility maximizes the use of
natural daylight and provides energy
efficient solutions throughout the
buildings. It also includes solar panels on
the roof to provide for some of the
facilities energy needs.
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Environmental sustainability
Thank you. For more information please visit www.unops.org
