UNOPS is an arm of the United Nations that provides project-management services in every field where the UN has a mandate – from landmine awareness to public sector reform, from informatics solutions to poverty reduction and social rehabilitation and reconstruction.

Upon request, UNOPS manages development projects or provides specialized services, as needed. These services include selecting and hiring project personnel, procuring goods, organizing training, managing financial resources, administering loans and fulfilling client/donor reporting requirements.

UNOPS is the largest service provider in the United Nations system, working on behalf of more than 30 UN organizations and departments. UNOPS also offers services to bilateral donors, international financial institutions, developing country governments and others in the context of UN Programmes, at their request. In 2002, UNOPS delivered services valued at $US500 million for more than 2,600 projects around the world. UNOPS has provided effective services for UN peacekeeping and political missions in such countries as Afghanistan, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Guatemala, Kosovo, Lebanon and Timor-Leste.

The United Nations Office for Project Services:

• UNOPS derives strength from having to operate like a business;
• UNOPS has built -in flexibility to adapt its way of operating to respond to specific client’s needs
• UNOPS is a non-profit organization, whose goal is to make a difference in people’s lives.