Covid-19: Korea gov t supports Health Ministry with $200,000 worth of PPE LISTEN
FEB 1, 2021
From L to R: Ifeoma Charles-Monwuba, Director of UNOPS Ghana; Taesoo Kim, Deputy Head of Mission of Embassy of Korea; Mooheon Kong, Director of KOICA Ghana; and Kwabena Boadu Oku Afari, Chief Director of MoH
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), on January 29, 2021, delivered 27,000 units of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and 8 units of COVID-19 testing lab equipment, donated by the Government of the Republic of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
To assure swift delivery of these essential COVID-19 supplies to the Ministry, UNOPS leveraged the full suite of its procurement instruments, including Emergency Procurement Procedures, to implement the project.
New agreement to build thousands of affordable homes in Antigua and Barbuda
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 28
th January, 2021……The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and Sustainable Housing Solution (SHS) have announced a programme aimed to ease demand for housing across Antigua and Barbuda and small islands in the Caribbean.
Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne in Parliament today announced that UNOPS and its partners will construct 10,000 affordable homes across the Caribbean, with at least 3,000 of them in Antigua and Barbuda.
The project aims to generate more than $30 million of initial private investment, with the gross development value of the homes being at least $500 million.
Peace and Security Cluster
The UNOPS Peace and Security Cluster (PSC) is a principal service provider in the field of mine action with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. It is led by the Director, who has overall authority and accountability for the performance PSC on behalf of its clients. The Director is responsible for administering and providing oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations.
UNMAS
United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) is a division of the Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions (OROLSI) in the Department: of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). UNMAS is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly (RES/68/72) to ensure an effective, proactive and coordinated response to the problem posed by a wide range of explosive hazards. Legislative mandates
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