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General Background The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. UNOPS supports partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian and development projects. Mandated as a central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS ...

Select Page Antigua and Barbuda ships samples of the Invasive Sargassum Seaweed to Finland as part of a newinitiative being explored. The Antigua and Barbuda Department of Analytical Services shipped 202lbs of the invasive sargassum seaweed to Finland. On the receiving end will be Origin by Ocean a Finnish company being incubated within the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Global Innovation Centre (GIC) in Sweden. Today’s shipment is the first phase of a project being develo...

Arabic News and Press Release on Iraq about Protection and Human Rights; published on 17 Mar 2021 by IOM

UN Network launches in support of Government of Iraq’s migration governance efforts [EN/AR/KU] Format Baghdad — On 17 March, following a kick-off meeting in February, the United Nations Network for Migration was formally launched in Iraq. The Network supports the international community’s efforts towards the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), which is the first inter-governmentally negotiated agreement covering all dimensions of internation...

Logistics/Procurement Job in Mozambique about Recovery and Reconstruction, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from UNOPS; closing on 25 Mar 2021

03/08/2021 | Press release | Archived content The colour of freedom – Visare’s story There are many shades of security. It is being able… to talk publicly and not being labelled. Being able… to pursue your dreams and ambitions... Being able to make choices in life, choices that will make you happy. So, basically, for me, security is pursuing yourself, your dreams. Visare Gorani is a gender advisor, analyst and activist from Kosovo. An economist by profession, she has worked ...

Background information The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has been active in Serbia since 2000, and the operations of UNOPS Serbia Project Office (RSPO) have since 2017 expanded to North Macedonia and Montenegro. UNOPS has been a reliable partner primarily of the Government of Serbia, and later of the Governments of North Macedonia and Montenegro, in providing support for demanding socio-economic reforms and facilitating accession to the European Union. Currently, the RSMCO ...

Program/Project Management Consultancy in North Macedonia about Climate Change and Environment, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from UNOPS; closing on 31 Mar 2021

  Overview: USAID/Tunisia has requested that IBTCI’s Monitoring and Evaluation for Tunisia and Libya (METAL) project conduct a final evaluation of USAID/Tunisia’s $7,050,000 COVID-19 program response. The program has multiple components. Through a $500,000 USAID grant to UNICEF/Tunisia, the grant will reach approximately 100 facilities and more than 6,000 people with critical hygiene and sanitation equipment and supplies. In addition, through a $6 million award to UNICEF, USAID will focus...

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 28 February 2021: Leading off-grid utilities provider, Winch Energy, has completed the funding for solar mini grid projects in 49 villages across Uganda and Sierra Leone through the creation of a new platform, Winch Energy IPP Holdings Limited (“WIPP”). The deal represents the largest mini grid financing portfolio to date, bringing together several major players in the off-grid space and was finalised on 29 th January 2021. Winch Energy is owned by Total Eren, Itoch...