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Human resources and contract management support for UNHCR Ethiopia UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.\nUNOPS provides specialist human resources and contract management support to UNHCR.\n
Grant Management Support to the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme and the Project Preparation Facility of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a global fund created to support the efforts of developing countries to respond to the challenge of climate change. GCF helps developing countries limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. It seeks to promote a paradigm shift to low-emission and climate-resilient development, taking into account the needs of nations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts.\n\nThe GCF Readiness programme is a funding programme to enhance country ownership and access to the Fund. It provides resources for strengthening the institutional capacities of National Designated Authorities or focal points and Direct Access Entities to efficiently engage with the Fund. It also assists countries in undertaking adaptation planning and developing strategic frameworks to build their programming with the GCF.\n\nUNOPS supports the work of the GCF through grant support management support services.\n
IT Equipment of the Harmonization and Improvement of Statistics in West Africa (PHASAO), in Burkina Faso IT Equipment of the Harmonization and Improvement of Statistics in West Africa (PHASAO), financed by the World Bank
24417-001 Urgent Operational Capacity Support to the Royal Medical Services for Enhancing Health and Diagnostic Services 24417-001 - 24417-001 Urgent Operational Capacity Support to the Royal Medical Services for Enhancing Health and Diagnostic Services
Support to the UN-led Humanitarian Mine Action Coordination in  Afghanistan (UNAMA) Established in 1997, the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) leads, coordinates, and implements projects and programmes to mitigate the threats posed by explosive ordnance to the benefit of millions of people worldwide.\n\nIn line with the changed operational context and mine action role in United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), UNMAS Afghanistan renewed its Programme Strategy for the implementation of the Mission mandate and is in alignment with the UNAMA strategy.\n\nUNMAS provides explosive ordnance threat assessment to UNAMA including developing and sharing information management products; advises and coordinates mitigating measures - such as survey and clearance, explosive ordnance disposal, and risk education that are bilaterally funded by donors to humanitarian mine action organizations - against explosive ordnance threat, as a Mission component.\n\nUNMAS supports the coordination of the humanitarian mine action sector. In 2022, the UNMAS-led humanitarian mine action coordination center successfully carried out essential coordination functions including planning and prioritization, quality management, and information management, which backstopped impactful humanitarian mine action operations in the country, ensured humanitarian prioritization of mine action, and facilitated overall humanitarian response.\n \nConcurrently, UNMAS continued advocacy efforts for the importance of continuous support to mine action activities in particular through bilaterally funding, ensuring that mine action needs are well represented under multiple UN documents and engagement platforms. UNMAS as the lead of the Mine Action Sub-Cluster (MASC) in the country under the Mine Action Area of Responsibility (MA AoR) of the Global Protection Cluster, collaborated closely with other UN agencies and humanitarian organizations in the areas of planning, prioritization, information sharing, and operations, to support humanitarian delivery and access to essential services with a greater synergy.\n\nUNOPS supports the work on UNMAS in Afghanistan.\n
Implementation Support for PROCARIBE+ The UNDP Project “Protecting and Restoring the Ocean’s natural Capital, building Resilience and supporting region-wide Investments for sustainable Blue socio-Economic development” (PROCARIBE+) is a 5-year project (co-)funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF-ID 10800, May 2023 - April 2028) that aims to protect, restore and harness the natural coastal and marine capital of the region, to catalyse investments in a climate-resilient, sustainable Blue Economy, through strengthened regional coordination and collaboration and wide-ranging partnerships.\n\nUNOPS is acting as Implementing Agency for the PROCARIBE+ full size project, composed of four main components:\nComponent 1: Region-wide multi-stakeholder cooperation, coordination, collaboration and communication for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (EBM approach).\nComponent 2: Enabling national environments for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of coastal and marine resources (EBM/EAF).\nComponent 3: Catalyzing actions by all sectors of society, at different spatial scales, for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of marine and coastal natural capital (“blue economies”)\nComponent 4: Region-wide data/information/knowledge generation, management and sharing mechanisms supporting cooperation, coordination, collaboration and synergistic action\n\nThe project is implemented with the cooperation of all twenty-six independent States and eighteen dependent/associated territories and builds upon the results from the UNDP/GEF CLME (2009-2014) and CLME+ (2015-2021) Projects, and catalyse the next iteration of key regional processes, such as the Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) / Strategic Action Programme (SAP).
Global Pulse Network and UN 2.0 UN Global Pulse (UNGP) is an initiative of the Executive Office of Secretary-General (EOSG) founded in 2009. UNGP serves as a cross-pillar lead and hub for experimentation and digital innovation.  Its vision is ‘A world in which responsible and inclusive digital innovation serves to empower people and protect the planet’. Its mission is to work at the intersection of digital innovation and science to inform, inspire and support the entire UN and those it serves, to anticipate and respond to the challenges of today and tomorrow. The UNGP Finland project will serve as Global Pulse Network’s operational hub and will host 2 of the capabilities outlined in the network strategy. UNGP Finland aims to support the delivery of the UN Secretary General’s broader transformation strategy through a ‘Quintet of Change, with a focus on Strategic Foresight, Innovation Scaling and Performance & Results Orientation, as well as UN 2.0.
Human Resources and Contract Management Support for UNEP DCPI Division The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is responsible for coordinating responses to environmental issues within the United Nations system.\nUNOPS offers human resources and contract management support to UNEP.\n
24688-008 UNGSC FA08 - IOT Implementation Technical Support Services 24688-008 - 24688-008 UNGSC FA08 - IOT Implementation Technical Support Services
Climate & Clean Air Coalition The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and six countries—Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden and the United States—on February 16, 2012. The CCAC aims to catalyze rapid reductions in short-lived climate pollutants to protect human health, agriculture and the environment. To date more than $ 47 million has been pledged to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition from Canada, Denmark, the European Commission, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United States. The programme is\nmanaged out of the United Nations Environmental Programme through a Secretariat in Paris, France. This project is for UNOPS to take over the management of the CACC for a period of 4 years. The project will include services in Human Resources, Procurement, Finance, and possible Grant Management.
Economic and Financial Policy Expert Center 24191-001 - Economic and Financial Policy Expert Center
Transforming the Built Environment Through Sustainable Materials UNOPS supports UNEP with the Transforming the Built Environment Through Sustainable Materials project and wider GlobalABC initiative by developing and piloting in four countries (Ghana, Senegal, Bangladesh, and India) a Roadmap Assessment and Prioritization tool. The tool will be used to support the development of national and/or sub-national buildings and construction roadmaps modelled on the global/regional GlobalABC roadmaps through a participatory stakeholder engagement process.\n\nThis engagement is build upon the work conducted under the SDG12 resource-efficient housing project and align with the 8-activity areas put forward by the GlobalABC in its global and regional roadmaps as the key areas that must be addressed for the decarbonization of buildings.
Support to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme in Francophone Africa UNOPS supports the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme that helps protect poor, remote villages from the serious effects of climate change and environmental degradation. In an effort to support community-led initiatives, UNOPS efficiently channels direct grants to help communities cope with climate change, conserve biodiversity, protect international waters, reduce the impact of persistent organic pollutants, prevent land degradation, and adopt sustainable forest management practices. This installment of the small Grants Programme targets the Francophone Africa.
Human Resources and Contract Management Support for UNHCR Private Sector Partnerships South Eastern Europe UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.\nUNOPS provides specialist human resources and contract management support to UNHCR.\n\n
Support to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme in Francophone Arab States UNOPS supports the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme that helps protect poor, remote villages from the serious effects of climate change and environmental degradation. In an effort to support community-led initiatives, UNOPS efficiently channels direct grants to help communities cope with climate change, conserve biodiversity, protect international waters, reduce the impact of persistent organic pollutants, prevent land degradation, and adopt sustainable forest management practices.
Provision of Financial and Management Services for CVF & V20 Provision of Financial and Management Services for CVF & V20
Procurement of 4 Vehicles to the Ministry of Information Communication and Information Technology - Tanzania Procurement of 4 Vehicles to the Ministry of Information Communication and Information Technology - Tanzania
Support for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Bangladesh The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is an international climate fund set up within the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support developing countries with mitigation and adaptation activities for combating climate change.\n\nIt's Readiness programme is a funding programme to enhance country ownership and access to the Fund. It provides resources for strengthening the institutional capacities of National Designated Authorities or focal points and Direct Access Entities to efficiently engage with the Fund. It also assists countries in undertaking adaptation planning and developing strategic frameworks to build their programming with the GCF.\n\nUNOPS assists the work of the GCF through grant support management services.
Administrative Support to UN City Common Services Administrative Support to UN City Common Services
Human Resources and Contract Management Support for UNHCR  Brazil UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.\nUNOPS provides specialist human resources and contract management support to UNHCR.\n
Grant Management Support to the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Mali Mali is currently developing its overall Country Program for accessing climate finance through the GCF, which identifies its climate change priorities – in accordance with the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement – and the actions needed to ensure finance is mobilised for these activities. The Country Program contains a number of key pillars including: \n• Development of a pipeline of projects that the country would like to develop with the Fund; \n• An action plan that details how projects and programs are to be developed; \n• The type of entities with which to partner to ensure this Program can be implemented, and \n• Readiness and project preparation support needs required. \n\nThe Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness and Preparatory Programme supports National Designated Authorities to build climate management capacity. In Mali one of the key priorities identified so far by Mali is the need for a direct access entity inside the country that is accredited with the GCF. The country has identified Mali-Folkecenter Nyetaa (MFC Nyetaa) has a potential entity to be nominated for accreditation. Mali-Folkecenter Nyetaa (MFC Nyetaa), established in 1999, is one of the leading NGO in Africa in renewable energy and climate change. MFC Nyetaa currently has 40 employees and across Mali with its head office in Bamako. Its mission is to transform potential into opportunities for sustainable socio-economic development in Mali and the Sahel region. It seeks to provide Malian citizens with a better living environment, through the diversification of economic activities, contribute to the emergence of proud, more resilient citizens (especially women and young people), able to make innovation and entrepreneurship, the pillars of sustainable development. \n\nUNOPS supplies grant management support to the Green Climate Fund to improve resilience to climate change.
Support to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme in Anglophone Arab States UNOPS supports the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme that helps protect poor, remote villages from the serious effects of climate change and environmental degradation. In an effort to support community-led initiatives, UNOPS efficiently channels direct grants to help communities cope with climate change, conserve biodiversity, protect international waters, reduce the impact of persistent organic pollutants, prevent land degradation, and adopt sustainable forest management practices.
Support for Enhancing the Healthcare infrastructure in Homs, Syria Project to support the strengthening of the healthcare system in Syria by rehabilitating damaged hospital facilities equipped with renewable energy solutions, and providing medical waste management solutions in a hospital Homs Governorate.
Support for the Global Programme on Nature for Development The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Global Programme on Nature for Development brings together three different initiatives under one program: the Equator Initiative, the National Biodiversity Initiative, and the Global Forest Initiative. \nThe objective is to foster, showcase and celebrate nature-based solutions that help achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at local, national and international levels. The work of the Global Programme on Nature for Development paves sustainable development pathways through the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems; and by promoting inclusive and effective democratic governance in the area of natural resources. \nUNOPS offers the Global Programme on Nature for Development implementation support through project management and administrative services. \n
AusAID-World Bank Partnership for South Asia Funding under this initiative supports the Infrastructure Partnerships Program through the provision of small grants to multilateral organisations to deliver assistance by financing high priority infrastructure and expertise to improve infrastructure policies. The total value of this initiative is $15.6 million over 2 years, starting 2011-12.
India Regional: Development Assistance Funding under this investment provides grants for a range of Indian regional projects, including: gas sector study; water security ; and bidging education. The total value of this investment is $0.6 million over 3 years, starting 2017-18.
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund is a jointly managed program by the Government of Australia and Government of India aimed at supporting collaborative, leading-edge research between scientists in India and Australia across a range of agreed priority areas. The objectives of the AISRF are to: increase the uptake of leading science and technology by supporting collaboration between Australian and Indian researchers in strategically focused, leading-edge scientific research and technology projects; strengthen strategic alliances between Australian and Indian researchers; and facilitate Australia’s and India’s access to the global science and technology system. Funding included under this investment represents Official Development Assistance (ODA) related expenditure. The non-aid component is funded by the Australian Department of Industry and Science and reported separately as Other Official Flows (OOF). The total value of the ODA is up to $10.0 million over 4 years, starting i
SUPPORTING REGIONAL HAWKSBILL RECOVERY IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN: RE-INVIGORATING THE ICAPONETWORK AND SUSTAINING SIX TOP-TIER NESTING BEACH CONSE The purpose of this project is to implement a conservation program that will contribute to the recovery of the East Pacific hawksbill population and involves community based nesting beach conservation projects on four of the most important nesting beaches in El Salvador and Ecuador. Activities include; 1 community based surveys to deter illegal poaching of nesting females and eggs and counting of nests to monitor population trends at Los Cobanos and Punta Amapala, El Salvador and Machalilla and El Pelado in Ecuador, and 2. relocation of nests threatened by poaching or tidal inundation to safe beach hatcheries.
A COASTAL SOLUTIONS NETWORK FOR THE PACI This project is the continuation of a network effort to implement the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy, with conservation actions in six priority sites (Mexico, Guatemala and Chile). Grantees will restore and manage 23,700 hectares through a combination of public policy mechanisms, restoration, and best management practices to reduce impacts on priority species of shorebirds. They will also build capacity for conservation leaders in Latin America and conduct outreach campaigns to create social support for these efforts.
SUPPORTING REGIONAL HAWKSBILL RECOVERY IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN: RE-INVIGORATING THE ICAPONETWORK AND SUSTAINING SIX TOP-TIER NESTING BEACH CONSERVATION PROJECTS. The purpose of this project is to implement a conservation program that will contribute to the recovery of the East Pacific hawksbill population and involves community based nesting beach conservation projects on four of the most important nesting beaches in El Salvador and Ecuador. Activities include; 1 community based surveys to deter illegal poaching of nesting females and eggs and counting of nests to monitor population trends at Los Cobanos and Punta Amapala, El Salvador and Machalilla and El Pelado in Ecuador, and 2. relocation of nests threatened by poaching or tidal inundation to safe beach hatcheries.
Strengthening East Pacific leatherback conservation through regional coordination of monitoring, outreach, and policy efforts The purpose of the project is strengthen East Pacific (EP) leatherback conservation efforts throughout its range (Mexico to Chile).
STRENGTHENING EAST PACIFIC LEATHERBACK CONSERVATION THROUGH REGIONAL COORDINATION OF MONITORING, OUTREACH, AND POLICY EFFORTS FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS STRENGTHEN EAST PACIFIC (EP) LEATHERBACK CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGHOUT ITS RANGE (MEXICO TO CHILE). THE EP LEATHERBACK NESTS IN MEXICO, COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA AND MIGRATES AND FORAGES ALONG THE EAST PACIFIC FROM MEXICO SOUTH TO CHILE. EP LEATHERBACK NESTING POPULATION ONCE THE LARGEST NESTING POPULATION IN THE WORLD, WITH OVER 150,000 NEST ESTIMATED IN THE EARLY 1980 S, HAS PLUMMETED TO FEWER THAN 1500 NESTS ANNUALLY. THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE EP LEATHERBACK CONSERVATION NETWORK (LAUD OPO) TO IMPROVE NESTING BEACH AND BYCATCH REDUCTION PROJECTS AND TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT THE SECRETARIAT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN SEA TURTLE CONVENTION (IAC) IN MEETINGS WITH GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKERS TO ADDRESS BYCATCH REDUCTION MEASURES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) MAINTAIN REGIONAL DATABASE, WEBSITE AND ONLINE LIBRARY OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR LAUD OOP (2) FACILITATE ALIGNMENT OF IAC LEATHERBACK TASKFORCE PRIORITIES WITH LAUD OPO (3) ACCOMPANY IAC SECRETARIAT AS TECHNICAL EXPERT TO MEETINGS WITH HIGH LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES BODIES TO ADDRESS LEATHERBACK FISHERIES BYCATCH AND (4) COORDINATE ONE LAUD OPO WORKSHOP ANNUALLY TO REVIEW ONGOING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES AND CONSULT ABOUT PROB
REINFORCING INDIGENOUS-LED MANAGEMENT AND INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION IN THREE CORE FOREST BLOCKS FOR TAPIRS, WHITE-LIPPED PECCARIES AND JAGUARS IN NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, AND PANAMA The purpose of this project is to strengthen indigenous and community guard programs, bolster inter-institutional application of the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART), and to protect and restore indigenous lands in the Rama-Kriol Territory of Nicaraguas Indio Maz Reserve, the Bribri and Cabecar communities of Costa Ricas La Amistad Caribbean Conservation Area, and Gunayala and adjacent Mamon Valley in Panama
Strengthening East Pacific leatherback conservation through regional coordination of monitoring, outreach, and policy efforts Maintain regional database, website and online library of best management practices for Laud OOP; (2) facilitate alignment of IAC leatherback taskforce priorities with Laud OPO; (3) accompany IAC Secretariat as technical expert to meetings with high level government officials and International Fisheries bodies to address leatherback fisheries bycatch; and (4) coordinate one Laud OPO workshop annually to review ongoing projects and activities and consult about problems, needs, and successful means to further recovery efforts.