We need to build sustainability into all our development efforts. In line with the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012, we must translate international commitments into action on the ground; often in some of the world’s most challenging environments. Only then will the world community be able to create the future we want.

The Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement provides data and analysis on the goods and services procured by the United Nations system in support of its operations around the world.

For the third year, the Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement also features a thematic supplement on current issues in procurement. The focus for the 2010 supplement is the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The publication includes articles by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and Special Advisor on MDGs to the UN Secretary-General Jeffrey Sachs. The volume also brings together a number of case studies highlighting initiatives where procurement plays a central role in meeting the development goals.

Hundreds of primary schools have been built in Indonesia, increasing the quality of education and the number of primary school students in the country following the 2004 tsunami.

“UNOPS plays a critical role in providing management services for our lifesaving peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations. I have seen many examples of how these activities help suffering people in troubled parts of the world."

The UNOPS strategic plan, 2010-2013, focuses and articulates the role of the organization as a provider of management services that contribute significantly to United Nations peacebuilding, humanitarian and development operations.

The Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement provides data and analysis on the goods and services procured by the United Nations system in support of its operations around the world.

The 2009 Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement features a thematic supplement that focuses on current issues in procurement. The focus for the 2009 supplement is procurement from developing countries and economies in transition. It includes an overview of the international debate on the subject, along with case studies and contributions from practitioners and international experts.

The Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement provides data and analysis on the goods and services procured by the United Nations system in support of its operations around the world.

The focus for the 2008 supplement to the Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement was sustainable procurement.