With vital decisions that will define the future of global development at our doorstep, it is becoming increasingly clear that the international community must explore new avenues of cooperation to ensure a sustainable future for all.

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 2012 Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement also features a thematic supplement on a key issue in procurement. For 2012, the focus of the supplement is on balancing social, environmental and economic considerations in procurement, a practice that is often described as sustainable procurement. In the context of the global drive to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns and achieve the Millennium Development Goals, the supplement provides an overview of the benefits and challenges of implementing sustainable procurement. It contains a range of articles and case studies from academia, the public and private sectors and the United Nations.

Sustainability, Focus & Excellence, provides details about how UNOPS services have supported a range of peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects. Alongside our operational results the report highlights our emphasis on national capacity, our drive for excellence in everything we do and our support to projects that have the most positive, long-term impact possible.

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 2011 Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement also features a thematic supplement on a key issue in procurement. For 2011, the focus of the supplement is on the issue of transparency and its effects on public procurement, in the context of the global drive towards a more accountable and robust system of development cooperation. The supplement provides an overview of the benefits and challenges of imposing a transparency regime in procurement, as well as case studies and contributions from practitioners and experts.

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."