The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

SN country flag Senegal

Key partners

European Union

The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis

Government of Italy

Islamic Development Bank

World Bank

UNOPS in Senegal provides regional support throughout Francophone and Lusophone west and north Africa, covering Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Togo and Tunisia.

We support our partners’ goals in a wide range of thematic areas, including health, climate change, renewable energy, water and sanitation, environment, infrastructure, and peace and security.

We strive to be a trusted and efficient implementing partner for governments in west and north Africa to achieve their development priorities and advance progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, in partnership with key development actors.

Key Information

  • UNOPS Impact in Senegal and West Africa

    • Strengthened healthcare systems and improved access to healthcare in remote areas by constructing and rehabilitating healthcare facilities and procuring medical equipment in north and west Africa.
    • Helping to strengthen the rule of law and sustainable peace by constructing courthouses in Mauritania and Senegal to increase access to justice for vulnerable people and people living in remote areas.
    • Helped modernize agriculture in Guinea and Niger by providing technical advisory and project management services, aiding in the recovery of more than 100,000 hectares of degraded land and increasing irrigation capacity to 4,700 hectares of land.

  • 86%
    People using at least basic drinking water services
    People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population)

    The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Read more.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2022)

    68%
    Access to electricity
    Access to electricity (% of population)

    Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

    Source: data.worldbank.org (2021)

  • Flag SN Contact Details

    UNOPS Senegal

    Complexe SICAP, Point E, Immeuble C, 5ème étage

    Dakar

    Senegal

    Tel: +221 33 869 38 38

    Email: info.snoh@unops.org

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