UN System Documentation

UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

• History of UNOPS from JIU/REP/98/5 (A/53/788)
  • 2010: A/RES/65/176 endorsed an updated governance structure
    • Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS
    • see UNDP page for pattern of documentation
  • 1994: Became a "separate and identifiable entity" by General Assembly decision 48/501 of 19 Sept. 1994 (see p.59 of A/48/49 (Vol.II))
  • 1975: Renamed Office for Projects Execution
  • 1973: Established as Project Execution Division of UNDP
• Flagship Publication
  • Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement
• Executive Directors
  • 2014- : Grete Faremo (Norway)
    • Press release SG/A/1466-BIO/4588
  • 2006-2014 : Jan Mattsson (Sweden)
    • Press release SG/A/1003-BIO/3768
  • 2003-2006: Nigel Fisher (Canada)
    • Press release SG/A/842-BIO/3499