UN Publication Examines How Procurement can Address the World's Most Pressing Challenges

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sep. 7 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

      Around the world, innovative approaches are being developed to support

humanitarian aid and drive sustainable development. From using drones to save

lives and spur development, to the private sector fighting human rights abuses

in other countries: these are just a few of the ground-breaking ideas in a new

publication by UNOPS.

    Procurement is one of the main channels through which humanitarian and

development aid is delivered. Because of this, it is also a vital component to

fulfilling the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    'Future Proofing Procurement' poses the question: How can we ensure that

the procurement field is equipped to meet the world's most complex issues?

    Contributors from across the public and private sector, as well as

academia, propose innovative solutions to challenges in procurement - while

also using procurement as a driving force to solve some of the humanitarian and

development challenges of our time.

    The entire publication is available on:

http://www.unops.org/futureproofingprocurement [

https://www.unops.org/english/News/Publications/Pages/Future-proofing-procurement-ASR.aspx

] .

    About UNOPS

    UNOPS mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve

sustainable development, by expanding the ability of the United Nations,

governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and

procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner. With more than 20 years of

experience in over 130 countries, UNOPS work to serve people in need has helped

build a better world.

     Contact: Terra Robinson

              Communications Officer

              Tel: +45-4533-7624

              communications@unops.org  

      SOURCE: UNOPS