UNOPS supports
partners to build a better future by providing services that increase the
efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of peace building, humanitarian
and development projects. Mandated as a
central resource of the United Nations, UNOPS provides sustainable project
management, procurement and infrastructure services to a wide range of
governments, donors and United Nations organizations.
New York Service
Cluster (NYSC) supports the United Nations Secretariat, as well as other New
York-based United Nations organizations, bilateral and multilateral partners in
the delivery of UNOPS mandate in project management, infrastructure management,
and procurement management Sustainable Development Cluster (SDC) supports
diverse partners with their peacebuilding, humanitarian and development
operations. It was formed by combining the following portfolios: Grants
Management Services (GMS), UN Technology Support Services (UNTSS), Development
and Special Initiatives Portfolio (DSIP) It provides Services to partners'
programmes that are designed, structured, and managed with a global perspective
and primarily serving partners that are headquartered in New York. The SDC has a footprint of approximately 125
countries.
UNOPS has signed
an agreement with the Bureau for Policy & Programme Support/Global Policy
Network to implement the project activities for the Global Programme on
Prosecution, Rehabilitation and Reintegration.
UNDP’s NCE Climate and Forests Programme
The Nature,
Climate and Energy (NCE) Team works with governments, civil society, and
private sector partners to integrate natural capital, environment and climate
concerns into national and sector planning and inclusive growth policies;
support country obligations under Multilateral Environmental Agreements; and
implement the UN’s largest portfolio of in-country programming on environment,
climate change, and energy. This multi-billion dollar portfolio encompasses:
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services including forests; Sustainable Land
Management and Desertification including food and commodity systems; Water and
Ocean Governance including SIDS; Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation;
Renewable and Modern Energy; Extractive Industries; Chemicals and Waste
Management; Environmental Governance and Green/Circular Economy and SCP
approaches. This work advances crosscutting themes on innovative finance,
digital transformation, capacity development, human rights, gender equality,
health, technology, and South-South learning.
UNDP Climate Change Mitigation Programme: In order to avoid an irreversible climate crisis, we need to halve
global emissions by 2030, and have carbon-neutral economies by 2050. Reducing
greenhouse gas emissions – or climate change mitigation - is essential to
fulfilling commitments to the Paris Agreement and limiting global mean
temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. All sectors,
including energy, transportation, industry, forests, and land-use/agriculture
must make a meaningful contribution towards achieving carbon neutrality. UNDP,
as the largest implementer of climate change support within the UN system,
plays a critical role by supporting countries in their emission reduction
plans. With a commitment to providing long-term development support, our
mitigation portfolio currently comprises of over 280 projects and programmes in
over 110 countries. Together with our partners, UNDP supports countries to take
ambitious climate action, advance Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs),
and use a wide range of strategies and approaches across energy, forestry and
land-use/agriculture sectors.
Climate & Forests Programme: Forests support the livelihoods of over 1 billion people and host the
largest share of the world’s biodiversity. UNDP provides expertise in
stakeholder engagement, social and environmental safeguards, governance,
institutional coordination, strategic planning, implementation of policies and
measures to address drivers of deforestation, access to innovative finance and
accessing results-based payments. UNDP also facilitates the necessary
partnerships to address the complex elements of the REDD+ process.
The
New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), is a
partnership of governments, multinational companies, civil society and
indigenous peoples who strive to halve deforestation by 2020 and to end it by
2030. The NYDF outlines ten ambitious global targets related to protecting and
restoring forests. The NYDF Global Platform seeks to
increase ambition, forge new partnerships and accelerate progress on the NYDF
goals by responding to NYDF endorsers’ requests for a dedicated,
multi-stakeholder platform to re-invigorate political endorsement of the NYDF,
to facilitate coordination and communication, to share best practices,
resources and lessons, and to support ongoing monitoring of progress.
The Secretariat for the NYDF Global Platform is
provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership
with the Meridian Institute and Climate Advisers. The NYDF Assessment is
coordinated by Climate Focus. The Platform seeks to fill an important gap in
multi-stakeholder engagement and collaboration necessary to achieve the goals
of the NYDF, working to increase ambition, forge new partnerships and
accelerate progress on the NYDF goals by responding to NYDF endorsers’ requests
for a dedicated, multi-stakeholder platform to re-invigorate political
endorsement of the NYDF, to facilitate coordination and communication, to share
best practices, resources and lessons, and to support ongoing monitoring of
progress.