UNOPS
UNOPS supports the
successful implementation of its partners’ peacebuilding, humanitarian and
development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need
by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners
to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and
efficient manner.
Working in some of
the world’s most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable
implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners’
expectations.
With over 7,000
personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical,
technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
A flexible
structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners'
needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale
RBM Partnership to End Malaria:
The past fifteen
years have seen tremendous gains in reducing the burden of disease and
progressing towards malaria elimination. Since 2000, global malaria efforts
reduced malaria deaths by over 60% and saved nearly 6.2 million lives,
primarily among children under five years of age. Expansions in financing,
strong political commitments, novel diagnostic and preventative measures, and
multi-sectoral co-ordination have facilitated this progress. Since 1998, the
RBM Partnership to End Malaria (RBM) has been central to the global fight
against malaria. It has been essential in mobilizing political will, and
financial resources and scaling up innovative interventions, putting the world
on to a path of eliminating malaria.
Despite these
gains, malaria still poses a significant threat to public health and
sustainable development. In 2017, there were an estimated 216 million cases.
Malaria continues to affect the poorest and most marginalized
disproportionately and restricts human development and poverty alleviation. The
African continent accounts for over 90% of the global malaria burden, and
therefore stands to gain most from malaria elimination.
Malaria is a smart
investment which contributes to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,
including ending poverty and ensuring quality education.
RBM's Vision is of a world
free from the burden of malaria.
The RBM Partnership
is a global health initiative created to implement co-ordinated action against
malaria. It mobilizes for action, and resources and forges consensus among
partners. The Partnership is composed of a multitude of partners, including
malaria endemic countries, their bilateral and multilateral development
partners, the private sector, nongovernmental and community-based organizations,
foundations, and research and academic institutions. The partners join the RBM
Partnership on a voluntary basis through their commitment a malaria free world.
The role and
responsibility of the Partnership or its mechanisms is to convene, coordinate,
convene, facilitate communication and track progress against key milestones and
targets. Implementation has been a role for the individual partners – alone or
collectively – to undertake. Going forward, there will be a specific and strong
focus of collaboration with regional entities, as the effort to eliminate
malaria will be a region-by-region one, not a “top-down” global campaign. The RBM Partnership has provided value to
Partners through the following three roles and responsibilities:
- Convene: The Partnership brings together all
interested parties (public and private sector) to jointly work together towards
a malaria free world and to overcome challenges to that goal.
- Co-ordinate: The Partnership, through its mechanisms,
co-ordinates the work of the individual partners to ensure that each partner’s
efforts are aligned with those of the others, duplication and inefficiencies
are avoided, collaboration between partners is facilitated, and common
challenges are addressed co-operatively.
- Facilitate Communication: By bringing together partners, the
Partnership can ensure that partners are communicating with one another,
sharing experience and best practice, and ensuring that challenges or
bottlenecks identified are brought to the attention of the entire Partnership
as appropriate.
The key Partnership
mechanisms are:
- The Partnership Board.
- A Management
Team, led by a Chief Executive
Officer (CEO).
- Partner Committees – focused on the
three priorities of the Partnership:
- Advocacy and
Resource Mobilization
- Strategic Communications
- Country/Regional Support
- Working Groups – managed and led by
Partners, will continue to provide venues for Partners to share information and
collaborate on specialized topics.
End Malaria Council – engaged in high-level
advocacy and mobilize global actors to work towards achieving the Partnership
Strategy, leveraging its members’ unique positions as senior global leaders
from across sectors and geographies.