UNOPS Mine Action Role

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UNOPS Mine Action Role

• The United Nations Office for Project Services
  is a principal service provider within the UN
  system for integrated mine action and capacity
  building programmes.
• - UN Policy on Mine Action, 1998

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UNOPS Mine Action Services

• Main UN clients
• UNMAS
• UNDP
• Provision of full range of support
• Execution of full programme
• Coordinate independent assets
• Selected international inputs
• Facilitate transition
• Emergency to Development - Continuity
• UN to National Execution - Capacity Building

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UNOPS Supported Mine Action Projects

• Afghanistan
• Congo DRC
• Chad
• Cyprus
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Ethiopia/Eritrea TSZ

• Guinea Bissau
• Iraq
• Kosovo
• Lebanon (South)
• Mozambique
• Nepal
• Somalia
• Sudan
• RRP

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Mine Action Unit Services

• Project Management
• Specialized Legal Advice
• Mine Action Technical Advice
• Tenders and contracts for services and goods
• Personnel Specialist (rosters)
• Procurement Specialist (equipment specs and LTAs)
• Exchange of experience, information, support

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UNOPS-HQ Role

• Collaboration with other UN Agencies on policy
• Strengthening of programme management
• Mine Action PM training
• Standard technical and legal documents
• Technical and policy guidance to TAs
• Exchange of experience
• International contracting and procurement
• Planning for new programmes
• Rosters
• Standing order arrangements

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Focus Across Programmes

• Capacity building role of TAs
• Operational implementation of IMAS
• Technical and Safety Standards/Guidelines
• Incorporation in Contracts
• Socio-economic impact as basis for
• Priority setting
• Works planning
• Financial management and reporting

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Structure

• UNOPS North America Office New York
• Mine Action Team Leader New York
• Portfolio Manager x 3 New York
• Portfolio Manager x 3 Copenhagen
• Support staff x 3 (admin x 2 Finance x 1)
• Senior Technical Advisor (Dogsbody) x 1