Statement on Sustainable Energy for All’s partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)
Summary
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) maintains a partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) established in 2016, where UNOPS provides operational support including fund management, personnel contracting, and procurement. SEforALL asserts that it retains full oversight of funds managed by UNOPS and conducts annual audits of its consolidated financials. The statement acknowledges media reports of fund mismanagement regarding UNOPS's S3i impact investing initiative and notes that an independent investigation by the United Nations is underway.
Key insights
- Since 2016, UNOPS has provided SEforALL with operational support, including managing donor funds, contracting personnel, and handling procurement and travel, in exchange for annual management fees based on transaction and fund values.
- SEforALL maintains financial oversight and accountability for funds managed by UNOPS through regular donor reporting and an annual audit of its consolidated financial statements.
- The United Nations is conducting an independent investigation into allegations of fund mismanagement within the UNOPS S3i impact investing initiative.
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- APA
- Sustainable Energy for All (2022). Statement on Sustainable Energy for All’s partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS). https://www.seforall.org/news/statement-on-sustainable-energy-for-alls-partnership-with-the-united-nations-office-of-project
- Chicago
- Sustainable Energy for All. Statement on Sustainable Energy for All’s partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS). 2022. https://www.seforall.org/news/statement-on-sustainable-energy-for-alls-partnership-with-the-united-nations-office-of-project.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Sustainable Energy for All |title=Statement on Sustainable Energy for All’s partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) |date=12 May 2022 |url=https://www.seforall.org/news/statement-on-sustainable-energy-for-alls-partnership-with-the-united-nations-office-of-project |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{sustainableenergyforall2022statement, author = {{Sustainable Energy for All}}, title = {{Statement on Sustainable Energy for All’s partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)}}, publisher = {Sustainable Energy for All}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.seforall.org/news/statement-on-sustainable-energy-for-alls-partnership-with-the-united-nations-office-of-project}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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