Statement on Sustainable Energy for All’s partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS)

Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) issued a statement clarifying its operational partnership with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS), which has provided administrative and fund management services since 2016 under an agreement running until December 2024. SEforALL emphasizes that it retains full oversight and conducts annual audits of funds managed by UNOPS. The statement comes in response to reports of fund mismanagement within UNOPS's S3i impact investing initiative, which is currently under independent investigation by the United Nations.

• Since becoming an independent legal entity in 2016, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has partnered with the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS) for operational support. This support includes the contracting of personnel, management of travel and procurement, and the management of funds from certain donors. This relationship is governed by a multi-year framework agreement signed in June 2016 that remains in effect until December 2024, alongside individual grant agreements and donor contracts.
• SEforALL manages funding through three distinct channels: via UNOPS, through its own legal entity as a Quasi-International Organization registered in Austria, and through the United Nations Foundation, which serves as a US-based 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor for specific philanthropic donations.
• SEforALL maintains full oversight of funds managed by UNOPS, utilizing comprehensive financial reports for donor reporting and including these funds in its annual consolidated financial audits. This statement was issued following media reports of fund mismanagement within UNOPS's S3i impact investing initiative, which has led to an independent investigation by the United Nations.

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

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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} }