The United Nations announced this week that it spent $16.1 billion in 2013 on goods and services, 60 percent of which was sourced from developing countries and nations with transitional economies.
According to the recent “Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement,” total procurement spend increased by 4.6 percent from 2012. The largest purchasers overall were UNICEF, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, the report stated, according to Supply Management.
“General Assembly Resolution 57/279 on procurement reform encourages UN organizations to increase opportunities for suppliers from developing countries and countries with economies in transition,” the report read. “In response, UN organizations have placed more orders with suppliers from these countries.”
Additionally, the research showed a continuing “positive increase” in UN procurement from developing countries – including Afghanistan, Brazil, China and the United Arab Emirates – and those in economic transition over the last 10 years.
The UN procurement report also explained that more UN nations are “actively promoting sustainable procurement.” Specifically, 24 organizations said they are implementing a initiatives such as training and support for sustainability integration in the procurement process.
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