The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)

Washington Liaison Office

Contact details

UNOPS Washington Liaison Office

1775 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20006

USA

Email: washington.office@unops.org

Our Washington Liaison Office supports and strengthens relationships with UNOPS partners based in North America.

This includes the World Bank Group, the United States Department of State and other US government departments, the US Congress, think tanks, and other DC-based entities.

In addition, the Washington Liaison Office manages UNOPS relationships with the government of Canada.

From Afghanistan to Ukraine, and from Somalia to Yemen, our partnership with UNOPS helps us deliver development impact in some of the world’s most fragile and conflict-affected places.”

Anna Bjerde - Managing Director of Operations, World Bank

Key information

  • Impact

    Through its work, the Washington Liaison Office has supported UNOPS project teams to:

    • Construct or rehabilitate +2,000 km of urban and feeder roads and 100 health centres in some of the most fragile environments, such as the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Yemen, with financing from the World Bank.

    • Rehabilitate and equip 100 primary schools and 300 kindergartens in South Sudan and Jordan with the support of USAID and the US State Department.

    • Create 1.2 million days of employment for Yemenis through World Bank-financed projects. UNOPS capacity building programme supports over 50 local water and sanitation corporations to deliver essential services.

    • Rehabilitate community infrastructure in Zimbabwe following Cyclone Idai, benefitting 27,400 people in coordination with 9 UN agencies.

  • +$1.7B
    Projects

    Since 2021, UNOPS has delivered more than $1.7 billion in projects financed by the World Bank Group in fragile and conflict-affected states.

  • Key partners

    • World Bank Group

    • United States Department of State

    • Government of Canada

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