The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Qatar-UNOPS partnership shifts aid focus to measurable impact
Interview with UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva with the Gulf Times, during his mission to the Middle East – originally published in Gulf Times, 14 January, 2026
Qatar’s partnership with the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is shifting aid from inputs to impact, with projects measured by outcomes, such as Gaza fuel supplies, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aligned finance, and education access.
UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva said the agency measures success by outcomes, not outputs, aligning with Qatar’s emphasis on results-based development assistance.
“We are an organisation that focuses on outcomes rather than outputs. This means that we evaluate all our projects based on their impact on the people we serve. Instead of counting billions or millions of dollars, we are interested in counting the number of individuals who benefit from each project,” da Silva told *Gulf Times in an exclusive interview.
