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UNDP/IAPSOReview 2002

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Contents

A Balanced Strategy 4/5

Inter-Agency Services 6/7

Stop TB Partnership 8

Automotive Sales 9

Support to Post-Conflict Countries – Afghanistan 10

Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme 11

Improving Public Expenditure Management 12/13

UN Web Buy 14

Balancing our Books 15

Our Customers in 2002 16/17

Our Suppliers in 2002 18

Where the Goods went in 2002 19

How to Contact Us 20

© UNDP/IAPSO 2003

Graphic Design: Nis Bangsbo/ Makron

Photo: Stop TB Partnership, DigitalVision

Printed at Centraltrykkeriet Skive 2003

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tariat in Geneva and IAPSO is an impressive illustration ofhow procurement expertise helps curb the spread of tuber-culosis, the second biggest infectious killer on the globe.Training of some 485 procurement officers in 2002 from de-veloping countries and development agencies, multiplies thebenefit of good procurement practices on a scale not previ-ously seen.

IAPSO has broken new ground in many ways. Until 2001,IAPSO was dependent on UNDP’s regular budget to financeits operations. Thanks to a clear business vision and atten-tion to cost efficiency, IAPSO no longer depends on voluntarydonor contributions to support its operations. The smallerwork force is more skilled, more motivated, more service-ori-ented and more productive than ever before.

IAPSO celebrates its 25th anniversary year in 2003. Now 25years young, with an innovative value proposition and asound financial basis, IAPSO stands ready to serve the UNand the development community for many more years tocome.

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Jan Mattsson Assistant Administrator UNDP

The role and potential of procurement in supporting theUN’s global mission has often been underestimated, at timeseven misunderstood, in spite of the impressive total procure-ment volume of $4.6 billion annually. Our challenge is to con-tinue to improve procurement practices by aggressively re-ducing unnecessary red tape and embracing the best prac-tices and technology of the 21st century.

IAPSO plays a central role in the UN System’s drive to improvethe efficiency and effectiveness of its worldwide procure-ment. It supports procurement harmonization and coordina-tion among more than 35 different procuring entities in theUN system. IAPSO’s traditional role of setting standards andnegotiating competitive long-term agreements with suppli-ers, such as for motor vehicles and IT equipment, and inbuilding procurement capacity, has been bolstered througha state-of-the art approach to procurement.

IAPSO’s leading role in e-commerce has dramatically im-proved client services and cut procurement costs. Thegroundbreaking partnership between the STOP TB Secre-

Mission Impact

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At the turn of the millennium, we set out to redefine ourstrategy to embark on a route of innovation, change andclient responsiveness. At the time, we selected a tool to helpus design, measure and deliver on our strategy: the BalancedScorecard. The fundamental concept of a balanced scorecardis simple: it is not the number of great ideas you have, or theloftiness of your vision, but your capability to deliver on yourstrategic vision that defines breakthrough performance. Weliked that.We needed to come to grips with the largely intan-gible value of what IAPSO is all about. A look at our balancesheet will do little to give you an idea of who we are or whatwe are worth. It is what we know, what we have learned, ourskills and capabilities, our joint years of experience, our abilityto deploy just the right systems and our passion to deliver onour mission that somehow must constitute our value added.

The balanced scorecard allows us not only to articulate ourintangible value added, but to measure our strategic impactas well. Since 2000 we have produced three editions of ourstrategic roadmap, linking specific measures to each strate-gic objective. On the opposite page you’ll find the latestgraphic depiction of our aspirations to deliver great value. Es-sentially, the roadmap is a display of hypothetical cause andeffect relationships. We assume that competency develop-ment, a highly skilled and motivated workforce and a cultureof innovation and knowledge sharing will impact on ourservice capability. In turn, we expect our internal processes todrive our value proposition and our customer service offer-ings to bring us financial returns, allowing us to invest and tocontinue our operations.

We have structured our Annual Review 2002 along the linesof our respective customer value propositions:

Promote and enhance the standards of the UN procurementprofessionProvide state-of-the-art systems contracting solutions Provide flexible and professional procurement capacity Assist our customers to develop their own procurementcapacity.

The latter is the most gratifying of all endeavours. Ulti-mately, it is not so much what you buy from us, how we canassist you temporarily or how you benefit from value-for-

money deals on the web. Rather, it is how we assist our cus-tomers to the extent that they enhance their own procure-ment capacity in a sustainable manner. You will find inter-esting examples in this review from work we have done incountries like Uganda and Sierra Leone to that effect.

2003 is our anniversary year. We have served the UN and theaid community for 25 years. An anniversary leaflet gives tes-timony to that. It is a celebratory year in another respect aswell. We tripled our operating surplus in 2002 compared tothe year before, in spite of a significant drop in procurementhandling volume. Proving that we are on the right track: it isnot volume or growth per se that matters in a public serviceenvironment, but cost and revenue management combinedwith a determination to deliver on our mission.

The prospects for 2003 are robust, with more procurementadvisory value, more training value and more research & de-velopment initiatives on the cards than ever before in ouryouthful history. We thank all our employees, customers,suppliers and stakeholders for their continued trust, confi-dence and cooperation.

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A Balanced Strategy

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IAPSO’s long standing commitment to provide support tothe international business community and the United Na-tions System of Organisations has been strengthened in2002.

The United Nations Common Supplier Database (UNCSD) re-ceived a new lease on life. The management and mainte-nance of the database has been strengthened and suppliershave received an improved service on ‘How to do businesswith the UN system’. We are in the midst of an ambitiousdrive to re-develop the database software structure, ensur-ing functionality that meets and exceeds the requirementsof both supplier and UN purchaser. An on-line payment sys-tem has been introduced and data sanitation has ensureddata quality and integrity. These activities have resulted inincreased supplier registrations and UN usage.

The IAPSO Website now features a step by step guide for sup-pliers to help them navigate their way through the UN sys-tem. The guide features links to relevant publications, web-sites of other UN organizations as well as the ‘UN Biz’ web-site at http://unbiz.un.int

business seminars In line with member countries’ requirements that the UNsystem increase the sourcing of supply from economies in

transition and developing countries, IAPSO has conductedsupplier seminars in a variety of countries including Cuba,Turkey, Switzerland and New York. Experience shows thatseminars on ‘How to do Business with the UN System’are notonly of value to suppliers from both industrialised and devel-oping countries, but also to national trade commissions,chambers of commerce and relevant governmental min-istries. To facilitate the organization of these seminars, de-velopment of a ‘Doing business with the UN kit’began in late2002. The kit, to be launched in 2003, will provide a simpleone stop solution for trade commissions and ministrieswhen exploring business opportunities with the UN.

business information and advocacyIAPSO continues to provide the business community with anumber of services available directly from our website. Wepublish procurement notices from IAPSO and other UN agen-cies and through an automatic e-mail notification service,subscribers can receive immediate notification of new pro-curement opportunities as they are posted. This service isfree of charge. In addition to this service we also list all IAPSOcontract awards exceeding US$100,000.

Ever-popular publications such as the Annual Statistical Re-port, Practical Tips for doing Business with the UN and theGeneral Business Guide are available free of charge from our

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Promote & enhance the standards of the procurement profession

within the UN system

Provide state-of-the-artsystems contracting solutions

Provide flexible and professionalprocurement capacity

Assist our customers in developing their own procurementcapacity

Inter-Agency Services

UN Procurement officials at the 27th IAPWG meeting in Havana, Cuba.

further details: [email protected]

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Havana, Cuba and was a resounding success for both themembership and the local business community.

Preparations for the 2003 Inter-Agency Procurement Work-ing Group meeting are on track. IAPSO has partnered withthe Centre for Research in Strategic Purchasing and Supply(CRiSPS) at the School of Management of the University ofBath to conduct a research study of the state of e-procure-ment and best practices within the UN system. This studywill culminate in a series of case studies and recommenda-tions to be presented at the next IAPWG meeting.

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homepage. These publications are a valuable resource to sup-pliers when researching the UN market. The Annual Statisti-cal Report gives insight into where UN agencies are directingtheir procurement efforts. The General Business Guide detailsthe individual agencies and their procurement proceduresand contact details. Practical Tips gives advice on the do’s anddon’ts when it comes to doing business with the UN system.

support to the inter-agency communityIAPSO continues its support to the Inter-Agency Procure-ment Working Group. The 27th annual meeting was held in

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More people die from tuberculosis (TB) than from any othercurable infectious disease in the world. Every day, more than20,000 people develop active TB and 5000 die from the dis-ease. One-third of the world’s population is infected with theTB bacillus.

The Global Drug Facility (GDF) is a novel weapon in the TB ar-senal developed since the 2000 Amsterdam Ministerial Con-ference on Tuberculosis and Sustainable Development.

The GDF focuses on establishing uninterrupted global sup-plies of quality drugs, catalysing rapid treatment expansion,stimulating political and popular support in countriesthroughout the world for public funding of appropriate drugsupplies and securing sustainable disease control. More in-formation is available at www.stoptb.org.

2002 was the second year IAPSO successfully acted as GDF’sprocurement agent. GDF placed electronic orders throughwww.stoptb.unwebbuy.org and deliveries of high quality TBdrugs were executed promptly to 17 countries, representinga value of USD 11 million.

IAPSO co-ordinates the services of other selected agents forpre-shipment inspection, laboratory analysis, freight and in-surance, based on a state of the art e-logistics managementmodule developed by IAPSO during 2002 and available onwww.stoptb.unwebbuy.org.

One of the functions of the Global TB Drug Facility (GDF) is toprovide procurement services for governments and their

partner organizations that finance their own TB drug pur-chases. A system for direct procurement was developed andlaunched in April 2002, which complies with the goals andprinciples of the GDF. This enables countries and organiza-tions to benefit from the procurement mechanisms estab-lished by the GDF and to increase access to high quality TBdrugs at low cost.

To reduce the general lead times of the GDF supplies , specialefforts were made between the Stop TB Secretariat, the sup-plier and IAPSO to establish a stockpile of high quality anti-TB drugs. The ex-stock scheme will become available in 2003.

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Promote & enhance the standards of the procurement profession

within the UN system

Provide state-of-the-artsystems contracting solutions

Provide flexible and professionalprocurement capacity

Assist our customers in developing their own procurementcapacity

STOP TB Partnership

procurement volume: $11 million

key facts:

destinations:pakistan djibouti liberia zambia central african republic bangladesh pr congo india armenia niger mauritania moldova indonesia gambia angola

further details: [email protected]

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a genuine e-business2002 marked the coming of age for IAPSO’s AutomotiveProducts Systems Contract as UN Web Buy turned our oper-ation into a genuine e-business.

Over 4,000 registered users, buying on behalf of the interna-tional aid and development community, now access IAPSO’sAutomotive Products Catalogue through the latest genera-tion of UN Web Buy.

convenience for customersThe latest version of UN Web Buy allows customers to createtheir own quotations online with no intervention needed byIAPSO staff. Now, customers can obtain prices for as manytypes of vehicles as they wish and compare the costs of dif-ferent options and makes and models, saving themselves thetime of waiting to receive manually-generated quotations.

Because we have now been able to automate our shippingoperations, buyers are able to select their preferred freightroutes at the time of quotation and obtain a firm quotationthat includes delivery. Insurance is also included and quan-tity discounts are calculated automatically.

With so many makes, models and options available on UNWeb Buy, this ability to compare products and obtain pricesshipped to final destination has made UN Web Buy an in-valuable tool for purchasers.

Automotive Sales

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multilateral organizations

number of countries served: 115

procurement volume: $41.6 millionno. of purchase orders issued: 1,577

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advantages for suppliersIt is not just customers that benefit from UN Web Buy’s fea-tures. Our suppliers now have access to their own SupplierPortal which allows them to login and check that their cata-logue data is correct. They can then make any amendmentsto their entries in UN Web Buy that are necessary. This facil-ity greatly contributes to the value of our Automotive Prod-ucts Systems Contract.

worldwide operationsThe increased efficiency in our operations provided by UNWeb Buy contributed to a second successive year of in-creased procurement volume. We are proud to have servedaid and development projects in 115 countries during theyear, assisting NGOs, UN Organizations, Governments andInternational Finance Institutions and their borrowers.

further details: [email protected]

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June 2002 saw a significant event in Afghanistan’s turbulenthistory take place. The Emergency loya jirga was convenedfrom June 10-16, 2002 to elect a Head of State for Afghanistan’sTransitional Administration and to propose its structure andkey personnel. A gathering of around 1,500 delegates, theloya jirga required rapid planning and sourcing of a multi-tude of items. By dedicating a project team to assisting theEmergency loya jirga, and partnering with suppliers andfreight forwarders, IAPSO deployed equipment, conferencesolutions and communication tools in record time for thehistoric event to run smoothly.

Contributing to the needs of this country in recovery has provena rewarding and educational experience for IAPSO. Strengthen-ing local procurement capacity was an important starting pointon the road to recovery. In partnership with the UNDP countryoffice, IAPSO outposted staff members to Kabul to guide UNDPand other UN agencies in the region in procurement and logisti-cal operations. Fast and efficient response times to urgent needs

were key success factors as were transparency and due process.This ensured compliance with the strictest of public procure-ment regulations which guaranteed goods of internationalstandard and peace of mind for our partners.

The valuable field experience IAPSO has gained in this recov-ering country has further strengthened our capacity and ex-pertise. With our sights set firmly on the future, IAPSO iscommitted to helping Afghanistan strengthen its ability todevelop its own sustainable procurement capacity.

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Promote & enhance the standards of the procurement profession

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Provide state-of-the-artsystems contracting so-lutions

Provide flexible and professionalprocurement capacity

Assist our customers in developing their own procurementcapacity

Support to Post-ConflictCountries – Afghanistan

what is a loya jirga?

key facts:

A loya jirga is a forum unique toAfghanistan. Tribal elders (Pashtuns,Takiks, Hazaras & Uzbeks) gather togetherto settle affairs of the nation or rally be-hind a cause. The phrase "loya jirga"means "grand council" and is centuriesold. It has been used to settle inter-tribaldisputes, debate social reforms and ap-prove a new constitution.Around 1500 delegates took part in theEmergency loya jirga of 2002. Over 1000of these were elected in a two stageprocess. Anyone alleged to have commit-ted acts of terrorism or suspected of in-volvement in drugs, human rights abuses,war crimes, plunder or theft of publicproperty was barred from attending.Women attended for the first time andwere given a total of 160 seats.

further details: [email protected]

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procurement outsourcing solutionsOutsourcing is a strategic management tool that enables anorganization to concentrate its resources on core competen-cies.

UNDP’s Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme(ENRP) is a good example of how IAPSO’s services allows organizations to focus on their area of expertise whilst out-sourcing potentially difficult and costly procurement opera-tions. With core expertise in highly technical electrical gen-eration and distribution systems, ENRP utilizes IAPSO’s pro-curement services when it does not have sufficient time orresources of its own.

Although ENRP employs its own procurement experts, utilizingIAPSO allows it to flatten out the peaks in its workload usingadditional resources as and when required. ENRP procure-ment staff can then concentrate on strategic purchasing ofspecialized equipment and supplies, leaving IAPSO a comple-mentary portfolio of both standard and specialized equip-ment, such as heavy vehicles, pick-up trucks, power genera-tors and a variety of distribution materials.

ENRP operates in Northern Iraq under the United Nations ‘Oilfor Food’ Programme. Over the past four years IAPSO hasprocured equipment for some USD 90 million on its behalf.The services IAPSO has provided include market research,sup-plier pre-qualification and evaluation, administration of inter-national tenders and contracts, pre-shipment inspections,management of logistics as well as project management.

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Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme

procurement volume: $17.7 million

key facts:

no. of purchase orders issued: 87

main Products:Fuses and fuse cut-outsGalvanized stay assembliesGalvanized shackle strapsGalvanized structural steel itemsInsulatorsPower generatorsTransformersTubular steel poles

automotive Products:4WD vehicles and spare partsDouble cab 4x4 trucksFlatbed trucksTrucks with sky liftVans

further details: [email protected]

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The procurement spend as a percentage of national budgetsis invariably high. On top of that developing countries are of-ten faced with a dependence on external aid flows represent-ing as much as 50% or more of the national budget. Account-ability and proper expenditure management are critical forgovernments to deliver on their socio-economic goals. Manycountries are undergoing major financial and civil service re-forms to better address national priorities and to continue toattract sufficient flows of aid money.

One such country is Sierra Leone. Plagued by poverty, civilstrife and a severe economic downturn, a democraticallyelected government set out to transform its public expendi-ture management system. Through UNDP’s governancepractice in Freetown, IAPSO advisors helped to rally national

stakeholders behind a comprehensive national procurementreform agenda. We will be working closely with the govern-ment, civil society, the private sector and UNDP to bringabout lasting change in the national public procurementregime, helping to restore investor confidence, building aprofessional stream of procurement professionals through-out the national service and assisting to achieve structuralsavings on the national budget through efficient and effec-tive procurement mechanisms.

Assisting governments to overhaul their public procurementsystem is just one area of assistance where IAPSO’s experi-enced consultants can make an impact. In 2002 our procure-ment consultants executed 13 different consulting assign-ments on 3 continents.

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Promote & enhance the standards of the procurement profession

within the UN system

Provide state-of-the-artsystems contracting solutions

Provide flexible and professionalprocurement capacity

Assist our customers in developing their own procurementcapacity

Improving Public Expenditure Management

High-level roundtable on national procurement reform in Sierra Leone, Freetown, December 2002.From left to right: Johan van de Gronden - Director, IAPSO. Foday B.L. Mansaray - Deputy Minister of Finance, Sierra Leone.Solomon Berewasha - Vice President, Sierra Leone. Sylvia Fletcher - Senior Governance Advisor, UNDP Sierra Leone.

further details: [email protected]

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training & capacity buildingThrough cooperation with the UNDP office in Kampala,Uganda, IAPSO is engaged in a programme of assistance tothe national government encompassing a nationwide pro-curement capacity building programme that will last until2005. IAPSO training advisors will help to set up systems andprogrammes benefiting more than 3000 procurement prac-titioners spread over more than 150 procuring entities.

Apart from such customized capacity building interventionsas the Ugandan programme, which is aimed at sustainingnational procurement reforms, IAPSO conducted 24 standardopen training courses in 2002 with 485 participants from 119different countries. In addition, we were requested to pro-vide 7 customized procurement training solutions aroundthe globe reaching approximately 150 participants. UNDPstaff from 92 UNDP offices attended IAPSO courses, as wellas participants from a variety of other UN organisations, In-ternational Finance Institutions, governmental and non-gov-ernmental organizations.

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building a practitioners’ networkIn September 2002, the IAPSO Training Unit launched “MyIAPSO Training”. My IAPSO Training is a private section ofIAPSO’s website for past, present and future participants.Theobjective of this new website is to provide our participantswith a tool to network with each other and to provide themwith access to additional material and resources and therebycontinue their learning upon return to their country.

At “My IAPSO Training”, participants can, once registered fora course, view the list of participants, course location and rec-ommended hotels on the website. After the course, picturesas well as the course material are made available on the web-site for the participants to download. Additionally, there is adiscussion forum where participants can share views oneverything from procurement matters to recommendedrestaurants at a course location. Currently, there are approx-imately 300 participants registered in “My IAPSO Training”.

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IAPSO has developed and is hosting one of the most ad-vanced UN procurement portals: UN Web Buy (www.unweb-buy.org). UN Web Buy is a clear and encouraging sign thatdedication, vision and a relatively small investment can bringabout a state of the art IT solution for the public procure-ment environment.

All prices featured on UN Web Buy have been obtained in afair and transparent manner complying with the financialrules and procedures of the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme (UNDP).

Whether you represent a UN Agency, an NGO, a Donor Gov-ernment or an IFI borrower, using UN Web Buy saves you pre-cious time and money. The benefits are threefold:

You reduce your own operational purchasing costsYou obtain direct, on spec quotations reflecting the outcomeof an underlying competitive bidding processYou 100% comply with the tightest procurement regulationsof the UN and IFIs.

un web buy –the e-business solution for you?The UN Web Buy solution is a 100% WEB based and fullyscaleable system developed by a team of Internet softwarespecialists at IAPSO in Copenhagen. Due to its flexible andscaleable structure it is possible for IAPSO to offer cus-

tomized versions of UN Web Buy to UN Organizations, Inter-national Finance Institutions, governments and major NGOs.The first UN Web Buy installation for another major UN Or-ganization is well underway and we foresee more to come inthe coming years.

A UN Web Buy solution will provide you with a comprehen-sive set of electronic catalogues and value-added services,ensuring the purchaser adheres to business best practicesand leverages strategic vendor relationships. By streamliningpurchasing from requisition to payment, the system allowsyou to maintain control of and contain spending with a stateof the art, internet-based commerce solution. The imple-mentation of this methodology strives for the creation oflean processes throughout the entire supply chain, eliminat-ing unnecessary waste and reducing total transactionalcosts whilst enhancing the total value proposition for the organization.

The web-based application architecture ensures low imple-mentation costs combined with rapid deployment and as allof the UN Web Buy solutions are browserbased, the benefitsare available without adding expensive infrastructure ormaking large up-front software investments.

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UN Web Buy

Promote & enhance the standards of the procurement profession

within the UN system

Provide state-of-the-artsystems contracting solutions

Provide flexible and professionalprocurement capacity

Assist our customers in developing their own procurementcapacity

further details: [email protected]

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Despite a 15% drop in procurement handling volume in 2002compared to the year before, IAPSO tripled its net operatingsurplus, before making a provision for taking a restructuringcost of $ 100,000. Our emphasis on cost management and rev-enue enhancement combined with a much improved focus onour strategy paid off. The revenue stream of training and advi-

sory work now amounts to over half a million dollars. That isstill a fairly modest share of our service income, but it repre-sents solid year-on-year growth, reflecting IAPSO’s innovativeand diversified service portfolio. Overall operating costs havedropped by 6% year-on-year, with more staff on fixed-termcontracts than the year before.

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Balancing our Books

incomeProcurement Fees 3,237 3,589Training Fees 439 160Consultancy Income 102 0Miscellaneous Income 437 465total income 4,215 4,214

expenditureStaff Costs (Fixed Term) 1,695 1,296General Operating Expenses (incl Temporary Staff) 2,146 2,818total expenditure 3,841 4,114

excess of income over expenditure 374 100Less: Restructuring Provision 100 0

net operating Income 274 100

Year 2002 Year 2001

statement of income and expenditure (usd thousands)

The above figures are as submitted to the consolidated accounts of UNDP

4,215

2002 2001

374

4,214

100

Total Income (USD Thousands)

Excess of income over expenditure (USD Thousands)

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Our Customers in 2002African Capacity Building Foundation

African Development Bank

African Development Bank Borrowers

Agence Francaise de Development

Aide aux Lepreux Emmaus-Suisse

American Refugee Committee

Apopo

Asian Development Bank

Asian Development Bank Borrowers

Australian Agency for International Development

Australian Volunteers International

Begeca

Belgian Technical Cooperation

Bhutan Health Friends Association

Birdlife International

CAB International

Canadian International Development Agency

Caritas International

Centre d`études et de Formation en Gestion des Eaux et Envir

Comite de Cooperation avec le Laos

Concern Worldwide

Crown Agents Denmark A/S

Cuso

Danida - Environmental Management in the Coastal Zone

Danish Association for International Cooperation

Danish Committee for Aid/Afghan Refugees

Danish International Development Agency

Danish Lutheran Mission

Danish Red Cross

Delegation of the European Commission

Deutsche Gesellschaft furTechnische Zusammenarbeit

Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst

Directorate-General International Cooperation

Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient

Ecoles Sans Frontieres - Laos

Eglise Evangélique Luthérienne

Embassy of Belgium

Embassy of Indonesia

Embassy of Norway

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Federal Institute of GeoSciences and Natural Resources

Food and Agricultural Organisation

Foundation Isidore Bakanja

Fundación Heres

Global Drug Facility (WHO/GDF STOP-TB)

Handicap International

Helvetas

Integrated Development and Relief Office

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Inter-American Development Bank

Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture

International Atomic Energy Agency

International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

International Civil Aviation Organisation

International Co-operation for Development and Solidarity

International Crops Research Institute

International Finance Corporation

International Labour Organisation

International Livestock Research Institute

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

International Monetary Fund

International Organisation for Migration

International Rice Research Institute

International Seabed Authority

International Telecommunications Union

International Water Management

KNCV Tuberculosebestrijding

Lions Aid Norway

Lutheran World Federation

Malawi Sustainable Development Network Programme

Medecins Sans Frontieres Logistique

Medical Research Council

Menschen Fur Menschen

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)

National Bird Conservation Organisation

Nehemia Christian Aid Foundation

Netherlands Development Organisation

Norwegian Church Aid

Norwegian International Development Agency

Norwegian Refugee Council

ORBIS International

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

Oxfam

Pan American Health Organisation

Pathfinder International

PMU Interlife

Population Services International

Primary Health Care Expansion Project

Radda Barnen (Save the children)

Royal Danish Embassy

Royal Netherlands Embassy

Save the Children Foundation

State Reserve Agency

Swedish Committee for Afghanistan

Swedish International Development Agency

Swiss Development Cooperation

The Consortium

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8.18%

undp

un agencies

international finance institutions

+ borrowersnon-governmental

organizations

government

inter-governmental organizations

18.37%

1.02%

15.34%

22.01%

35.08%

CLIENT GROUPS IN 2002

The Tropenbos Foundation

The Vivat Foundation

UN Conference on Trade and Development

UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & Pacific

UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

UN Interim Force in Lebanon

UN International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

UN Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

UN Office of the Security Co-ordinator

UNAIDS

UNDP/ENRP Erbil, Northern Iraq

UNESCO Guidance, Counselling and Youth Development Centre

United Nations Capital Development Fund

United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)

United Nations Childrens Fund

United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations

United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Drug Control Programme

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

United Nations Environment Programme

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

United Nations Information Center

United Nations Mission in Kosovo

United Nations Office at Nairobi

United Nations Office at Vienna

United Nations Office for Project Services

United Nations Population Fund

United Nations Procurement Division

United Nations Secretariat

United Nations Volunteers

USAID

Vacunas Sin Fronteras

Wellcome Trust Tropical Centre

Wirtschaftst Evang Missiongesellsch

World Bank

World Bank Borrowers

World Food Programme

World Health Organization

World Vision International

YMCA

Zoa Vluchtelingenzorg

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Our Suppliers in 2002

19.07% Denmark

COUNTRIES OF SUPPLY IN 2002Japan 42.09%

12.64% Netherlands

5.51% United Kingdom

5.01% Turkey

4.60% India

2.42% United States of America

1.69% France

1.55% Italy

1.55% Gibraltar

1.42% Sri Lanka

0.99% Germany

0.31% Sweden

0.27% Ukraine

0.21% Belgium

0.20% South Africa

0.14% Luxembourg

0.12% Indonesia

0.08% Belarus, Republic of

0.07% Thailand

0.04% Switzerland

0.02% Finland

3M Denmark A/SAbbeyvet Export LtdAlpinter SAAltikon Arkiv A/SArbel Pulse and Grain LtdAstelAtlas Copco CMTAuto Trading A/SBaltic Control Ltd.Bentley Walker Ltd.Bilia Personvogne A/SBruno Divisione EnergiaBukkehave LtdCanonCaterpillar EAME GenevaCCC Machinery GmbhCellmark PaperCoelmo S.R.LlCom Int S.p.aCompaq Computer A/SComputerstore A/SConrico International LtdCossanexCotecna UKDaimler Chrysler AGDanimex Communication LtdDanish Camp SupplyDanoffice PLCDell Computer A/SDemimpexDometic SARLEagle Scientific LtdEterraF.G. Wilson EngineeringFlaggfabriken KronanFlensborgFloatdene Power ProductsHarris CorporationHonda Trading CorporationIntequip Ltd.Intertek Testing ServicesIsuzu Motors LtdIveco TrucksJ. Gerber and CompanyJaya Shree InsulatorsJB International Inc.JM Bruneau ExportJohs. Gram-Hanssen Product LtdK. Arano & Co. LtdKing Trailers LimitedKjaer & Kjaer Worldwide

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WHERE THE GOODS WENT IN 2002

7.18% Ethiopia

19.92% Iraq

6.23% Netherlands*

3.92% United Republic of Tanzania

3.46% Afghanistan

3.36% Lao, People’s Democratic Republic

2.84% Kenya

2.71% India

2.40% Pakistan

2.27% Cameroon, Republic of

2.18% Zambia

2.08% France

2.01% Cote d’Ivoire

1.95% Mozambique

1.82% Haiti

1.78% Indonesia

1.73% Eritrea

1.68% Mauritania

1.54% Uganda

1.31% Malawi

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Kuehne & Nagel A/SLand Rover & Ford Project VehiclesLanka Transformers Ltd.M/s Lupin LaboratoriesM/s Pure Pharma LimitedMaersk ITMahe Airfreight A/SMallory International LtdManagement Centre EuropeNetCom IT ApSNetdesign A/SNissan Trading CompanyNRG InternationalOlympia Europe GmbhÖzdilParaby LimitedPentrade dis Ticaret ASPeter Justesen CoPlanson International CorporationPolaroidPT Astra Honda MotorRamko dis Ticaret LtdRéseaux TélécommunicationsRopa GroupS.F.C.ESandberg and SchneidewindSa-Ra Energy, Construction,Trade & Industry Co.Scan Coin A/SScandinavian Relief Services ApsSDMOSGS Inspection ServicesSicamexSodexaSuisindo Shipping & TradingTeletech Congress ServicesThe Medical Export GroupThermoProjectsTomen CorporationTopnordic A/SToyota Gibraltar StockholdingsToyota Motor CorporationToyota SA MarketingTrayanda Ltd.Ukravtoprom ConcernVaegtgruppen A/SVolvo Cars InternationalVTLS Sales SupportWestac Power LtdWire One TechnologyWormald A/SWS Industries (India) *Stockpiling of pharmaceuticals .

Distribution hub for Stop TB Drugs.

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UNDP/IAPSOMidtermolen 3P.O. Box 2530 2100 Copenhagen Denmark Tel: (+45) 35 46 70 00Fax: (+45) 35 46 70 01Email: [email protected]

For further information on our activities: www.iapso.orgTo access our procurement portal, UN Web Buy: www.unwebbuy.org

»GTZ would like to take this opportunity to thank the IAPSO staff. Since its founding day IAPSO has serviced our worldwide GTZ projects as a main supplier of vehicles, spare parts and technical know-how.

IAPSO has enabled our Organisation to always purchase quality products for our development aid projectsin the best possible condition.

IAPSO stands for quality and best service for our projects, field offices and for the GTZ ProcurementDepartment in Eschborn.

GTZ is looking forward to continuing this excellent cooperation.«

Hartwig Nordmann

Contracting – Purchasing – Logistics

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

Director, UNDP Nordic Office Mr. Poul Grosen +45 3546 7010 [email protected]

Director, UNDP/ IAPSO Mr. Johan van de Gronden +45 3546 7012 [email protected]

Deputy Director, UNDP/ IAPSO Mr. Jack Gottling +45 3546 7050 [email protected]


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