Snapshot UN System 2013

For background on CEB reporting requirements consult: CCAQ/SEC/338(PER) and GA decisions 47/449, 53/459, 57/557 and 57/558. For procurement, consult the ASR published on the UNOPS website.

Total revenue received from USA government in 2013: $7.388B. The US contribution more than doubled since 2012 ($3.42B) because in 2013 it includes the contributions of the USA to the Peacekeeping Operations. This was not the case in 2012. USA contribution without Peacekeeping: $5.373B. In addition, the figure presented in 2012 was under-estimated.

$1.183B., The level of expenditures by country is underestimated because several agencies did not provide expenditures at the country level.

This value represents the highest expenditure by category. In 2012, this figure was $12.11B., For reference, in 2013 the second highest expense category was Humanitarian Assistance ($10.927B). Peacekeeping Operations: $7.349B.

HR statistics exclude National Professional Officers (NPOs) and staff with appointments of less than one year. Statistics on NPOs are published separately. In 2012 this figure was higher (84,469).

Due to the number of organizations located in Geneva, Switzerland is the country with the highest headcount. The five regions with most countries staffed are Eastern Africa (19), Western Asia (17), Western Africa (16), Southern Europe (14), South America (12).

With UN system organization staff headcount of 9353, Geneva is the largest duty station. There were 727 duty stations in 2012.

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Voluntary revenue as a percentage of total revenue was 63% in 2012.

The share of UN procurement volume from Global Compact members has grown steadily over the last five years both in terms of actual volume and as the proportion of total procurment volume. In 2013, the share of procurment from Global Compact members was 27% (based on orders larger than $30.000, up nearly 5% points from 2012.

This figure includes Professional and General Service staff categories. 41.6% of Professional staff category are female.

No observations noted.

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In 2012 this figure was $39.76B.

No observations noted.

Average age of GS staff: 39. Average age of P staff: 45. (Data as at 31 December 2013).

$16.08B. This represents an increase of 4.6%. Goods 47.5% & Services 52.5%. The total procurement of goods increased by $826 million, an increase of 12.1 percent, while procurement of services decreased by $115 million, a slight decline of 1.3%.

Procurement from developing countries and countries with economies in transition increased by $738 million in 2013. Procurment from developed countries increased from 38.3 to 39.2 % in 2013. The share of procurement from developed countries has decreased over the last ten years: from 50% to 39%.

India is biggest procurer of goods: $953.4M. The USA, however, has largest share of overall procurement volume (10.4%): goods ($568.7M) & services ($1,100.7M). The share of the top ten countries of supply to the UN in the total procurement volume has increased from 2012 to 2013 by 2.7%.