The 20th Annual EU-UN Procurement Seminar took place on 8-9 April 2024 in New York City organized by the European Union Procurement Forum (EUPF) in collaboration with the United Nations Office of Supply Chain Management (OSCM).

Mr. Romain Dubourdieu, President of the EUPF, and Mr. Atul Khare, Under Secretary-General for the Department of Operational Support (DOS), welcomed the participants and conveyed the United Nations OSCM mandate of carrying out our mission while obtaining best value for money.

The objective of the seminar was to provide attendees with valuable information on the goods and services required by the UN to execute its mandates, explain the vendor registration process, how to stay abreast of and participate in upcoming business opportunities to expand the UN’s supplier roster with new companies interested in supplying to the UN.  In addition to the representatives from OSCM, there were also representatives from UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, and the World Bank.

The seminar was attended by sixty-three (63) participants representing fifty-one (51) companies from eleven (11) EU countries, where theme-specific workshops and deep-dive sessions on specific business categories such as, Renewable Energy, Security, Information & Communication Technologies, Food Rations, and Transportation & Aviation were held.  The seminar also featured a vendor registration workshop, and interactive case study, an information session on Ariba, the United Nations e-tendering platform, as well as one-on-one meetings with company representatives.  

Office of the Supply Chain Management for the Department of Operational Support would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to the European Procurement Forum for organizing such a successful event.  We are looking forward to the 21st edition of EUPF in 2025!