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La Bandera Roundabout
La Bandera Roundabout
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca Sanitation Network
La Bandera Roundabout
ABOUT UNOPS IN COSTA RICA
With more than a decade of experience in the country, UNOPS has established itself as a strategic partner capable of managing complex projects across key sectors. Our portfolio ranges from road, vertical, and urban infrastructure to integrated water resource management, sanitation, medical equipment procurement, and institutional strengthening.
Our approach focuses on fair and equitable public management, promoting efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and transparency, while supporting our partners in identifying and managing risks; strengthening national and institutional capacities; and systematically applying gender, diversity, and inclusion principles across our projects.
years working
in Costa Rica
12
implemented
projects
(16 completed | 1 ongoing)
17
+ $200
million
project portfolio
(2020-2024)
+12
strategic partners
in the country
ADAPTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
At UNOPS, we offer three different collaboration models designed to respond to the complexity of today’s challenges, ensuring that public investment translates into high-impact assets, resilience, and social value.
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Full Implementation
Maximum guarantee of compliance. UNOPS assumes technical, administrative, and financial management, shielding projects from common deviations in traditional public infrastructure works.
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Technical Assistance
UNOPS acts as a strategic accelerator, transferring cutting-edge methodologies and international standards while streamlining processes through specialized technical support that closes operational gaps.
Strategic Procurement
We transform public procurement into a strategic tool for development, enabling governments to obtain critical goods and services under optimized market conditions and with strong safeguards against corruption.
COSTA RICA COUNTRY OFFICE
OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS
We have signed Memorandums of Agreement for project implementation with several ministries and autonomous institutions in Costa Rica, with whom we maintain strategic partnerships to deliver projects under the highest standards of transparency and quality.
UNOPS AROUND THE WORLD
UNOPS operates in the areas of humanitarian assistance, development, peacebuilding, and security, with a unique focus on expanding implementation capacity to help the United Nations and our partners deliver impact where it is needed most.
Through our demand-driven self-financing model, we provide our partners with efficient and cost-effective services in infrastructure, procurement, project management, human resources, and financial management, supporting efforts to create a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.
From responding to urgent needs to accelerating climate action and sustainable development, we focus on delivering practical solutions that enable our partners to act quickly, maximize efficiency, leverage resources, and achieve large-scale impactful results.