"Buying from Africa for Africa" An International Trade Centre success story
Consider that in the United Nations system, agencies spend more than USD 9 billions on goods and services every year, of which 60 % is destined for humanitarian relief or development assistance to African countries. How-ever, according to the Inter-Agency Procurement Services Agency, just 10% of total UN procurement in 2003 was supplied from African countries. With the support of Norway, the ITC programme has boosted that share and as a result several aid agencies have modified their procurement…