▁of ▁the ▁organization ' s ▁commit ment ▁to ▁increase ▁its ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁account ability , ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁A id ▁Trans par ency ▁In iti ative ▁( I AT I ). ▁UN OP S ▁joined ▁the ▁initi ative ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁was ▁" the ▁first ▁organization ▁to ▁publish ▁fully ▁ge oc oded ▁information " ▁in ▁I AT I ▁format . ▁UN OP S ▁also ▁publish es ▁details ▁on ▁projects ▁on ▁its ▁public ▁website ▁and ▁the ▁data . un ops . org ▁platform . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁UN OP S ▁adopted ▁a ▁govern ance ▁structure ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁General ▁Assembly ▁resolution s . ▁Since ▁then , ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁reports ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁Secretary - General ▁and ▁the ▁Executive ▁Board , ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁apply ▁United ▁Nations ▁staff ▁rules ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁to ▁UN OP S ▁staff . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Executive ▁Director ▁has ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁sign ▁host ▁country ▁agre ements ▁with ▁govern ments , ▁and ▁direct ▁service ▁agre ements ▁in ▁consult ation ▁with ▁a ▁Res ident ▁or ▁Human itar ian ▁Co ordin ator , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁directly ▁appoint ▁UN OP S ▁represent atives ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁Qu ality ▁and ▁oper ational ▁excell ence ▁UN OP S ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁meas uring ▁its ▁work ▁against ▁international ▁best ▁practice . ▁In ▁line ▁with ▁UN OP S ▁strateg ic ▁plan , ▁the ▁organization ▁st riv es ▁for ▁external