▁to ▁support ▁the ▁E bol a ▁response ▁in ▁Liber ia . ▁ ▁UN OP S ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁S ust ain able ▁Development ▁Group ▁and ▁works ▁particularly ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁( UND P ), ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Peace ▁Oper ations ▁( DP O ) ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Bank . ▁ ▁History ▁UN OP S ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁U ND P . ▁It ▁became ▁an ▁independent , ▁self - fin ancing ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁UN OP S ▁vision ▁is ▁to ▁" adv ance ▁sust ain able ▁implementation ▁practices ▁in ▁development , ▁human itar ian ▁and ▁peace building ▁context s " ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁most ▁challeng ing ▁environments . ▁UN OP S ▁concentr ates ▁its ▁support ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁it ▁has ▁a ▁clear ▁mand ate ▁and ▁expert ise : ▁infrastr ucture , ▁proc ure ment , ▁project ▁management , ▁human ▁resources ▁and ▁financial ▁management ▁services . ▁ ▁Fin ancing ▁UN OP S ▁is ▁a ▁fully ▁self - fin ancing ▁organization . ▁It ▁covers ▁direct ▁and ▁indirect ▁costs ▁by ▁charg ing ▁a ▁fee ▁on ▁each ▁project ▁supported . ▁UN OP S ▁pr icing ▁policy ▁out lines ▁how ▁the ▁organization ▁a ims ▁to ▁fin ance ▁its ▁projects . ▁UN OP S ▁is ▁not - for - pro fit , ▁and ▁meets ▁the ▁highest ▁international ▁standards ▁of ▁account ability ▁and ▁trans par ency ▁in ▁all ▁its ▁transactions . ▁ ▁Mand