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AI Assisted tool for Assessment of Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) capacity of Implementing Partners (IP's)
Global Not ApplicableUNOPS uses its in-house AI-powered tool, the AI Playbook, to support PSEA-specific capacity assessments for Implementing Partners (IPs). Previously, IPs completed and shared a self-assessment across eight PSEA areas with supporting documents, which UNOPS Grants Officials manually reviewed, adjusted, and used to develop an action plan. This process is now almost fully automated using AI, delivering close to a 90% reduction in assessment time and allowing staff to focus on building IP capacity and monitoring progress in closing identified PSEA gaps rather than on the assessment itself.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsAI Assisted Capacity Assessment of Implementing Partners
Global Not Applicable
UNOPS manages grant-supported programmes and projects through partnerships with Implementing Partners (IPs). Between 2019 and 2024, it worked with more than eleven thousand IPs, ranging from government entities and UN agencies to NGOs, private sector organizations, and individuals. Capacity assessments are central to deciding whether to award funding and to understanding each IP’s risk profile, including its ability to manage funds and deliver project results.
Traditionally, Grants Officials compared IP self-assessments with supporting documents across ten capacity areas, a process that often took days. UNOPS now uses its in-house AI-powered tool, the AI Playbook, to automate this review with high accuracy and near human-like judgment, freeing Grants Officials to focus on helping IPs close capacity gaps rather than on manual assessment work.
AI Assisted Remote Site Hazard Assessment
Global Not ApplicableUsing images and videos from remote construction sites, we can instantly identify hazards and implement corrective actions. UNOPS operates in challenging, often hard‑to‑reach locations, which makes continuous site monitoring difficult, especially when a project manager oversees multiple sites. By applying AI, we empower our personnel to quickly detect potential hazards, verify compliance with safety standards, and recommend actions to mitigate risk.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsNBSAP Knowledge Navigator
Global Not ApplicableThe NBSAP Knowledge Navigator is a custom GPT built for the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership to provide members, country focal points, facilitators, and partner organisations with on-demand, multilingual access to selected reference material on biodiversity governance, climate action, and sustainable development. The current knowledge base draws on knowledge products generated by the GIZ global project, Strengthening National Implementation of Global Biodiversity Targets, under the umbrella of the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership. It synthesises guidance on NBSAP and NDC synergies, gender equality in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, Indigenous Peoples' rights and perspectives, youth participation in biodiversity governance, and whole-of-society approaches, drawing on country experiences from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Madagascar, Namibia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lao PDR and Indonesia. The GPT lowers the barrier to knowledge by allowing natural-language queries against curated reference material rather than requiring users to navigate multiple documents and portals.
Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsAwareness/Advocacy