The United Nations procures goods and services from suppliers all over the world to support its activities and operations. Procurement statistics have been collected from organizations in the United Nations system and reported together since 1984, through the Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement (ASR).

This edition includes a highlight about UNFPA procurement for humanitarian response (page 13).

Procurement plans are used to help in planning programme implementation and to assist suppliers in planning production capacity. Items/ quantities shall be amended based on an ongoing validation process. UNFPA will undertake best efforts to provide the most updated information for each product category.

UNFPA compiles annual statistics on all procurement performed by UNFPA's programs and partners.

The Procurement Services Branch (PSB) performs an annual analysis of UNFPA contraceptives spend.

The Procurement Services Branch (PSB) performs an annual analysis of UNFPA contraceptives spend.