Do I have to know which UN entity I should collaborate with before I approach the UN?
No, it is not necessary to know the many branches of the UN to use this site. It has been designed so that you do not need to.
Given the complexity of the programmes undertaken by many UN organisations and the areas where their mandates overlap, it is often difficult for business to determine the best fit.
This website has been designed to allow business to propose their projects through an online form, after which, the website will do “the hard work” for them by immediately alerting all relevant from the UN branches. Those interested will then get back to you.
This should save you considerable time and help connect you as efficiently as possible to those within the UN with whom it would be most appropriate to collaborate.