Colombia is at a crossroads. Over five decades of conflict have left around 220,000 dead. Millions of people ​​have been displaced. But a peace deal between the Government and FARC guerillas aims to open a new chapter in the nation’s history. Fifty years of armed conflict appear to be ending.​

Poaching, bush fires and illegal logging have long threatened large parts of Guinea’s forests, but an unlikely group of men and women have stepped up to protect the country’s rich natural resources.

On​e of the​ largest UN inter-agency projects of its kind, the Iraq Internally Displaced Persons Information Centre is helping get life-saving information to those who need it most.​​

In support of Habitat III, we’re highlighting how communities can come together after natural disasters to build back better.

To mark World Habitat Day, we’re highlighting how UNOPS helps support human settlements, and build better lives for people and communities.

Over the years, the people of Japan have supported stability in fragile states around the world.

Over 22,000 young minds from some of Peru’s poorest neighbourhoods are soaking up knowledge within modern facilities that are warm in winter, cool in summer and most importantly, safe.

Kattankudy in the Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka faced overwhelming amounts of garbage and no place to dispose of it. With EU funding, UNOPS is implementing a sustainable waste management programme benefitting 80,000 residents.

A day in the life of Mary Lau Makur, a local nurse in South Sudan.

Behind the scenes: personal stories from temporary settlements in Jordan and Iraq

Explosive hazards prevent children from going to school, inhibit farmers from working the land and block the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance. Each year they kill or injure thousands of people around the world.

Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious disease killer. This preventable and curable illness claims three lives every minute.*