Public-private partnerships can have a life-changing impact on rural communities beyond providing economic opportunities – here's how.

Over the course of 2023, working with the UN family and partners, we responded to help vulnerable communities across the world. Here is a selection of these stories.

Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, on the Secretary-General’s assignment of UNOPS support to the Office of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza.

In Kharkiv’s Saltivka district, with Japanese funding, UNOPS is working to revitalise a residential microdistrict.

UNOPS is working with Zanzibar's Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to help enhance secondary school education in the Tanzanian archipelago.

In collaboration with Novo Nordisk, UNOPS is helping to supply the Mykolaiv Regional Blood Transfusion Station with live-saving medical equipment.

UNOPS signed a historic agreement with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, and led and participated in more than 30 events with partners focused on concrete and collaborative solutions to advance climate action.

UNOPS worked with the government of Japan to enhance water supply infrastructure and sanitary facilities in the Qoloji Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp.

UNOPS worked with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation to renovate a multi-sport field in Addis Ababa's Bela neighbourhood.

Joint statement on behalf of humanitarian actors in Gaza.

At COP28, UNOPS and partners launch new guidelines for developing inclusive transport infrastructure to help advance climate action and ensure no one is left behind.

Globally, an estimated 675 million people still lack access to electricity. New guidelines provide a comprehensive roadmap towards building inclusive energy infrastructure and provide practical guidance on ways to bridge the energy access gap in developing countries.