Participants will discuss how to improve private sector contributions to the 2030 Agenda and strengthen partnerships. UNOPS Head of Global Innovation and Technology Jonas Svensson will participate in a panel discussion on innovation.

The event will explore new ways to address the critical gap in financing for national non-communicable disease responses. UNOPS Partnerships and Liaison Group Director Nikolaj Gilbert will give a keynote address.

A Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations was signed in New York

The side event “What do you see? Insight to gender mainstreaming in infrastructure” included high-level speakers from Finland, Sri Lanka and Sweden, as well as McKinsey.

They build infrastructure that help make our communities climate resilient. They remain primary care-givers in many countries around the world. They make-up nearly half of our world’s population … they are women.

On International Women’s Day, UNOPS launches new gender strategy

When it comes to social housing, accounting for context isn’t always a priority. But it should be.

On 11 February 2018, the Chairman of Bin Zayed Group, Sheikh Khalid Bin Zayed Bin Saqr Al Nahyan, and UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo met in Dubai.

Under-Secretary-General Faremo delivers statement at First Regular Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board in New York. This was UNOPS first official statement to new members of the 2018 Executive Board.​

Despite governments, businesses and the UN adopting many policies expressing commitment to gender equality, there is still a long way to go to make this a global reality.

Statement by Grete Faremo, Under Secretary Gene​ral and Executiv​e Director of UNOPS, at Fi​rst regular session of the Executive Board, 26 January 2018

The 21st International Meeting of National Mine Action Programme Directors and United Nations Advisers will focus on the theme of advancing protection, peace and development.