With funding from the government of Japan and in cooperation with the government of Iraq, UNOPS helped improve the efficiency of demining efforts in Iraq to reduce the risk of landmines.

Awaaz Afghanistan, the country’s first nationwide inter-agency humanitarian call centre, offers a single point of contact for all Afghans – including returnees and those affected by conflict and natural disasters – to receive critical information about available assistance and support, as well as to register feedback and complaints about the response.

Focused on Asia and the Pacific, the publications provide region-specific guidance, information and case studies showcasing socially-inclusive and gender-equitable infrastructure designs.

UNOPS will rehabilitate a facility to give Jordan a modern place to restore antiquities and safeguard the Jerash archaeological site, as well as other sites throughout the country.

Japan is contributing $500,000 toward a UNOPS‐implemented project to rehabilitate four centres damaged by Tropical Cyclone Sagar last year.

A new project will see the renovation of 100 houses in the camp.

Grete Faremo joins UN Women’s Executive Director at a side-event on the margins of the 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Grete Faremo speaks at opening day of the 63rd Session on the Commission of the Status of Women in New York.

‘sustainABLE’ will provide project partners, developers and others working in the development sector with practical actions that will help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

With the adoption of Sustainable Development Goal 5 by the UN General Assembly in 2015, gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls has achieved an unprecedented place at the centre of the global Agenda 2030.

Under a new agreement, UNOPS will construct a bridge in the Arua District of Uganda, with $1.7 million in funding from the government of Japan.

The new agreement aims to promote greater transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in the management of public procurement and infrastructure projects in the country.