Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, to UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board First regular session, 28 January 2025.

On 28 January at 10:00 am (New York time), UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva will discuss the Comprehensive Response Plan and UNOPS commitment to helping address key global challenges. You can watch the live proceedings of the Executive Board via UN Web TV.

To celebrate UNOPS 30th anniversary and highlight the urgent global call for action, UNOPS is rebranding to focus on what it does best – providing practical solutions where needs are greatest.

Improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance leave a deadly legacy, long after the guns have been silenced. New technology can help build a mine-free future.

The urgency of the climate crisis demands that we move beyond pledges and translate commitments into tangible action. At COP29, the UNOPS family demonstrated its unwavering dedication to providing the practical solutions needed to achieve a climate-resilient future.

Pope Francis received UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva in a private audience at the Vatican, with the conversation focusing on the need for urgent response to global conflicts and the climate crisis.

Launched at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), a national circularity assessment toolkit will help countries to measure and implement circularity within the buildings and construction sector.

Statement by Émilie Potvin, UNOPS Director, Global Portfolios Office.