Speech by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNOPS, at HABITAT III, Quito, 17 October​ 2016​​

UNOPS Executive Director, Grete Faremo, met with the Korea International Cooperation Agency’s (KOICA) Vice President, Wooyoung Chung, in Seoul today.

UNOPS uses the GRI framework to report to its Executive Board. Through the process of adopting this standard, a number of new and existing results have been recognized as key indicators of sustainability.

UNOPS uses the GRI framework to report to its Executive Board. Through the process of adopting this standard, a number of new and existing results have been recognized as key indicators of sustainability.

UNOPS latest Sustainability Report looks back at our work around the world in 2016. Learn more about how our key achievements in 2016 helped to contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals through our work with partners. ‘Impact’ uses the Global Reporting Initiative framework to measure the impact of our work on the environment and the societies in which we work. ​​

UN leaders mark progress in meeting funding needs for development projects.

Future cooperation will focus on innovation and learning in areas of the world underserved by access to education.

Chinese Investment Management Authority donates $3 million to UNOPS social impact investing facility.

UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo addresses the 2016 second regular session of the Executive Board

UNOPS Procurement Director Patricia Moser talks with Procurement Leaders about how her team operates and succeeds in the face of humanitarian crises, standing ready to help those in need.

The Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement provides data and analysis on the goods and services procured by the United Nations system in support of its operations around the world.

The quest for a peaceful, inclusive and sustainably developed world continues. But it requires new ways of thinking – including the way we do procurement. In ‘High Impact Procurement,’ contributors from across the public and private sector, as well as academia, show the vital role procurement plays in driving the UN Sustainable Development Goals forward.