How do we help countries recover from this pandemic stronger, to put the world back on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?

Every child deserves an education – but decades of conflict has made this almost impossible in parts of Afghanistan.

A new initiative with the European Union will support innovative, development-led approaches to aiding people affected by displacement.

As part of a UNOPS-hosted side event to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will take part in a panel discussion on how to strengthen healthcare systems as the world responds to and recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new partnership between UNOPS and RedR Australia will harness both organizations’ expertise to strengthen crisis response efforts and bolster sustainable development initiatives towards the 2030 Agenda.

UNOPS annual Sustainability Report for 2020 highlights the unique contributions the organization made towards COVID-19 response and sustainable development last year.

Statement by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, to UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board Annual Session – 11 June 2021

The 2020 Sustainability Report gives a flavour of the breadth of our support to partners around the world – helping advance sustainable and inclusive development.

Improved public spending could help countries recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and encourage sustainable development, argues UNOPS Executive Director.

UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in a pre-recorded panel on 1 July entitled 'Supply chain integrity beyond compliance: case studies on why it makes business sense to pay more than due diligence to respecting human rights.'

The 14th edition of the European Development Days will focus on the topic of a green deal for a sustainable future. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will deliver welcome remarks for a high-level panel with UN-Habitat on sustainable urbanization.

A virtual session of the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board will be held 7-11 June 2021. Board documents are available on UNOPS website. The UNOPS segment will take place on 11 June from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (New York time), during which UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will deliver a statement and present UNOPS Annual Report of the Executive Director.