Unsafe and insufficient WASH facilities reinforce cycles of poverty, inequality and deprivation – particularly for women, children and marginalized groups. New research explores ways to practically implement inclusive approaches to WASH infrastructure development, particularly in developing countries and fragile contexts.

Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva, at the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Santiago Network, 18 March 2024.

Statement by UNOPS Director of Procurement Anne-Claire Howard and UNOPS Director of Infrastructure and Project Management (a.i.) Steven Crosskey on the Buildings and Climate Global Forum 'Declaration de Chaillot'.

Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General and UNOPS Deputy Executive Director Sonja Leighton-Kone, at the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum Special Session Convened at the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6).

Statement by Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva on the death of UNOPS colleague and his family in Gaza.

Statement to the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) Preparatory Committee, delivered on behalf of Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva..

Remarks by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the Economic and Social Council 2024 Coordination Segment.

Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, to UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board First regular session of 30 January 2024.

Statement by Dalila Gonçalves, UNOPS Director for Africa (a.i.), on behalf of Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva, at the Third South Summit - G77 plus China, in Kampala, Uganda.

Statement to the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), delivered on behalf of Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva.

Over the course of 2023, working with the UN family and partners, we responded to help vulnerable communities across the world. Here is a selection of these stories.

Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, on the Secretary-General’s assignment of UNOPS support to the Office of the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza.