UNOPS has helped 160 families reconstruct their homes. Some of the families we worked were asked to describe something they lost during the conflict. These items along with their stories are represented below.

In an effort to improve the living and housing conditions for residents, UNOPS and the Government of Germany launch phase two of a house reconstruction project in Gaza.

Speech by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS

Blockchain Symposium: Closing remarks by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-Gene​ral and Executiv​e Director of UNOPS

The Government of Ukraine’s Ministry of Social Policy, UNICEF and UNOPS have launched a pilot project to protect the health and well-being of babies across the country.

The Blockchain Symposium will focus on blockchain in relation to identity, financial services, the Sustainable Development Goals and land registration. A book on the legal aspects of blockchain – a co-production of UNOPS, Blockchainprojects.nl and a consortium of legal experts – will also be presented during the symposium. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will give the closing remarks.

This Ministerial level side event to the UN General Assembly offers a platform to discuss essential elements of quality infrastructure and its promotion as an international standard. Co-organized by UNOPS, the European Commission and the Government of Japan, the event will focus on financing infrastructure and how this can be achieved without exposing countries to unsustainable debt risk. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo is speaking at this event.

This event will introduce the Defeat Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Partnership, a new ‘public-private-people’ partnership with the goal of sustained actions against NCDs, to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all (Sustainable Development Goal 3). UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo is speaking at the launch.

Every year millions of people die prematurely from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) – including diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease and cancers. The Defeat-NCD Partnership, launched today at the United Nations General Assembly, is a concerted effort to reverse the epidemic.

Opening remarks by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS at the launch of The Defeat-NCD Partnership in New York on 24 September 2018.

Officially launched today at a side event of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, a UNOPS-hosted partnership aims to help tackle the most significant global health problem of our time.

To ensure safe and effective operations for teams that work with explosive hazards, UNOPS developed an Explosive Detection Dog Quality Standard. This standard is currently being used in 18 field locations around the world, with *194 dogs accredited. In partnership with UNMAS, the standard is implemented across three UNMAS programmes - in Mali, Somalia and South Sudan.