UNOPS will help improve access to markets and socio-economic facilities for some of the most vulnerable populations in the Gambia.

The forum provided traditionally disadvantaged businesses with ideas and tools to encourage their success.

Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, could lead the fight against inefficient aid distribution. Here’s how.​​​

The World Bank and UNOPS signed an agreement today for a $150 million project to restore basic services in some of Yemen’s cities hardest hit by the ongoing conflict.

During the Blockchain Summit, more than 60 speakers will discuss the impact and benefits of blockchain technology on businesses. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will moderate a session on how blockchain can help develop emerging markets.

The World Identity Network (WIN), UNOPS and the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN-OICT) are partnering to launch a pilot initiative that will use blockchain technology to help combat child trafficking.

The Chief Executives Board for Coordination brings together the executive heads of 31 specialized organizations to deliver as one at the global, regional and country levels. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in the Board's second regular session.

UNOPS launches its new ‘Possibilities Portal,’ bringing innovation to the fore to help empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world.

Speech by Grete Faremo, Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UNOPS at the EFQM Forum Event in Madrid, 26 October 2017

This year's EFQM Forum will focus on how enhanced agility can help organizations working in turbulent environments to seize onto game-changing opportunities and shift resources. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will give a speech entitled 'Agilising a business process' on the opening day of the event.

Our team visited an UNMAS project in Gaza to get a closer look at the unearthing of a deeply buried aerial bomb and what it takes to work as a bomb disposal expert.

Are disasters catastrophic events that cause extensive damage or loss of life? Not exactly. Here’s what they are, and how to build development projects to withstand them.​​