A new World Bank-funded, UNOPS-implemented project will help restore basic services and improve access for around 850,000 people.

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai hit south-east Africa, bringing strong winds and heavy rainfall. When it was all over, a trail of destruction and devastation was left in its wake.

Marshall Islands. Micronesia. Palau. Papua New Guinea. Samoa. They span the Pacific Ocean and face a unique set of challenges in this pandemic.

For billions of people across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic brought life as they knew it to a stop. At UNOPS, our focus has remained resolutely on saving and improving lives.

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Saint-Louis is fighting a problem that is all too common to coastal cities – erosion caused by rising seas.

Across Yemen, restoring access to critical services – such as electricity – is desperately needed to improve health services and basic living conditions.

The South Sudan Safety Net Project (SSSNP) will provide income support to nearly 430,000 people in some of South Sudan’s most vulnerable communities.

In March 2019, Cyclone Idai destroyed approximately 50,000 households and displaced over 60,000 people in the country, causing as much as $622 million worth of damage. With the World Bank and partners, UNOPS is managing key recovery efforts.

Access: That one word means a lot when it’s no longer possible.

Decades of instability have caused untold suffering for people across the Central African Republic. In the first of a three-part series, we explore how a cash transfer programme is helping to improve living conditions and reduce poverty.

Decades of instability have caused untold suffering for people across the Central African Republic. In the second of a three-part series, we explore how improving infrastructure is helping connect communities.

A new UNOPS-supported report published by The Economist Intelligence Unit concludes that less wasteful, more efficient government spending practices can free up resources to address a critical funding gap in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).