Response to media coverage regarding UNOPS operations and legal status

The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation are bringing together senior thinkers from governments, finance, banking, non-governmental organizations and the corporate sector to explore international efforts to move countries out of fragility and into stability and growth. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in panel discussion on redefining fragility in the African context.​

The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. The 72nd session of the UN General Assembly will begin in New York at UN Headquarters.

Stat​ement​ by Grete F​aremo, Under-Secretary Gener​al and Executive Director of UNOPS, at the​​ second regular se​ssion​​ of the Executive Board​​, 11 September 2017​​​​

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and UNOPS have launched a new partnership to respond to the unprecedented pace of urbanization where cities are now home to more than half of the global population.

The President of the UN General Assembly will convene a two-day high-level meeting to discuss the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda and to reflect on the positioning of UN-Habitat in that regard. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in a panel discussion entitled 'Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDGs – the role of the United Nations System.'​

Over fifty years of armed conflict in Colombia cost hundreds of thousands of people their lives and left millions displaced. In this four-part series, we explore the stories of people who are talking part in a Government project to improve their homes and start rebuilding their lives.

The Guatemala Social Security Institute (IGSS) has reported an estimated 50% savings in the purchase of medicines with support from UNOPS.

This event, held in connection with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark's annual Ambassador Meeting, will focus on a changing United Nations and the Danish expectations for future UN collaboration. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in a debate on the preparedness of the UN to handle current and future challenges.

With funding from the UK’s Department for International Development, UNOPS distributes 1,000 solar lanterns to Sierra Leone’s Office of National Security

Thousands of people have been affected by a devastating mudslide and torrential rains in the country's capital Freetown.