“We can and need to do better” – Grete Faremo at UN Ocean Conference

Celebrating one of 17 new primary health centres in Myanmar

Detailed report analyzes where $17.7 billion was spent on goods and services by the UN in 2016.

Opening remarks by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, at the Swiss IT Leadership Forum, 27 June 2017

The Swiss IT Leadership Forum is an association of leading executives from the Swiss ICT industry. The three-day event will focus on communicating hands-on experience and trends in strategic positioning and the organization of ICT functions. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo is participating in this event. Ms. Faremo will speak about the vision of UNOPS on artificial intelligence.

Keynote speech by Grete Faremo, Under Secretary Gene​ral and Executiv​e Director of UNOPS at The Age of Sustainable Innovation Summit, hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark, 21 June 2017

Hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark, the Age of Sustainable Innovation Summit brings together industries, policy leaders, investors, regulators and consumers to discuss how businesses are leveraging the Sustainable Development Goals to support innovation. The summit also examines the growth of innovation across industries while ensuring high quality products, safety and comfort for consumers. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will be a keynote speaker at the event.

UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo delivered remarks to the Joint Meeting of the Executive Boards of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, and UNICEF, UN-Women and WFP in New York.

New medical equipment donated by the Government of Canada will help speed up diagnostic procedures and increase patient safety in Ukraine.

Take a journey with a 13-year-old Colombian girl to learn how a UNOPS-supported housing project is changing lives.

On the side lines of the UN Ocean Conference in New York this week, a new agreement signed today signals the beginning of joint work on development projects in the Pacific country.

Speech by Grete Faremo, Under Secretary Gene​ral and Executiv​e Director of UNOPS at the UN Ocean Conference - Plenary Meeting​, 9 June 2017​