UN Web Buy Plus brings increased efficiency and innovation to the procurement marketplace

The UNOPS Executive Director discussed the opportunities for businesses in helping to implement the SDGs during the Næringslivets Konferanse for Internasjonalisering og Utvikling.

A signing ceremony in Kabul on 27 February marked the start of a new project that will improve access to markets, and establish better facilities for agricultural production and storage in Herat.

Speech by Grete Faremo, Under Secretary Gene​ral and Executiv​e Director of UNOPS, at the Bahamas Sym​posium, Nassau, 21 February 2017

The symposium will look at how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) can integrate the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA Pathway) into national planning, policies, strategies and public institutions. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo is attending the event, which is organized by the Government of the Bahamas, with support from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, slammed into the Philippines. A new project is helping part of the country continue to rebuild.

The world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations are the most dependent on public goods and services. They feel the brunt of waste and corruption in public procurement more than anyone else. Here’s how we can contribute to making it better.

Towards better movement between Serbia and Kosovo*

The District General Hospital of Vavuniya can do what it does best — care for the health of people — without worrying about sewage and waste water contaminating the environment.