Wherever you go, water is life, yet for many Small Island Developing States fresh water resources are often scarce and poorly managed.

Access to clean water can have a big impact on children’s education. They are less likely to get sick, which means fewer days off school and more time spent learning. The students at Derniere Riviere Combined School in Saint Lucia have a lot to say about the importance of clean water.  

Under-Secretary-General Grete Faremo conducts official visit to discuss supporting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Under-Secretary-General Grete Faremo conducts official visit to Argentina to discuss infrastructure and improving living conditions.

This year, UNOPS will start its first project in Ecuador to support the construction of a tramway. The project aims to improve the living conditions for the people of Cuenca and strengthen architectural and economic development in the city.

Access to clean water : How communities in Colombia are addressing health and sanitation through social housing​.

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

Response to media coverage regarding UNOPS operations and legal status

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.

In Paraguay, the President of the Republic announced the next stage of a project to modernize agriculture in rural areas, with Itaipú Binational, supported by UNOPS.

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