A handover ceremony was held 21 March 2018 to mark the completion of a project designed to improve the impact and effectiveness of community police in newly liberated areas in Iraq.

The Government of Japan announced a new assistance package from its supplementary budget of 2017 to assist the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

With $6.3 million in funding from the Government of Japan, UNOPS will implement two projects aimed at enhancing the living conditions and safety of the Iraqi population, in particular those living in the newly liberated areas.

Our team visited an UNMAS project in Gaza to get a closer look at the unearthing of a deeply buried aerial bomb and what it takes to work as a bomb disposal expert.

Operating in one of the most severe and complex crises in the world, the Iraq IDP Information Centre (Iraq IIC) recently handled its 100,000th call, marking a milestone in humanitarian efforts.

In 2016, UNVIM cleared hundreds of commercial vessels to offload much needed supplies, in support of the response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

In Gaza, many families continue to live in temporary shelters.

UNOPS is helping build homes for families in Gaza. You can help.

At the two-day event in Jordan, Grete Faremo discussed the importance of infrastructure that responds to the immediate needs of people and societies.

Held in partnership with the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will provide a collaborative platform for shaping the future of MENA through public-private cooperation. This year's forum also aim to address continued geopolitical shifts and humanitarian challenges by supporting multi-stakeholder dialogue on the situation in Syria, Iraq and Libya, and the ongoing refugee crisis. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will be speaking at the event.​

Afghanistan is one of three polio-endemic countries in the world. A new, first-of-its-kind centre will work towards eliminating the disease for good.

As insurgent attacks intensify across a country struggling with a legacy of conflict, including the persistent threat of mines and explosive remnants of war, Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous countries to live in.