​Speech by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, delivered at the session "17 Global Goals - a wealth of opportunity", Copenhagen, 18 March 2016

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The Government of Japan has announced two new projects to support the response to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq.

In Maldives, fresh groundwater resources are scarce. Rivers and lakes are almost non-existent. More than 6,000 people living on the islands of Mahibadhoo, Ihavandhoo and Gadhdhoo couldn’t access safe drinking water, especially in the dry season.

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The Government of Japan is doubling its contribution with four new projects to support the Government of Jordan.

Guinea battled one of the worst outbreaks of Ebola in its history in 2014 and 2015. Now under control, forty-one healthcare centres across the country are being rehabilitated and renovated to keep it that way.

KOICA and UNOPS are strengthening their partnership to take action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly within KOICA’s prioritized areas: quality education, good health and climate change response.

Accenture and UNOPS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further enable cooperation between the two organizations on humanitarian and development projects in certain locations around the world.

Op-ed by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, as seen in the Huffington Post, 2 February 2016​