Op-ed by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, and Kevin Jenkins, President and CEO of World Vision International, ​in the Huffington Post, 23 May 2016

This week the Italian Development Cooperation (IDC) in collaboration with UNOPS announced a donation of two vehicles to the Italian NGO, Doctors with Africa, CUAMM.

UNOPS chief Grete Faremo discusses infrastructure and humanitarian needs with President Petro Poroshenko

The Italian Government, through the Italian Development Cooperation, will provide €500,000 for a new UNOPS-implemented project in Kassala State.

Implemented by UNOPS on behalf of the Government of Canada the new project comes as part of Canada’s continuing support to Iraq.

The Government of Japan and South Sudan’s Ministry of Transportation, Roads and Bridges jointly inaugurated on 28 April a river port in Mingkaman.

“My life has been very gloomy and cold, but I know my sun will shine.” – Yama Tamang, survivor of the Nepal earthquake.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UNOPS signed an agreement on 16 April to work together on key projects around the world in an effort to improve the lives of people in need.

About 15,000 Afghans are set to benefit from more reliable and better access to electricity under a $5 million renewable energy project funded by the Government of Japan.

Around the world, innovative approaches are being developed to support humanitarian aid and drive sustainable development.

Explosive hazards prevent children from going to school, inhibit farmers from working the land and block the safe delivery of humanitarian assistance. Each year they kill or injure thousands of people around the world.

Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious disease killer. This preventable and curable illness claims three lives every minute.*