UNOPS has completed its fifth annual inventory of greenhouse gas emissions, reporting a reduction in emissions from the previous year.

To mark World Health Day 2015, we take a look at some of the valuable health-related projects that UNOPS has recently been engaged in as part of its core mission: serving people in need.

Resilience has been placed firmly at the heart of the development agenda, following the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at this week’s World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), held in Sendai, Japan.

UNOPS helps partners to design, construct, rehabilitate and maintain infrastructure in very challenging environments. Whether building a road or designing a bridge, our highly skilled engineers are central to the success of UNOPS infrastructure projects.

The Darfur Urban Water Supply Project has helped improve the availability of clean water for over 240,000 people in four state capitals in western Sudan.

In a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), 1,200 kilometres from the capital Kinshasa, 12 bridges have helped open access to local markets, benefitting some 340,000 people.

UNOPS projects providing logistical and infrastructure support to affected countries.

UNOPS is providing operational support to the country’s new electoral complaints commission.

Under-Secretary General and UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo held high-level meetings with Israeli and Palestinian authorities earlier today, aimed at strengthening support to the Middle East peace process.

Promoting sustainable procurement in the UN

The Annual Statistical Report on UN Procurement provides data and analysis on the goods and services procured by the United Nations system in support of its operations around the world.