Thousands of people have been affected by a devastating mudslide and torrential rains in the country's capital Freetown.

​President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma launched the Mini-Grid at Conakry Dee, Kaffu Bullom Chiefdom in Port Loko District on Friday 28 July.

Signed on 12 July, the new agreement will help streamline UNOPS ongoing operations in the country.

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

The two-day event in Addis Ababa brought together local entrepreneurs with procurement practitioners from UNOPS and the UK Department for International Development (DFID)

Roads to a better life

Agriculture is a leading sector and a vital source of economic growth in Ethiopia. UNOPS sustainable procurement service is helping the country build up its national and regional capacity in this area.

On an official visit, UNOPS Executive Director stresses importance of improving the lives of local populations.

The Ministry of Energy’s Rural Renewable Energy Project, funded by UK Aid, will benefit up to 360,000* people in Sierra Leone by using solar energy to tackle energy poverty in rural communities across the country.

UNOPS handed over the laboratory to the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health on 10 November 2016.

UNOPS played a major supervisory role throughout the project, helping the contractor get the work done on schedule and address on-site issues.

H.E. Mr. Hideki Ito, the Ambassador of Japan to Sudan, is touring several UNOPS-implemented project sites 26-29 September 2016. ​​