Pope Francis received UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva in a private audience at the Vatican, with the conversation focusing on the need for urgent response to global conflicts and the climate crisis.

UNOPS is working with Sierra Leone's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to build a national food reserve storage and a solar-powered irrigation system.

Launched at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), a national circularity assessment toolkit will help countries to measure and implement circularity within the buildings and construction sector.

In the aftermath of the destruction caused by the ongoing war, UNOPS and the government of Denmark are working with local partners to rebuild and revitalize entire neighbourhoods in southern Ukraine.

Together with the government of Sint Maarten and the government of the Netherlands, UNOPS will build a new correctional facility designed with a focus on climate resilience and human rights.

Statement by Émilie Potvin, UNOPS Director, Global Portfolios Office.

Launched at the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), new practical guidance will help countries decarbonize their buildings and construction sector – a critical step in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building climate resilience.

UNOPS and the government of Ethiopia are working together to build the country's capacity for vaccine research and development.

UNOPS and Ethiopia's Ministry of Education are working together to support the establishment of a robust, efficient and effective national examination administration system.

Opinion article by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UNOPS Executive Director, published in The Bangkok Post — 18 November 2024

Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on climate change at COP29 – 15 November 2024

Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the session 'Promoting Low-carbon Energy Transition and Accelerating Global Climate Action', co-hosted by the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO), the UNFCCC Secretariat and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at COP29 – 15 November 2024