UNOPS Executive Director appointed Chair of High-level Committee on… Appointed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Ms. Grete Faremo took office on 1 September 2019.
New York The New York Office provides support and expertise to the UN Secretariat, alongside other New York-based UN partners with global outreach. The office is…
Water stress: Addressing water challenges in fragile settings in… Water is at the centre of sustainable development. It drives economic growth, supports healthy ecosystems, and is essential and fundamental for life.
UNOPS signs new Host Country Agreement with the government of the… The agreement represents a significant milestone for development cooperation in the country.
Strengthening resilience, building back better Resilience has been placed firmly at the heart of the development agenda, following the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction…
Building climate-resilient health systems through partnerships like… Remarks by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the UN High-level event 'Building climate-resilient health…
Sustainable infrastructure: Paving the way for future generations in… Opinion article by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UNOPS Executive Director, on the sidelines of his first official visit to Latin America, originally published…
“Infrastructure is vital to mitigate and adapt” - UNOPS Executive… Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director,will lead his team of experts to COP28 in Dubai.
Rethinking development: Can health centres be power stations? Renewable energy has long been heralded as the solution for providing hard-to-reach communities with electricity. But how can we ensure that it’s…