Global unity: can we achieve it in the way we understand…
Article by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, published on Development Today, August 2016
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Only by bringing everyone to the table, can we address everyone's…
... Grete Faremo - Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director At UNOPS, we remain determined that we can all drive positive change, by working ...
The Sustainability Report 2019 gives a flavour of the breadth of our support to partners around the world – helping advance sustainable and inclusive… -
Improving healthcare services across Palau
... Grete Faremo said: India-UN Development Partnership Fund Read more about the work of the India-UN Fund, including UNOPS contribution as an implementing ...
The government of Palau and UNOPS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to improve the quality, availability and access to primary… -
UNOPS Executive Director attends World Economic Forum on the Middle…
... Grete Faremo discussed the importance of infrastructure that responds to the immediate needs of people and societies. Grete Faremo also explored the key ...
At the two-day event in Jordan, Grete Faremo discussed the importance of infrastructure that responds to the immediate needs of people and societies. -
SDGs changing the way we engage with the private sector
Op-ed by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, in Great Insights, October/November 2016 -
COP26: Putting resilient infrastructure on the climate agenda
... Grete Faremo - UNOPS Executive Director Joining Ms. Faremo on the panel was the President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina; former ...
UNOPS hosted a high-level panel session at The New York Times Climate Hub, on the sidelines of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26)… -
UNOPS champions quality infrastructure through the G20 Summit
... Grete Faremo. “Infrastructure can influence development far into the future – both positively and negatively – so we must build well. If we get it wrong ...
In the lead-up to the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, UNOPS has been advising the G20 Development Working Group on quality infrastructure – one of several… -
Strengthening public management in Latin America and the Caribbean
... Grete Faremo, and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, signed a new Memorandum of ...
Fair public management – of projects, procurement processes and infrastructure works – is vital for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. -
The Defeat-NCD Partnership launch
... Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS at the launch of The Defeat-NCD Partnership* in New York on 24 September 2018. *As of ...
Opening remarks by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS at the launch of The Defeat-NCD Partnership in New York on 24… -
What did the UN spend on goods and services in 2020?
... Grete Faremo - UNOPS Executive Director In 2020, UNOPS increased spending in the health sector by $216 million, or 157 per cent. In addition, UNOPS was one ...
Amid a global pandemic, 39 United Nations organizations spent $22.3 billion on goods and services in 2020, according to a new report published by UNOPS on…
