Monthly update briefing to the Executive Board Statement by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the September briefing to the Executive Board of 5…
Lighting up rural Sierra Leone 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…
Ukraine UNOPS is working in Ukraine with the government, UN agencies, and partners to help the country respond to urgent needs resulting from the ongoing war. We…
HABITAT III: Special Session on Urban Infrastructure and Basic… Speech by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of UNOPS, at HABITAT III, Quito, 17 October 2016
Leaving behind more than just a building A lack of local skills can ultimately doom a development project before it even starts. Here's how we can address it.
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…
Statement to the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2021 Statement by Grete Faremo, Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UNOPS, at First regular session of the Executive Board, 4 February 2021
Impact Every project makes a difference. But some projects can create lasting impact. On average, UNOPS runs around 1,000 projects each year for our partners,…
Promoting South-South Cooperation Statement by Dalila Gonçalves, UNOPS Director for Africa (a.i.), on behalf of Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva,…
Accelerating Impact Closing keynote speech by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS at the Impact 2030, 2018 Summit