Don't wait for the next pandemic to fix public procurement COVID-19 has shown the importance of public procurement. Here's why transparency in public procurement is vital – and how to encourage it.
The Executive Director of a UN agency on running it like a business With a business model that combines the best of the UN and the private sector, what does it take to run an organization like UNOPS?
Guatemala UNOPS supports the government of Guatemala and other partners in their efforts to achieve sustainable development throughout the country. Through…
Sustainability at the heart of UNOPS work UNOPS has published its fourth annual sustainability report. Aligned to the Global Reporting Initiative framework, the report looks back at the…
Infrastructure Infrastructure forms the backbone of a functioning society. From connectivity to migration to climate change, infrastructure touches every aspect of human…
Bringing medical help to rural communities In the Upper East Region of Ghana, a three-wheeled vehicle makes its way down the bumpy rural road, raising a cloud of red dust behind it. It’s one of 80…
New UNOPS Possibilities (UP) Forum launches in Ethiopia The two-day event in Addis Ababa brought together local entrepreneurs with procurement practitioners from UNOPS and the UK Department for International…
COP28 Official Side Event: Enhanced Transparency for Small Island… Remarks by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the 'Enhanced Transparency for Small Island Developing…
A new network of 'Possibilities' UNOPS launches its new ‘Possibilities Portal,’ bringing innovation to the fore to help empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world.
Building resilience to climate change in Yemen – one road at a time In Yemen, heavy rainfalls and other extreme weather events have devastating consequences for both urban and rural communities. Climate-resilient roads…