UNOPS Executive Director attends World Economic Forum on the Middle… At the two-day event in Jordan, Grete Faremo discussed the importance of infrastructure that responds to the immediate needs of people and societies.
Shaping our common future Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General and UNOPS Deputy Executive Director Sonja Leighton-Kone, at the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum Special Session…
Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDGs - The role of the UN… Opening remarks by Grete Faremo, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNOPS, at the Swiss IT Leadership Forum, 27 June 2017
A global disease that affects millions Tuberculosis remains the world’s leading infectious disease killer. This preventable and curable illness claims three lives every minute.*
Resignation of Executive Director UNOPS today announced that Grete Faremo has resigned as Executive Director.
Promoting education opportunities across six EU Partnership countries Funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNOPS, the Eastern Partnership European School Scholarship Programme has welcomed 35 new students in…
Statement on the death of UNOPS colleague and his family in Gaza Statement by Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva on the death of UNOPS colleague and his family in Gaza.
Meeting deadly disease head-on Ethiopia is one of the countries hardest hit by the strongest El Niño event in history. The natural hazards that followed have left more than 5 million…
Could bitcoin technology revolutionize aid distribution? Blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin, could lead the fight against inefficient aid distribution. Here’s how.
Improved access to primary health services in Iraq UNOPS partnered with the government of Japan to support COVID-19 response efforts and improve access to healthcare services for vulnerable populations.