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This is my focus. And it should be yours too. The Sustainable Development Goals are our goals as a society, and our children's and those of future generations.
This is my focus. And it should be yours too. The Sustainable Development Goals are our goals as a society, and our children's and those of future generations.
I have mentioned that last year UNOPS-supported projects created over 5 million days of paid work for local people. Women undertook nearly half of this work. And these jobs go beyond traditional women's work.
Governments want stable employment and tax revenue. Pretending that this conflict doesn't exist doesn't help anyone.
It has taken dedication and commitment. But our job is far from over, and we are determined to do better. And our targets remain ambitious: to reach the fringes of gender parity - 47 per cent - by the end of 2020. We have made some significant decisions in approaching this challenge at UNOPS. Perhaps most importantly, we made a commitment to go beyond UN staff targets. At UNOPS we include all of our personnel (irrespective of contract types) in our gender targets. Today's 43 per cent cover all UNOPS personnel, be they consultants, contractors, or staff. We encourage other members of the UN family to do the same. Next steps As we move into 2020, a primary focus for UNOPS will be the mid-term review of our strategic plan. That plan resulted in us becoming better-known, and recognized as a valuable resource to help our partners deliver on the SDGs. But time is now ripe to take stock of the changing global context, and to review our strategy to see how we can better our offering to our partners. Last year, under the direction of the Secretary-General, a Client Board was established, to provide an opportunity for our key partners to provide feedback, following our traditional partner survey. This Client Board will be in place and have its first meeting later this month. This will also bring new voices and opinions to the table.
And as the demand for UNOPS services increases, we continue to improve our efficiency.
The very question deriving from this statement is—of course—what about the other 190+ countries? We certainly have a big task ahead of us!
17 October 2023 14a Reunión de los Servicios Nacionales de Contratación y de las Organizaciones de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Programas JPO Share this article on Social Media Facebook Linkedin Twitter Mail Discurso de inauguración de Jorge Moreira da Silva, Secretario General Adjunto de las Naciones Unidas y Director Ejecutivo de UNOPS en la ceremonia de apertura de la 14ª reunión entre Gobiernos donantes y organizaciones de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Programa de Funcionarios Subalternos del Cuadro Orgánicos (en inglés). [check against delivery] Colleagues, On behalf of UN City in Copenhagen - let me extend a warm welcome to you all to this beautiful city.
It is wrong. It is biased. It has gone on too long. And because infrastructure is built to last, it can discriminate for decades.
13 March 2019 Protección social, servicios públicos e infraestructura sostenible: coherencia de las políticas de empoderamiento de la mujer en el empleo informal Share this article on Social Media Facebook Linkedin Twitter Mail Discurso de Grete Faremo, Secretaria General Adjunta y Directora Ejecutiva de UNOPS, en el evento paralelo de ONU-Mujeres el 13 de marzo de 2019 en la Sede de las Naciones Unidas, sala de conferencias 11, Nueva York [Check against delivery] Let me begin by saying a few words about my organization, UNOPS. We were established by the General Assembly to be the implementing arm of the United Nations. We do not pursue policy the way UN Women looks after women's rights and gender equality, or UNICEF looks after children.
Private sector will be key and the UN can support. The UN needs to take a smart role, such as the smart use of ODA to secure inclusion – no one should be left behind.