UNOPS at FfD4
That's why resilient infrastructure and transparent, sustainable, and efficient public procurement are so crucial to ensure every investment reaches those who need it most. This is how we accelerate the SDGs and climate action. Jorge Moreira da Silva - UNOPS Executive Director Explore our activities at FfD4: Monday, 30 June Transformative impact and mobilizing partnerships for sustainable trade development in the least developed countries (LDCs) to meet global development aspirations 14:30–16:30 | Side Event 3, 1st Floor, FIBES 2 The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), hosted by UNOPS, will host this high-level discussion between: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dirk Meyer, Head of Division I, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany Melinda Bohannon, Director General, Humanitarian and Development, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom Kjell Forsberg, Director for Trade, Private Sector and Financial Instruments and Assistant Director-General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) Abdelsalam Mohamed A. Al Ali, Minister Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the WTO ------------------------ Leveraging lifecycle financing and asset management tools for sustainable, resilient and inclusive infrastructure services 16:30–18:00 | Side Event 16, 2nd Floor, FIBES 2 This session will feature: Keynote: Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director, UNOPS Panel discussion: Amit Prothi, Director General, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Carolina Fuentes Castellanos, Director, Santiago network (co-hosted by UNDRR and UNOPS) Monzorul Haque, Joint Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Closing remarks: Navid Hanif, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) This will be followed by technical presentations from Steven Crosskey, UNOPS Director for Infrastructure and Project Management (Acting); Steven Stone, Deputy Division Director, Industry and Economy Division, UNEP; and Caroline Lombardo, Chief, Financing for Sustainable Development Unit, DESA This side event is co-organized by UNOPS, UNDESA and UNEP.