Hear from UNOPS chief Jorge Moreira da Silva ahead of COP30 | VIDEO
Watch the video to hear from UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva ahead of COP30 on why this matters. Global Goal supported:
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Developing inclusive energy infrastructure | NEWS
Lack of access to sustainable energy is a serious impediment to human development and economic growth. By ensuring everyone has access to clean and reliable energy, we can empower communities, advance the SDGs and combat the climate crisis. These guidelines offer an important roadmap to achieving just that.
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Measuring gender equality to promote inclusive cities in The Gambia and Nepal | NEWS
To address this and broader issues around gender equality in urban spaces, everyone involved in urban planning needs to understand how women live in and experience their cities. To support local authorities' efforts to develop inclusive, gender-responsive urban plans, Cities Alliance and UNOPS conducted online surveys and organized a series of workshops in Banjul, The Gambia and Kathmandu, Nepal to measure the level of women's engagement.
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Addressing undernutrition in the Philippines | NEWS
Proper nutrition has long been recognized as a fundamental element for sustainable human development. It is closely linked to improved health for infants, children, and mothers, as well as stronger immune systems, safer pregnancies and childbirth. It also helps reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases.
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UNOPS welcomes the announcement of Acting Executive Director | NEWS
Mr. Wandel has extensive experience working with international organizations with a focus on management, adaptive change and sustainable development.
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Djibouti
Improving infrastructure, including building a shelter and clinic, to provide a safe space for migrants to file legal cases against traffickers or smugglers – helping to protect, assist and uphold the rights and dignity of those most vulnerable.
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What did the UN spend on goods and services in 2019? | NEWS
The COVID-19 crisis has once again highlighted the utter importance of procurement in ensuring healthy, sustainable and resilient societies. As our world responds to and recovers from this crisis, effective and efficient procurement practices are key, as underlined by this report.
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Improving access to safe water and sanitation in Costa Rican schools | NEWS
Local contractors have been hired to begin implementing the improvements in 11 schools. “The safe provision of water, sanitation and hygiene is essential in the return to school in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Alejandro Rossi, UNOPS Representative in Costa Rica. “In addition to immediately improving educational infrastructure in these first 11 centres – and generating the lessons learned to apply them to more educational centres in the prioritized area and in the rest of the country – we're helping provide optimal conditions for students so they remain in the educational system,” he added. Funded by UNICEF and the US Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, the project is helping to reduce inequalities and enhance access to quality education.
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Reports publicly available
11960-003 and 21970-002 (Financial audit) [IAIG/15223] Project 'Small Grants Programme, Operational Phases 6 and 7 in Sierra Leone'; Project no.
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Sri Lanka
We aim to address vital climate change and environmental issues such as water resource management and solid waste management. Teams further assist with strengthening operational and technical capacities of actors at national and sub-national levels towards meeting their commitments vis-à-vis the 2030 Agenda.
