Reaching those most in need | STORY
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A chance for change | STORY
By providing jobs and training, the social infrastructure programme helps to not only improve the infrastructure of homes in low-income neighbourhoods, but enables a cultural shift that deters the likelihood of engaging in illegal activities. “By accessing genuine, quality work, we see how they change and how they picture a different future and can redirect their life,” says Mónica Rivera. “And importantly, this demonstrates how work really contributes to lowering crime rates.” Importantly, the programme views the investment in infrastructure as a way to achieve social inclusion, providing valuable tools to help bring together the community. Through infrastructure, we somehow manage to socially repair a tissue that is currently torn by poverty, due to the absence of hope and the absence of opportunities. [...]
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Mozambique
Recovering from crisis in Mozambique Press releases Opening of Health Centre of Nankumi, in Ancuabe district, Cabo Delgado (12 December 2025) Cabo Delgado: Inauguration of Ntele Health Center, Montepuez District (11 November 2025) Government inaugurates Marocane and Nangumi primary schools in Ancuabe district, in Cabo Delgado province (16 September 2025) Government distributes fish processing and marketing kits in Cabo Delgado (3 June 2025) Government leads lessons learnt workshop to strengthen peace and resilience in Cabo Delgado (28 March 2025) Governor of Cabo Delgado inaugurates the Meculane Health Centre, Chiure District (21 March 2025) President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi inaugurates the Naminawe health center in Metuge district, Cabo Delgado (21 November 2024) 151 beneficiaries graduate from Vocational Training in Cabo Delgado (20 November 2024) Inauguration of Marokani Health Center in Cabo Delgado (25 August 2024) Handover ceremony of the Naminawe health center in the Metuge district in Cabo Delgado (19 July 2024) Visit of UNOPS Executive Director to Mozambique (14 June 2024) Contact Details UNOPS Mozambique Avenida Julius Nyerere 776, Xenon Building, 2nd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: +254 (0)20 76 21120 Email: info.moz@unops.org 2A Arquitectura Rua 059, Bairro Eduardo Mondlane Quarteirão 10, Casa 1110 Nanhimbe, Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique Email: info.moz@unops.org Many thanks, obrigada, for all [UNOPS is] doing for the community here.
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Statement by Grete Faremo to the UNOPS Executive Board | STATEMENT
It provides opportunities for socially conscious investors to generate financial returns, while ensuring their contributions make a positive social, environmental and economic impact.” Ms. Faremo gave the example of four projects - in Ghana, India, Kenya and across the Caribbean – where UNOPS recently signed agreements towards the construction of 330000 housing units.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Social protection, equality, education and jobs Scaling up actions to reduce inequalities and advance sustainable and equitable socio-economic development. Just digital transformation Shaping just digital transformation, promoting developing countries' access and use of digital infrastructures, technology and data.
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Supporting social housing development in Brazil | NEWS
With funding from the Fund to Support the Structuring and Development of Concession and PPP projects (FEP), UNOPS will provide technical assistance to structure and model these PPPs.
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Building a world that leaves no one behind | INSIGHT
Gender-blind public transportation can hamper the safety and security of women, exposing them to sexual, verbal or physical harassment.
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How can we get more women into mine action? | INSIGHT
A long list of technical military experience under the 'desired' category, for example, could be stopping people without a military background from applying.
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Serbia
Built and reconstructed 400 houses and 40 public facilities as well as roads, bridges and other infrastructure to support local development and help Serbia recover from the 2014 floods.
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Uzbekistan
Implementing a project to increase Uzbekistan's resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic and future epidemics through infrastructure works and procurement of medical, laboratory, radiological and ICT equipment for laboratory and treatment facilities across the country.
