UNOPS News

• Former Secretary General opens new UN house in Peru Thu, 18 Feb 2010 LIMA – A new United Nations house in Peru has been inaugurated, providing a home for seven UN agencies in the country’s capital and a source of funding for educational programmes for children in need. Read more...

• UN Secretary-General appoints Vitaly Vanshelboim of Ukraine to the rank of Assistant Secretary-General Fri, 5 Feb 2010 COPENHAGEN - UNOPS is pleased to announce that the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has, effective 14 January 2010, appointed Vitaly Vanshelboim of Ukraine to the rank of Assistant Secretary-General. Read more...

• Customs reform increases trade, revenues and transparency in Afghanistan Tue, 2 Feb 2010 KABUL – Cross-border trade in Afghanistan increased from $2 to $8 billion in six years, with customs revenue up from $50 million to nearly $400 million, according to World Bank estimates at the close of phase one of a $32 million customs reform project. Read more...

• Deploying the H1N1 vaccine around the world Mon, 18 Jan 2010 ULAANBAATAR - Shipments of vaccines, safety boxes and auto-disable syringes arrived at Mongolia on January 7, making it the first country in the world to receive vaccines as part of the WHO’s H1N1 pandemic vaccine deployment programme. Read more...

• Medicines for Argentina’s public health service Fri, 8 Jan 2010 BUENOS AIRES – The final phase in delivering millions of generic drugs to Argentina’s national health programme was recently completed, ensuring access to essential medicines for the country’s most vulnerable population. Read more...

• Conservation plan agreed for the Yellow Sea Wed, 16 Dec 2009 XIAN - An agreement to protect the Yellow Sea ecosystem from over fishing, nutrient enrichment and habitat loss, has been endorsed by the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea, and supported by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Read more...

• Water and sanitation body completes move to UNOPS Thu, 10 Dec 2009 The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) will complete the transfer of its hosting to UNOPS at the end of the month, with the organization continuing to focus on improving water supply and sanitation for poor people worldwide. Read more...

• Multi-donor fund to improve food security and livelihoods in Myanmar Wed, 11 Nov 2009 YANGON - The Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) is a multi donor Fund of $100 million for the poorest and most vulnerable people in Myanmar. Read more...

• Major bridge reconstructed in Sri Lanka Fri, 6 Nov 2009 COLOMBO - Four bridges in Sri Lanka are being restored with Government of Spain tsunami funding, improving access to schools, hospitals and markets for communities in remote eastern areas of the island nation. Read more...

• Strengthening reconciliation and social cohesion in Liberia Tue, 27 Oct 2009 MONROVIA – After 14 years of recurring conflict that destroyed Liberia’s political institutions as well as much of the country’s basic infrastructure, renewed efforts are being made to encourage reconciliation and avoid the resurgence of armed conflict. Read more...