The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Mission: Humanitarian, development and peace efforts
A quarter of the global population – around 2 billion people – reside in conflict-affected areas.
Adding to global vulnerabilities, more than 3.3 billion people are estimated to be living in areas highly susceptible to the adverse effects of climate change.
Through this mission, we champion holistic actions to address the root causes of fragility and strengthen the resilience of communities affected by conflict and disasters.
We are dedicated to amplifying the impact of our work and the contribution UNOPS can make supporting humanitarian action, long-term sustainable development and peacebuilding.
How we support
From across the organization, with our extensive experience in fragile contexts, we bring knowledge, tools and expertise to maximize the impact of our projects. We do this by building community resilience and addressing immediate needs, while tackling the underlying drivers of fragility.
In action
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Strengthening Ukraine’s resilienceIn war-torn Ukraine, UNOPS is urgently restoring critical energy, water and heating infrastructure to alleviate the devastating impact of conflict on affected populations, ensuring the continuity of basic services.
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Restoring essential services in YemenThe Yemen Integrated Urban Services Emergency Project provides vital relief by restoring key services in conflict-affected cities, while also rebuilding local capacity for long-term resilience.
Initatives we support
To effectively address the root causes of fragility and build community resilience in conflict and disaster-affected areas, partnership and collaboration are essential.
Explore some of the multi-stakeholder initiatives we support to scale up action.
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Global Executive Leaderships InitiativeThe Global Executive Leadership Initiative (GELI) enhances responses to complex global challenges by developing collaborative leadership among senior professionals across the humanitarian and development sector.
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Platform for Disaster DisplacementHosted by UNOPS, the Platform on Disaster Displacement is a group of states leading action to better protect people displaced across borders in the context of disaster and climate change.
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Cities AllianceHosted by UNOPS, Cities Alliance is a global partnership that fights urban poverty and supports cities to deliver sustainable development. As part of this, they work to build resilient cities that can withstand the effects of climate change and support urban adaptation and mitigation processes.
