The Chief Executives Board for Coordination brings together the executive heads of 31 specialized organizations to deliver as one at the global, regional and country levels. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in the Board's second regular session.

This year's EFQM Forum will focus on how enhanced agility can help organizations working in turbulent environments to seize onto game-changing opportunities and shift resources. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will give a speech entitled 'Agilising a business process' on the opening day of the event.

Hosted during UN General Assembly week, the Bloomberg Global Business Forum brings together a community of global leaders who will work together to address the most pressing economic issues facing us today. Topics of discussion include: Creating economic growth while encouraging technological innovation; the need for new international trade and immigration policies; identifying the greatest areas of opportunity for progress; and forging new coalitions to combat existential environmental threats. UNOPS Director Grete Faremo will be attending this event.

During the UN General Assembly, Member States are invited to comment on an issue of global concern during the general debate. Grete Faremo, UNOPS Executive Director, will attend the debate, which focuses on the theme: 'Focusing on people – striving for peace and a decent life for all on a sustainable planet.'

The Financial Times and the International Finance Corporation are bringing together senior thinkers from governments, finance, banking, non-governmental organizations and the corporate sector to explore international efforts to move countries out of fragility and into stability and growth. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in panel discussion on redefining fragility in the African context.​

The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. The 72nd session of the UN General Assembly will begin in New York at UN Headquarters.

The President of the UN General Assembly will convene a two-day high-level meeting to discuss the effective implementation of the New Urban Agenda and to reflect on the positioning of UN-Habitat in that regard. UNOPS Executive Director Grete Faremo will participate in a panel discussion entitled 'Implementing the New Urban Agenda and the SDGs – the role of the United Nations System.'​