The European Union (EU) and UNOPS are working to improve air quality in North Macedonia with a €10 million project that aims to reduce pollution, protect health, and create greener cities.

Statement delivered by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director.

UNOPS is working with Ethiopia's Ministry of Health to equip the Armauer Hansen Research Institute in Addis Ababa with the latest technology needed to conduct innovative disease research.

Together with the government of Brazil, UNOPS will help bolster local disaster risk management strategies and strengthen the resilience of cities to heavy rains, floods and landslides.

In partnership with the government of Germany, UNOPS will help improve basic living conditions and access to public services for returnees in Anbar and Ninewa Governorates.

Awaaz Afghanistan – the nation’s pioneering humanitarian call centre – has achieved a significant new milestone: handling over half a million calls from vulnerable people in need.

The urgency of the climate crisis demands that we move beyond pledges and translate commitments into tangible action. At COP29, the UNOPS family demonstrated its unwavering dedication to providing the practical solutions needed to achieve a climate-resilient future.

New infrastructure will help promote the rule of law and protect human rights in the country.

Pope Francis received UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva in a private audience at the Vatican, with the conversation focusing on the need for urgent response to global conflicts and the climate crisis.