Unsafe and insufficient WASH facilities reinforce cycles of poverty, inequality and deprivation – particularly for women, children and marginalized groups. New research explores ways to practically implement inclusive approaches to WASH infrastructure development, particularly in developing countries and fragile contexts.

Opening remarks by UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva, at the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Santiago Network, 18 March 2024.

Joint statement by Sigrid Kaag, UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, and Jorge Moreira da Silva, UNOPS Executive Director, welcoming the opening of a maritime corridor to Gaza.

Statement by UNOPS Director of Procurement Anne-Claire Howard and UNOPS Director of Infrastructure and Project Management (a.i.) Steven Crosskey on the Buildings and Climate Global Forum 'Declaration de Chaillot'.

Remarks by Assistant Secretary-General and UNOPS Deputy Executive Director Sonja Leighton-Kone, at the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum Special Session Convened at the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6).

This year's assembly will focus on how multilateralism can help tackle climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. On 27 February, UNOPS Deputy Executive Director Sonja Leighton-Kone will discuss the importance of resource efficiency and sustainable value chains at the high-level opening session entitled 'Shaping our common future.'

Statement by Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva on the death of UNOPS colleague and his family in Gaza.

Displacement due to conflict is on the rise. In the Central African Republic, the government, UNOPS and the World Bank worked together to support communities impacted by conflict – read how in the third of a three-part series.

Decades of instability have caused untold suffering for people across the Central African Republic.

Statement on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, delivered by Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva.

Statement to the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) Preparatory Committee, delivered on behalf of Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director Jorge Moreira da Silva..

Remarks by Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, at the Economic and Social Council 2024 Coordination Segment.