The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 5 JUNE 2026
UNOPS delivers over 1,000 projects for communities
COPENHAGEN, 5 June 2026 | UNOPS continued to deliver to the most vulnerable communities amid global challenges, increase in armed conflicts and humanitarian needs, and a deepening climate crisis.
According to the UNOPS Annual Report, the agency provided technical, operational and logistical support through over 1,100 projects across 130 countries and territories, delivering around $2.7 billion in support of humanitarian response, sustainable development and peace and security initiatives. The majority of these projects were in response to conflicts and crises including in high risk areas.
“Against a backdrop of global challenges, UNOPS did what it does best: helping communities in need around the world through agile and practical solutions,” said Jorge Moreira da Silva, UNOPS Executive Director.
According to the report:
- UNOPS supported communities impacted by crises in Afghanistan, the Gaza Strip, Haiti, Jamaica, Ukraine, Myanmar, Sudan and Yemen.
- Two-thirds of UNOPS work was in complex situations in line with the continued focus to operate in some of the world’s most challenging contexts.
- Through its projects, the organization created around 26 million days of paid work for local communities among them the poorest, including 10 million days for women.
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Notes to the editors:
UNOPS Annual Report 2025 - download in PDF
Key figures from 2025:
- Over 1,100 projects delivered worldwide.
- Approximately $2.7 billion in project delivery.
- Operations in more than 130 countries and territories.
- 26 million days of paid work created for local communities; of those, 10 million were for women.
- Two-thirds of activities were implemented in complex situations. This means countries and territories which are in fragile and conflict affected contexts or special situations such as least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing states.
- As a United Nations organization, UNOPS continued to provide technical, operational and logistical support to governments, donors, international financial institutions and UN partners worldwide.
- Approximately 70 per cent of the UNOPS portfolio involved working with other UN entities, helping get tangible results for people in need.
About UNOPS:
UNOPS offers practical solutions across peace and security, humanitarian and development operations. We help the United Nations, governments and other partners, to manage projects, and deliver sustainable infrastructure and procurement across the world.
