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Emergency repairs provide humanitarian access in South Sudan

UNOPS is providing emergency infrastructure services to help humanitarian organizations maintain supply routes to more than 180,000 refugees in remote areas of South Sudan.

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Upper Nile State is in the northeast corner of the newly independent South Sudan. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), it contains 110,000 people who have sought refuge in the area after fleeing south from Sudan and the current conflict in the surrounding border areas.

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Ghor Hospital renovation underway

CHAGHCHARAN, 15 May 2013 – The renovation of Ghor Hospital in Chaghcharan, Afghanistan, has been inaugurated, with the aim of providing greater access to healthcare services for residents in the city and in neighbouring districts.

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Building shelters for Pakistan flood victims

Heavy monsoon rains in July 2010 caused unprecedented devastation in Pakistan. UNOPS is assisting early recovery efforts in Sindh Province by building approximately 4,000 one-room shelters in the worst affected areas.

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Gathering data to improve lives in DR Congo

By monitoring the return rate of IDPs and the situation in areas of displacement, the Data Centre is able to help anticipate future movements and improve humanitarian aid.

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Kabul University to benefit from new building and buses

Kabul University to benefit from new building and buses

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First compact between Parliament, Government, and NGOs in the Middle East finalized

Under a project implemented by UNOPS and funded by the Government of Denmark First compact between Parliament, Government, and NGOs in the Middle East finalized

Erbil 21 April 2013,

The text of the compact on partnership and development between Parliament, Government and NGOs in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has been finalized.

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500 CSOs unite on vision for authority-civil society cooperation in Kurdistan Region of Iraq [EN/AR]

Erbil, 13 March 2013

Representatives of 500 CSOs have presented their vision for an agreement between public authorities and civil society in the Kurdistan region of Iraq following four months of consultations.

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Buying snow trucks to save lives in Afghanistan

Eight snow removal trucks have been delivered to Kabul, to help clear a vital transportation network connecting north and south Afghanistan.

The heavy-duty vehicles were purchased and delivered by UNOPS on behalf of the Government of Japan, using an emergency procurement process in order to get the first three trucks in place for the worst of the winter season.

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Emergency repairs provide humanitarian access in South Sudan

Relief efforts in four refugee camps in Maban County were severely hampered by the rainy season, making the region one of the most difficult to reach.

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Renovations in progress at key Afghanistan airport

BAMYAN - UNOPS is implementing a major upgrade of the Bamyan city airport in order to improve its connectivity to Kabul and beyond, and to provide increased market access and opportunities to the local population.

Bamyan Province is the heart of Afghanistan’s fledgling tourism industry, home to the Bamyan Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the magnificent Band-e Amir lakes in the Hindu Kush mountains, Afghanistan’s first national park. However, Afghanistan’s mountainous geography and the inadequate facilities at Bamyan Airport have limited commercial access to the region.

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UNOPS apoya la adquisición de 246 mil cocinas de gas en las zonas más pobres del Perú

El Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MEM) del Perú lidera el proyecto “Cocina Perú” orientado a cambiar hábitos en el uso de combustibles fósiles (leña, queroseno, carbón) para la cocción de los alimentos mediante el uso de cocinas de gas y mejorar la calidad de vida de las comunidades desfavorecidas, en el marco del proceso para la inclusión social energética. Desde esta perspectiva, UNOPS asesora técnicamente al MEM a través de dos actividades.

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Building stability by engaging communities in South Sudan

The winner of the 2011 UNOPS Project of the Year award was a stabilization project in South Sudan, where local communities helped plan and construct essential new water facilities and security buildings in order to reduce insecurity.

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Somalia commits to a future clear of landmines

MOGADISHU - Somalia has signed the internationally-recognized Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, committing to destroy its stockpile of landmines over the next four years and de-mine the country within a decade.

he Horn of Africa state, which became the 160th country to sign the convention, has suffered from explosive remnants of war and landmine contamination following decades of conflict. The Somali government also agreed to assist landmine survivors and to no longer use, produce or transfer anti-personnel mines.

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UNOPS promueve los derechos de las personas con discapacidad

Como parte de nuestra política para infraestructura sostenible, la cual establece un enfoque sostenible basado en los derechos humanos para todas las actividades de infraestructura de UNOPS, nos hemos comprometido a ejecutar proyectos de infraestructura de acuerdo con la Convención sobre los derechos de las personas con discapacidad. Esto incluye incorporar el concepto de “diseño universal”, definido por la Convención para asegurar que las instalaciones y servicios son accesibles para todas las personas.

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L'UNOPS fait valoir les droits des personnes handicapées

L’UNOPS intensifie ses efforts pour s’assurer que tous ses projets garantissent les droits et l’accès des personnes handicapées.

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UNOPS promoting rights of people with disabilities

UNOPS is increasing its drive to ensure that all projects promote rights and access for people with disabilities.

As part of our policy for sustainable infrastructure, which establishes a sustainable, human rights-based approach for all UNOPS infrastructure activities, we have committed to implementing infrastructure projects in compliance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This includes incorporating the concept of ‘universal design’, defined by the CRPD to ensure that facilities and services are accessible to all people.

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Support to Afghan mine action

Since 1988 the Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan has helped clear the nation of mines and unexploded remnants of war, has provided life-saving mine risk education and has supported the government’s disability initiatives.

The programme is one of longest-running and largest mine action programmes in the world.

Providing human resource and procurement services

The programme is coordinated by the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan (MACCA) which is funded by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) and implemented by UNOPS.

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Publication des achats de l’ONU dans le centre de données ouvertes de l’UNOPS

COPENHAGUE – Des informations concernant les dépenses des organisations des Nations Unies effectuées au cours des cinq dernières années sont maintenant disponibles à partir du nouveau centre de données ouvertes de l’UNOPS, une réalisation qualifiée de « pas de géant pour la transparence » dans les domaines de l’aide humanitaire et du développement.

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UN procurement data on UNOPS open information hub

1 November 2012

COPENHAGEN – Data covering five years of spending by United Nations organizations has now been made available on UNOPS new open information hub, in what has been called a “giant step for transparency” in aid and development.

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Kurdistan Parliament of Iraq asks for inputs to civil society policy

Erbil, 17 October 2012. The Kurdistan Parliament of Iraq invites NGOs and the public to draft a regional policy on authority-civil society cooperation. A first draft was jointly prepared by MPs, Government representatives and NGOs this week and consultations open to all NGOs will start in the governorates after Eid.