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23 April 2024


Fatuma Mohamed Dida
Information Technology Computer Technician
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

23 April 2024


Pinar Dirin Tanriverdi
Information Systems Officer
Global Technology Team, Global Information and Data Analytics Section, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, Department for General Assembly and Conference Management

22 April 2024


Elena Segura
Learning Management System Administrator, Instructional Designer
Capacity Development and Operational Training Service, Department of Operational Support

19 April 2024


Candace Hosang Charbonné
Chief, Business Process Improvement Unit and Lead, Knowledge Management Team
Office of Support Operations, Department of Operational Support

17 April 2024


Mosammat Israt Jahan
Lieutenant Colonel
Information and Communication Cell Force Headquarters in Goma, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

15 April 2024


Maria Liz Vera Benitez
Finance and Budget Officer
Peacekeeping Budget Service, Field Operations Finance Division, Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance

12 April 2024


Ida Jallow
Senior Liaison Officer
International Telecommunication Union Liaison Office to the United Nations

08 April 2024


Dima Abou Hamze
Cybersecurity Analyst
Information and Communications Technology Section, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

05 April 2024


Winfred Awino Bolo
ICT User Support Trainer
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic

03 April 2024


Sifat E Monzoor
Data Analyst
United Nations Mission in South Sudan

01 April 2024


Jyotsna Sharma
Human Resources Officer
Department of Operational Support

27 March 2024


Hamna Nasir
Military Observer
United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei

25 March 2024


Omniat Ayman Fawzy
Programme Intern
Anti-corruption Department, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Romena

22 March 2024


Lorenza Jachia
Senior Economist
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Serbia

20 March 2024


Ruth Mary Kemigisha
Nurse
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

18 March 2024


Esmarlin Julissa Moreno Nivar
Information and Communication Technology Associate
Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies, United Nations Global Service Centre, Department of Operational Support

15 March 2024


Sweet Mae Monteclaro
Administrative Assistant
Ecosystems Division, United Nations Environment Programme

13 March 2024


Sarah Sawe
Project Associate
Early Warning and Assessment Division, United Nations Environment Programme

08 March 2024


Maria De Lourdes Gutierrez Ortiz Monasterio
Project Coordinator
Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

06 March 2024


Miki Mizunuma
Business Process and Implementing Partner Development & Outreach Consultant, Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA) Urban Basic Services Section, Urban Practices Branch, UN-Habitat

12 February 2018

NEW YORK, 12 February (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced that a team from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, has won the Unite Ideas #SDGInsights challenge for its methodology providing a framework to combine multiple data sources based on geographic location, and to apply advanced machine learning algorithms to the data to discover

25 January 2018

NEW YORK, 25 January (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced that a team of data scientists and developers from CKM Advisors, a consulting firm based in New York City, has won the Unite Ideas #SciTechMatcher challenge.

21 December 2017

Take a look at the 2017 interactive timeline to get an idea of what the UN's dedicated ICT professionals accomplished together in this third year of the ICT strategy.

With commitment, dedication, and hard work, we are transforming information and communications technology (ICT) in the United Nations. Following are just some of the major accomplishments of 2017:

30 October 2017

Imagine you’re on a conference call with colleagues and need to access an important file, however, you’re not at your workstation. No need to worry, with OneDrive for Business you can access your files from anywhere on any connected device.

30 October 2017

Senior managers should be able to access reliable up-to-date information in one easy-to-use tool to make more informed decisions. To that end, the Department of Management’s Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) has launched over 55 easy-to-use management dashboards on the Unite Analytics platform.

22 June 2017

NEW YORK, 22 June (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced today that Data for Democracy (D4D) has won the Unite Ideas Internal Displacement Event Tagging and Extraction Clustering Tool (#IDETECT) data challenge.

31 January 2017

NEW YORK, 31 January (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — Mr. Jonas Hörsch, a doctoral student in physics at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, is the winner of the Unite Ideas #SE4All MathProg Challenge. Mr.

30 December 2016

Take a look at the 2016 interactive timeline to get an idea of what the UN's dedicated ICT professionals accomplished together in this third year of the ICT strategy.

With commitment, dedication, and hard work, we are transforming information and communications technology (ICT) in the United Nations. Following are just some of the major accomplishments of 2016:

15 March 2016

NEW YORK, 15 March (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced today that Abdulqadir Rashik has won the Unite Ideas #LinksSDGs Data Visualization Challenge. Mr.

10 March 2016

10 March 2016, New York, USA - The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) represented by its Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Director, Mr. Nikhil Seth, and the United Nations Secretariat Office of Information and Communications Technology (UN OICT) represented by the Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer, Ms.