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19 November 2024

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Miriam Queen Awuor
Security Officer
Field Technology Section, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

14 November 2024

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Zhuoya Jin
Videography Intern
Communications and Outreach Unit, Office of Information and Communications Technology

12 November 2024

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Tala Chammas
Data and Policy Analyst and Artificial Intelligence Lab Manager
Policy and Programming Branch, United Nations Development Coordination Office

07 November 2024

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Morine Amutorine
Data Associate
Information Technology/Data Science, United Nations Development Programme

04 November 2024

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Liubov Poshyvailo-Strube
Associate Geospatial Information Officer
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Global Geodetic Centre of Excellence

28 October 2024

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Sarah Yunjung Jung
Political Affairs Officer
Security Council Affairs Division, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

21 October 2024

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Ke Evelyn Ma
Logistics Officer
Movement Control Section, Logistics Division, Office of Supply Chain Management, Department of Operational Support

21 October 2024

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Diana Thaba
Knowledge and Innovation Intern
External Relations, Strategy, Knowledge and Innovation Division, UN-Habitat-United Nations Human Settlements Programme

25 September 2024

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Eman Subhi Mohammad Hammad
Personnel and Administration Officer
Field Office Juba, United Nations Mission in South Sudan

24 September 2024

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Commander Ayu Chandra
Senior Staff Officer CIMIC Liaison
J9 Branch, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

24 September 2024

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Jainnielyn Gong
Data Analytics Assistant
Information Management Unit, Office for Coordination and Shared Services, Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations

24 September 2024

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Maria Makarova
Statistics Assistant
Precursors Control Section, Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board, Division for Treaty Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

19 September 2024

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Tiffany Grabski
Economic Affairs Officer
Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

17 September 2024

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Eva Johanne Merkesdal
Staff Officer
Force Headquarters, United Nations Mission in South Sudan

12 September 2024

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Maryam Wangeci
Architect Intern
Energy Department, Urban Basic Services Section, UN-Habitat

10 September 2024

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Lillian Chinyere Amadi
Medical Laboratory Scientist
Health Services, United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic

05 September 2024

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Rohini Babygirija
Information System Officer
Software Products for Member States, Information Technology Service, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

28 August 2024

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Henriette Kabengwa Wabondja
Telecommunications Assistant
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

28 August 2024

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Erica de Sousa
Communication Consultant
Communications Department, United Nations Resident Coordinator Office, Dominican Republic

28 August 2024

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Heloisa Gabriel Pinheiro
Liason Officer
Geographic Information System, United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

22 March 2022

Last November, United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) and the United Nations Regional Service Centre in Entebbe (RSCE) field technology trainers conducted an intensive Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) training course for the Mozambique National Institute of Disaster Management (INGD) and the Associação Moçambicana de Veículos Aéreos Não Tripulados (AMOVANT), among others.

25 January 2022

The United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine (UNISPAL) website is an online collection of texts of United Nations resolutions, documents and publications concerning the question of Palestine, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, and other issues related to the Middle East situation.

30 November 2021

GIS Day is observed on 17 November to commemorate spatial and geographic technologies and to promote awareness of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or Geographic Information sciences.

28 October 2021

Youth development is a cross-cutting theme in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

01 September 2021

By definition, open source development is collaborative, inclusive and revolutionary—and open software has become ubiquitous. Whenever we are online, we are benefiting from open software. It powers the cloud, and is in supercomputers, blockchain, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.

27 August 2021

The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) and the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) announced the winner of the recent Unite Ideas / Financial Crime Data Challenge, which sought a model for financial

27 August 2021

The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) and the Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) announced the winner of the recent Unite Ideas / Financial Crime Data Challenge, which sought a model for financial

02 August 2021

The 2030 Agenda recognizes that the spread of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and global interconnectedness has great potential to accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, to bridge the digital divide, and to develop knowledge societies. 

22 July 2021

Using a shared or public computer in libraries, internet cafes and airports can be convenient and is sometimes necessary but there is always the risk of exposing yourself to a number of security threats. It is critically important, therefore, that you take extra precautions to safeguard your sensitive information.

08 June 2021

Attended by over 70 participants, the second Workshop on Knowledge Graphs for Social Good (KG4SG) featured an amazing variety of applications of knowledge graphs as well as lively discussion by our speakers and panel of experts.