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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

04 March 2024


Nelly Chebet Korir
Telecommunications officer
Field Technology Section, United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

01 March 2024


Jiayue Zeng
Associate Statistician
Department of Economic and Social Affairs

28 February 2024


Emily Antoville
Information Management Assistant
Archives and Records Management Section, Department of Operational Support

27 February 2024


Vara Permall
Data Management, Results Monitoring and Reporting Officer
United Nations Resident Coordinator Office

23 February 2024


Sarah Weiler
Research Intern
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

21 February 2024


Mariana Mihailescu
Strategic Planning Officer
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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.

28 December 2015

Take a look at the 2015 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 2015:

13 February 2015

The General Assembly (A/RES/69/262) endorsed the United Nations Revised Information and Communications Technology Strategy (A/69/517).

23 December 2014

The growing field of data analytics, from simple information gathering to highly sophisticated sensor technology, promises to deliver solutions that will facilitate the work of the United Nations. Coupled with the increasing availability of free and open source software and Open Data, we are presented with a wonderful opportunity to proactively engage with external partners.