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How do you see your role? As the voice of young people at the UN, or as the representative of the Secretary-General to young people? This recently established position - leading the new UN Youth Office - marks a significant shift in the organization’s commitment to...
UNECE regional advisers are experts in the thematic areas covered by UNECE: environment, transport, statistics, trade, economic cooperation and integration, sustainable energy, housing, land management and forestry. Working on capacity development and resource...
Within the intricate landscape of United Nations operations in the field, an effort to break down barriers, streamline processes, and maximize resource usage is underway. Aiming at fostering collaboration, promoting innovation and leveraging existing knowledge, an...
In Guatemala, indigenous women of the Polochic Valley, the ancestral homeland of the Q’eqchi’ people, lead the defense of their lands and territories, protect life and nature, and work towards building and maintaining peace. After the Guatemalan Civil War,...
The article below is a brief exploration of the concept of ethical leadership, based on the insights from Mrs. Elia Yi Armstrong, former Director of the UN Ethics Office, and Mr. Helmut Buss, former Director of the UNHCR Ethics Office. I am most grateful for...
Rorie Katz was born in New York, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and has worked with the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) since 1997. In 2008, she became Head of the Graphics and Communications Department. She has designed hundreds...
You know a person a bit better, even differently, when you visit their home, ride in their car, meet their parent, partner, progeny, or pet – or, as is the case here, when you read the inspirational posters they picked for their office walls: “Life is unfair but,...
The UN Secretariat has transformed in the last four years, since COVID-19 broke out in March 2020. In many offices, Microsoft Teams has pretty much replaced the telephone. Hard copy memos seem to have vanished. The proliferation of Work From Home(WFH) – mostly in...
In this critical era, as our planet grapples with the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, the call to action has never been more compelling. Rising temperatures stress the need to weave nature into our societal plans, especially within the precincts...
INSIDE VIEW
How do you see your role? As the voice of young people at the UN, or as the representative of the Secretary-General to young people? This recently established position - leading the new UN Youth Office - marks a significant shift in the organization’s commitment to...
UNECE regional advisers are experts in the thematic areas covered by UNECE: environment, transport, statistics, trade, economic cooperation and integration, sustainable energy, housing, land management and forestry. Working on capacity development and resource...
Within the intricate landscape of United Nations operations in the field, an effort to break down barriers, streamline processes, and maximize resource usage is underway. Aiming at fostering collaboration, promoting innovation and leveraging existing knowledge, an...
In Guatemala, indigenous women of the Polochic Valley, the ancestral homeland of the Q’eqchi’ people, lead the defense of their lands and territories, protect life and nature, and work towards building and maintaining peace. After the Guatemalan Civil War,...
The article below is a brief exploration of the concept of ethical leadership, based on the insights from Mrs. Elia Yi Armstrong, former Director of the UN Ethics Office, and Mr. Helmut Buss, former Director of the UNHCR Ethics Office. I am most grateful for...
Rorie Katz was born in New York, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and has worked with the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) since 1997. In 2008, she became Head of the Graphics and Communications Department. She has designed hundreds...
You know a person a bit better, even differently, when you visit their home, ride in their car, meet their parent, partner, progeny, or pet – or, as is the case here, when you read the inspirational posters they picked for their office walls: “Life is unfair but,...
The UN Secretariat has transformed in the last four years, since COVID-19 broke out in March 2020. In many offices, Microsoft Teams has pretty much replaced the telephone. Hard copy memos seem to have vanished. The proliferation of Work From Home(WFH) – mostly in...
In this critical era, as our planet grapples with the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, the call to action has never been more compelling. Rising temperatures stress the need to weave nature into our societal plans, especially within the precincts...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is hailed as a revolution for language services. These days, it’s hard to open a newspaper without reading about the supposed impending annihilation of translators and interpreters. It is no wonder that such clickbait has circulated so...
