INSIDE VIEW
Here’s what Mr. Duley said when I asked him to explain how his unique experiences had shaped his understanding of war-torn environments and how they are represented. “When I was thirty I switched from working as a photographer in the world of fashion and music, to...
Few people know that the United Nations affords its managers and staff the opportunity to discuss their workplace concerns, informally and amicably without prejudice to their rights in pursuing formal recourse. Even if they are vaguely aware of its existence, most...
Gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, also known as SDG5, is not only one of the 17 goals under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, but also a catalyst for sustainable development in all its dimensions. Gender equality is thus one of the...
Diversity is good for all of us”, said Ana Casades matter-of-factly, as she shrugged and looked across to me. “It goes to the core of what the UN is about,” added her colleague, María Carolina López Uribe. Ms. Casades and Ms. López Uribe are both Spanish language...
Racism is an institutionalized system that perpetuates racial superiority, engenders discrimination and exclusion, and fosters an unequal distribution of resources, privileges, and power. It encompasses economic, political, and social values,...
When I left for my first United Nations job at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York, I had no idea where destiny would take me next; I was ready for a life that would involve travelling around the world. That had not been my first job abroad and,...
Confidentiality is a key principle governing the work of an organisational ombudsman. It allows visitors to raise issues in a safe space, knowing that information would be kept confidential on the part of the ombudsman unless the visitor gives permission otherwise....
Over the past 60 years, UNITAR has served as the United Nations’ main training and capacity-building arm. Ever since joining UNITAR in January 2020, I have become accustomed to the perplexed reactions from partners and colleagues alike when they hear that my...
Occurring at the midpoint of Agenda 2030, the Effective Development Cooperation Summit hosted by Switzerland and Moldova this week (12-14th December), highlights how better co-operation strengthens trust and transforms the way the Global development community works...
INSIDE VIEW
Racism is an institutionalized system that perpetuates racial superiority, engenders discrimination and exclusion, and fosters an unequal distribution of resources, privileges, and power. It encompasses economic, political, and social values,...
When I left for my first United Nations job at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs in New York, I had no idea where destiny would take me next; I was ready for a life that would involve travelling around the world. That had not been my first job abroad and,...
Confidentiality is a key principle governing the work of an organisational ombudsman. It allows visitors to raise issues in a safe space, knowing that information would be kept confidential on the part of the ombudsman unless the visitor gives permission otherwise....
Over the past 60 years, UNITAR has served as the United Nations’ main training and capacity-building arm. Ever since joining UNITAR in January 2020, I have become accustomed to the perplexed reactions from partners and colleagues alike when they hear that my...
Occurring at the midpoint of Agenda 2030, the Effective Development Cooperation Summit hosted by Switzerland and Moldova this week (12-14th December), highlights how better co-operation strengthens trust and transforms the way the Global development community works...
Imagine. A medical evacuation request comes at 2 a.m. Literally hundreds of calls to make, messages to send. The ministry of health, the United Nations resident coordinator, country authorities, countless others. Negotiations, an aviation team, paperwork – passports,...
Entre l’augmentation des inégalités et les atteintes à l’environnement, comment le monde du travail peut-il remettre l’Agenda 2030 sur les rails ? Le monde est confronté à des crises multiples qui se renforcent mutuellement: séquelles du Covid-19, niveaux sans...
Disability is often used to describe an ongoing mental or physical challenge. Having a disability does not mean a person is disabled. Invisible disabilities, in simple terms, is used to describe a physical, mental or neurological condition that is not visible from the...
Gazing out to the Mediterranean Sea, my eyes followed the fishermen’s boats sprinkled across the shimmering water. Suggestive of all the things that come to mind when one gazes out to a sea being struck by the sun’s rays, the water sparkled like glitter: evoking a...
We expect people to take sides. In fact, when we convey any story to someone else, there is almost always an element of persuasion in the narrative. We strive to make the listener see things our way and side with us. In fact, evolutionary biology suggests that we are...
