UN OICT

12/23/2025

Faith Makena Kendi is an Information Technology Technician with the Field Technology Section at United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, helping teams connect across borders through reliable, inclusive technology. Faith is showing how women are leading !

More about Faith at: https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/faith-makena-kendi

12/18/2025

“I wanted to use my skills to serve a greater purpose.”🌍
From fixing critical PAER system access issues to supporting missions on the ground, Tiara Nissa, Chief of Personnel and Finance at United Nations Mission in the DR Congo - Monusco, is making a global impact every day.
https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/tiara-nissa

12/17/2025

In this Voices feature, Tiziana Bonapace, Director of the ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, reflects on her 35-year journey at the United Nations and her transition from economics into the digital and disaster risk reduction space. She shares how the ability to connect ideas has shaped her work, highlights the growing strategic importance of digital innovation after the pandemic, and points to the establishment of a shared internet exchange point among Pacific Island countries as one of her most rewarding projects.

Watch now to learn more about Tiziana!

12/17/2025

At Euro Model United Nations for aspiring young delegates, Bernardo Mariano Junior, Assistant Secretary-General and Chief Information Technology Officer of the United Nations, delivered a powerful message to young leaders from around the world under the theme “A Mosaic of Resilience.”

“You are not just students. You are the architects of tomorrow’s world,” Bernardo Mariano Junior told delegates, emphasizing that resilience is not only about bouncing back, but “about moving forward, together.”

Drawing from his own journey, which began as an electrical engineer in Mozambique and continued through UN peacekeeping operations, Bernardo Mariano Junior reflected on how technology can serve peace, dignity and human resilience. “It taught me what resilience truly looks like: people who have lost everything, yet still choose to believe in the promise of tomorrow.”

Closing with a call to action, he urged delegates to let Model United Nations be “more than a simulation” and “a spark,” because “the future of diplomacy, of peace, of progress is not only in our hands. The future is also in yours.”

12/16/2025

Xiaochao Duan, Intern at the UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Regional Office in East Africa, is using data science and epidemiology to analyze HIV/AIDS data, while encouraging girls facing gender discrimination to pursue their dreams and trust their own voice!

More: https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/xiaochao-duan

12/12/2025

In this video, meet Florence Keter, Project Manager at the United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) in Entebbe, Uganda.

Florence works at the forefront of digital transformation in peacekeeping: strengthening C4ISR preparedness and ensuring peacekeepers have the technological skills needed to operate safely and effectively in complex environments.

Through technology-enabled training, including UNCAP’s Women Outreach Course (WOC) and its e-learning platform, the team is expanding women’s participation in peacekeeping while advancing inclusive, digitally empowered operations.

By uniting technology, people, and purpose, UNCAP is contributing to safer missions, stronger teams, and better outcomes for communities affected by conflict.

United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe

12/11/2025

"Ask questions, build community and stay open to unexpected opportunities."

Meet Kayla Owens, UN OICT's Communications Intern!

Kayla has helped shape our campaign, crafting videos that spotlight the teams and tech driving the UN forward. https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/kayla-owens

12/09/2025

12/09/2025

💡Spotlight on Zarqa Khan, Project Coordinator for Women’s Economic Empowerment at UN Women Pakistan, who leads -powered prosthetic limb innovation using 3D printing & digital modeling to restore independence for rural women amputees!

https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/zarqa-khan

12/08/2025

Together with the Digital Transformation Team at the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) we’ve just wrapped up the UN Peacekeeping Innovation Sprint Series to Modernize Mine Action Service Donor Funding Management at the UN Headquarters, 1–5 December.

In just five days, graduate students from Fordham University, private-sector professionals from HYPE IdeaConnection Network, OICT and United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) worked hand in hand to co-create a working prototype using Microsoft Power Platform and AI capabilities—aimed at gaining efficiencies and accelerating decision-making- for UNMAS.

Explore the challenge and outcomes:
https://lnkd.in/evr-V3-W

Delivered in close collaboration between the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) Innovation Unit and the Department of Peace Operations (DPO) Digital Transformation Team.

With appreciation to our experts from Fordham University and HYPE Innovation for their amazing work: Anas Afaneh, Katherine Morris, Minju Sung, Nick Shutov, Sam Cleland, Samuel Kim and Stephanie Erica Tolentino.

If your organization would like to collaborate with the OICT Innovation Unit, visit: https://lnkd.in/e3KJ2scZ

12/04/2025

Adriana Sanchez Tinoco, Information Systems Assistant with the UN Verification Mission in Colombia (), shares her advice for women in tech: stay curious, keep learning, seek mentors, and trust your voice in technical spaces.
https://unite.un.org/en/WomenInTech-UN/adriana-sanchez-tinoco

12/03/2025

Today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Vikrant Bhatnagar reminds us that true inclusion begins at the digital front door.

From searching for UN jobs on careers.un.org to applying through inspira.un.org, our goal is to ensure a dignified, barrier-free experience for every user.

Digital accessibility strengthens equity across the entire recruitment journey.