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"Professional and personal growth. Knowledge of the world"
Andrés Alonso, who was a Dutch-Funded Colombian JPO with UNDP, shares with us his experience and insights on his assignment in Guatemala.
"You must be the change you want to see in the world"
For the JPO Stories Kelly Papadaki, JPO with UNDP currently funded by Greece, gives an account of her experience and insights on her assignment in Geneva.
Greetings from Ankara!
Dionysia Rigatou, JPO with UNDP currently funded by Greece, shares with us her experience and insights on her assignment in Turkey.
Greetings from Panama!
For the JPO Stories, Pauni Obregón Ortega gives an account of his experience as a JPO with UNDP in Panama.
Shikamoo from Tanzania!...
Eunice Nyambura Chege gives
us an account of her experience as a JPO in Tanzania. Funded by Belgium, she
works for WHO in Dar es salaam, where her core professional
concerns range in the field of making pregnancy safer.
From Vietnam to Haiti...
Most infrastructures in Haiti were severely damaged after the earthquake of January 2010, and a need to develop the cross-border logistics has occured as a consequence. Fabrice Hansé, JPO with UNDP, currently funded by Belgium,
Working in between "temblores"...
Eloise Fluet, JPO with UNDP currently funded by France, shares with us a reflective account of her experiences in her JPO assignment and El Salvador.
Patience & Persistency...
Yuichiro Sakai, Programme officer in Governance with UNDP in Sierra Leone since September 2007, shares with us his experience and insights.
Carribbean Callings ...
From the UNFPAs Sub Regional Office for the Caribbean in Jamaica, the Norwegian JPO Sara Rivenes shares with us her experience.
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it...
Alessandra Pellizzeri, JPO currently funded by Italy, shares with us her experience in Mauritania with UNDP.
No matter how it rains ...
Iván Baztán, JPO currently funded by Spain, shares with us his experience in Panama with UNDP.
Development as Freedom ...
Niaz Mohammad Awan, humanitarian response, monitoring & evaluation officer with UNFPA in Somalia funded by the Netherlands since 2007, shares with us his experience and insights.
Shoot for the moon and you might land among the stars...
Silvia Da Rin Pagnetto, JPO currently funded by Italy, shares with us her experience as Advisor to the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Uruguay.
If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch...
Nina Hakamies, a Finnish JPO working as Technical Officer - Reproductive Health, shares with us her experience in Sri Lanka with WHO.
Reach the farther shore...
Francisco Pacheco Vieira, JPO currently funded by Portugal, shares with us his experience at the Resident Coordinator Office in Guinea Bissau.
Working for UNDP...
Current JPO funded by Japan, Noriko Chatani has been working in Papua New Guinea on Sustainable Human Development since 2006.
Idealism and achievements
Silla Ristimäki, a Finnish JPO working on sexual and reproductive health, shares with us her experience in Nepal with UNFPA.
My dear Maputo...
Mitra Motlagh, a Belgian JPO at WHO, shares with us her experience in Mozambique from a retrospective perspective.
Motivated by the marvellous in the mundane...
Laura Vinha, a Finnish JPO working on Strategic partnerships and communication activities, shares with us her experience with UNFPA in Vietnam.
Change things 24 hours a day and see the difference...
Amath Pathe Sene, Dutch-funded Senegalese JPO, sharues with us his experience with UNDP in Mauritania.
Be the change you want to see...
A Spanish JPO with UNFPA, Miriam Ciscar Blat, shares with us her experience in Philippines.
JPO on the move: Francesco Galtieri
From Burkina Faso to the UN Development Group Office in NYC, the Italian JPO Francesco Galtieri shares with us his experience.
10 questions JPO Quiz to Simran Sarabjit Singh
An Indian JPO with UNDP (funded by The Netherlands), Simran Sarabjit Singh shared with us her experience in Ghana.
Tea, cookies and corruption
Constance Hybsier shares with us her JPO experience with UNDP Viet Nam. She works on human rights, anti-corruption and civil society.
10 questions JPO Quiz to Misheck Luhanga
Misheck Luhanga is a malawian JPO with UNFPA Nigeria. He shared with us his JPO experience.
10 questions JPO Quiz to Srikiran Devara
Srikiran Devara answers our questions on his JPO experience in Uganda, working with UNDP on Governance and human rights.
A future in international development
Wesley Jickling is a Canadian JPO assigned to UNDP in Ukraine. He answers our questions on his JPO experience.
Helping to build a state
Anu Kuusisto shares with us her experience as a JPO in Souther Sudan, working with UNDP on Rule of Law.
The 10 questions JPO Quiz to Michael Schaadt
Michael Schaadt answers our questions on his JPO experience in Afghanistan, working with UNDP State Building and Government Support Unit.
Dreaming of making a difference...
Gert Danielsen is a Norwegian JPO working on Aid Effectiveness with the UNDP Regional Service Centre in Johannesburg.
The 10 questions JPO Quiz to Caroline Horekens
Caroline Horekens, UNIFEM JPO in Ecuador, answers our questions on her experience after one year in the field.
Questions to a JPO: Wessam Ghazi Faridi
Wessam Ghazi Faridi is one of the first three JPOs sponsored by Saudi Arabia. He is currently assigned to the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre.
Kay Schwendinger, JPO in Liberia
A former Austrian JPO with UNDP, Kay Schwendinger shared with us her experience in Liberia.
Meeting Kofi Annan or 'Just another day as a JPO...'
Antonie Kraemer, UNDP JPO in Madagascar, shared her experience of the recent visit or the Secretary General.
Marie Pedersen, JPO in Bhutan
Marie Pedersen shared with us her JPO experience with UNDP in Bhutan.
Career Paths of Former JPOs
Laila Milad, from Jerusalem to Jordan
"It was a warm autumn day in 2008, as I finished packing my bags and loaded them and my semi-drugged cat into my car. As I left Jerusalem and made my way down into the Jordan Valley en route to Amman, it was with very mixed feelings - I was eager to start a new job with the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator for Jordan, but also sad to leave behind colleagues, friends, and Jerusalem and the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) which for good and bad had been my home for three very eventful years." Read Laila' story...
Looking back after six years within the UN.
For the last ten years, Annelie Rostedt has been working in the areas of development, human rights, social security/protection and migration. She started her UN career in 2005 with her JPO assignment with WHO in Uganda. Her JPO career path led her to Geneva, before starting as a SARC in Zambia.
Greetings from Nepal!
Martin Hart-Hansen, SARC currently (and former JPO) funded by Denmark, shares with us his experience in Nepal with UNDP.
From JPO to SARC
My name is Piedad Martín, I am a Spanish environmentalist specialized in economic development. After some years working as environmental consultant, I joined the Spanish Cooperation Agency for Development to focus on what professionally I enjoy more: sustainable development in developing countries.
An ounce of Action is worth a ton of words...
Former Dutch JPO with UNDP in Honduras, Patrick Haverman is now working on coordinating the Millennium Villages project in 13 countries with UNDP RBA (Regional Bureau for Africa) in New York.
Interview
Former French JPO with UNDP-UNCDF in New York, Olivier Adam is now working on HIV and Aids with the UNDP Bureau for Development Policy
On the move...
Former Dutch JPO with UNDP in the PAPP, Janthomas Hiemstra is leaving his position with BCPR in New York to become the new Deputy Country Director (Operations) of UNDP Nigeria.
"Doe wel en zie niet om"...
Tom Vens, a former Belgian JPO with UNDP in Afghanistan, is now working in Brussels at the Headquarters of the European Commission in the Africa Directorate.
From UNCDF JPO in Nicaragua to the European Commission in Senegal
Ismo Ulvila, a former Finish UNCDF JPO in Nicaragua and the USA, is now Head of Section of the European Commission's Delegation in Senegal.
From JPO in Morocco to "captain" of Finance at the ICAO
Carlo Reitano, a former Italian JPO with UNFPA (1995-1996), is now "Acting Chief of Finance" at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
From growing coffee in Sri Lanka to producing Nicaragua's first chocolate bar...
Go on Harm van Oudenhoven's exciting journey from producing coffee in Sri Lanka, working as a UNCDF JPO in Ethiopia and El Salvador, to introducing chocolate production to Nicaragua!
Didier Trebucq is in Guyana...
Former French JPO for UNDP in India, Didier Trebucq now works as as Deputy Resident Representative in Guyana.
How does a Peruvian going to China return partly Dutch?
Former Peruvian JPO for UNIDO in China, César Guedes now works as Chief of Section for Latin America & the Caribbean at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
From Guinea Bissau to Lebanon...
Nick Hartmann, a former Danish UNDP JPO, works as Deputy Resident Representative with the UNDP in Beirut, Lebanon.
18 years of UNDP. and counting!
A former German JPO with UNIDO, Ricarda Rieger, shares with us her experience in Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1989-1991).
Oh, the places you'll go!
Shoko Noda's experience as a UNDP JPO in Tajikistan (1997-2000) laid the foundation for her professional development.
From Mexico to Lebanon...
Marta Ruedas, a former Spanish UNDP JPO, works as UNDP Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Resident Coordinator and Resident Representative with the UNDP in Beirut, Lebanon.
Questions to a former JPO: Mette Strandlod
Mette Strandlod was a Danish JPO with UNFPA in New York and Malawi (1997-2000). She now works as Information Associate with the UNFPA Nordic Office in Copenhagen, Denmark.
From JPO in Indonesia to UNDP Deputy Resident Representative for the Iraq office...
Walid Badawi was a Dutch-funded Egyptian JPO with UNDP in Indonesia (1993-1995). He is now UNDP Deputy Resident Representative (Programme) for the Iraq office based in Jordan.
From JPO in Niger to UNDP Country Director in Cambodia...
A former JPO with UNDP in Niger and Papua New Guinea (1994-1998), Jo Scheuer is now UNDP Country Director in Cambodia.
Toshihiro Nakamura, from Timor-Leste to Sierra Leone
Toshihiro Nakamura, a former Japanese JPO in Timor-Leste (2002-2004), is now in Sierra Leone as UNDP Assistant Resident Representative.
From Tanzania to UNDGO Associate Director, the journey of a former JPO
Inyang Ebong-Harstrup was a Canadian JPO with UNDP in Tanzania (1990-1992). She is now the Associate Director of the United Nations Development Group Office in New York.
From JPO in Cuba to UNDP Deputy Country Director in Guatemala
Chisa Mikami, a former Japanese UNDP JPO in Cuba (2000-2003), is now in Guatemala as UNDP Deputy Country Director.
From JPO in Switzerland to UNDP Country Director in Indonesia
Hakan Bjorkman is a former Swedish UNV JPO in Switzerland (1988-1989) and now UNDP Country Director in Indonesia.
Questions to a former JPO: Sadia Yilla
Sadia Yilla, a former UNDP JPO in Costa Rica (1988-1990), is now the Chief of UNDP Staff Administrative Services and Deputy Director of the UNDP Nordic Office.
From JPO in Ukraine to Deputy Country Director in Viet Nam
A former French UNDP JPO in Ukraine (1992-1994) Christophe Bahuet is now Deputy Country Director for Programme with UNDP Viet Nam.
Jason Pronyk joins Operations Support Group
Returning to UNDP after a recovery period following the bombing of the UN headquarters in Baghdad, Jason Pronyk joins Operations Support Group in New York.
Once more unto the breach for Terence Jones
Current Leader of the Bureau for Development Policy's Capacity Development Group, Terence Jones started his career by joining the equivalent at the time to the JPO programme.
Marta Ruedas: the scenic route to HQ
From her first JPO assignement in Mexico to the position of Deputy Director of RBEC in New York, Marta's route has been as challenging as it has been scenic...
Sharing JPO Stories
We asked some JPOs, former JPOs and donors to reflect on their experience with the JPO Programme.