What's new?

MDGs interagency course
The MDGs interagency course has been launched: it focuses on the origins of the MDGs, the roles of UN agencies and the global, regional and national implementation processes.

United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO)
On 1 June 2008, UNDGO took a new name to more closely reflect the core of its work - providing support for the effective coordination of the UN's operational activities for development.

Didier Trebucq is in Guyana...
Former French JPO for UNDP in India, Didier Trebucq now works as as Deputy Resident Representative in Guyana.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Eunice Chege (Kenya), WHO Tanzania, Health
Yuko Kurauchi (Japan), UNDP Kenya, Energy and environment
Anna Stefansson (Sweden), UNDP Kyrgyzstan, Energy and environment
Tomoyuki Uno (Japan), UNDP Indonesia, Energy and environment

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in June 2008:

Kristine Blokhus (Norway), UNFPA Lao PDR
Francesco Galtieri (Italy), UNDP-UNDOCO Headquarters (NYC)
Elray Henriksen (Norway), UNDP Burundi
Alfred K'Ombudo (Kenya), UNDP Mozambique
Cathrine Lutro (Norway), UNDP-UNCDF Bangladesh
Takaaki Miyaguchi (Japan), UNDP Thailand
Lisa Orrenius (Sweden), UNDP-UNDOCO Headquarters (NYC)
Troels Pilegaard (Denmark), UNDP Somalia
Anne-Aël Pohu (France), UNDP Haiti

Current vacancies
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is recruiting for a SARC position with the UN Resident Coordinator in Nicaragua. The deadline for application is 6 July 2008.

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.

New Gender Parity in UNDP Report
The Gender Parity in UNDP Report, available online, offers the latest data and recommends ways to improve the gender balance, especially among managers, in the UNDP workforce.

Follow-up to the 10th JPO workshop hold in Bangkok (November 2007)
Pursuant to the on-line discussion recently organized with BCPR, more reading materials as well as the final evaluation report are now available online.

UN Cares: the UN System-Wide Workplace Programme on HIV
The Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon officially launched UN Cares in May 2008 and has stated his determination "to make the UN a model of how the workplace should respond to HIV."

Welcome to the following new JPO!

Nils Rune Christensen (Denmark), UNDP Georgia, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in May 2008:

Caroline Aberg (Sweden), UNDP Indonesia
Akihito Kono (Japan), UNDP Macedonia (FYROM)
Benoit Larielle (Belgium), UNDP-UNCDF Rwanda
Karl Nilsson (Sweden), UNDP Tajikistan
Asao Shimizu (Japan), UNDP Lao PDR
Emmanuel Soubiran (France), UNDP-UNCDF Mauritania

JPO Survey 2007: gender-disaggregated data
Gender-disaggregated data are now available for the 2007 JPO Satisfaction Survey in Section 1 (ToRs-related questions), 2 (supervision-related ones) and 5 (harassment-related ones).

Launch of the corporate mandatory "Ethics Training Course"
Mandatory for all UNDP staff at all levels, this on-line course explains important aspects of the United Nations Code of Conduct and should be completed by the fourth quarter of 2008.

Green Initiative: change starts with each of us!
Since January 2008, the JPOSC has been successfully involved in a "Green Initiative" encouraging the rest of you to join in. Contact us to make your office a greener place!

10 questions JPO Quiz to Simran Sarabjit Singh
An Indian JPO with UNDP (funded by The Netherlands), Simran Sarabjit Singh shared with us his experience in Ghana.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Sara Rivenes (Norway), UNFPA Jamaica, Gender
Katrine Siig Kristensen (Denmark), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in March 2008:

Miren Alexandra Bengoa (Switzerland), UNFPA Cameroon
Els Berghmans (Belgium), UNDP Mozambique
Alina Ostling (Sweden), UNDP Belarus
Jens Wilkens (Sweden), WHO Denmark

New: Online Database summarizing your DTTA experiences
Thanks to your inputs and feedback, we developed a comprehensive and concise database summarising the different courses and travels JPOs have made using their DTTA.

NEW list of accomodation in the Big Apple!!!
Thanks to you and the information you provided, a consolidated list of accomodation in NYC (hotels, apartments, etc. for short and long terms) is now available online.

2007 JPO Satisfaction Survey
The results of the 2007 JPO Satisfaction Survey have been compiled and are now available online. Please feel free to access the online version!

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).

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in March 2008:

Einas Al-Ashgar (Saudi Arabia), UNDP Headquarters (New York)
Matthew Cogan (Ireland), UNDP Tanzania
Haitham Alfayez (Saudi Arabia), UNDP Switzerland
Caroline Horekens (Belgium), UNIFEM Ecuador

People in Action: Your contribution
The JPOSC is counting on your support to visualize our new motto "People in Action". Please feel free to send us your photos!

300 members in "United Nations JPOs"
The group "United Nations JPOs" on Facebook is steadily growing! All current or former JPOs, YPOs, AEs and the like are very welcome to join this informal network.

10 questions JPO Quiz to Misheck Luhanga
A malawian JPO with UNFPA, Misheck Luhanga shared with us his experience in Nigeria.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Florence Basty (France), UNDP-UNIFEM Morocco, Gender
Claire Duchet (Spain), UNDP Morocco, Poverty and economic issues
Laure Garancher (France), WHO Viet Nam, Health
Jan-Marcus Hellström (Finland), UNAIDS Nepal, HIV/AIDS
Rasmus Jeppesen (Denmark), UNDP South Africa, Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation
Anne Elisabeth Kobaek (Denmark), UNDP Syria, Gender
Verena Lahousen-Vivremont (Austria), UNDP-UNCDF Ethiopia, Local Development and Inclusive Finance
Dennis Larsen (Denmark), UNAIDS Mozambique, HIV/AIDS
Roberta Pastore (Italy), WHO Mozambique, Health
Sari Seppänen-Verrall (Finland), UNAIDS Kenya, HIV/AIDS
Martin Van Den Boom (Germany), WHO Denmark, Health

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in February 2008:

Christian Disler (Switzerland), UNDP Ukraine
Wouter Dol (Netherlands), UNDP Bangladesh
Cecilia Faingnaert (Belgium), UNDP Benin

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.

From Guinea Bissau to Lebanon...
Nick Hartmann, a former Danish UNDP JPO, works as Deputy Resident Representative with the UNDP in Beirut, Lebanon.

Current vacancies
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently recruiting for two Junior Professional Officer (JPO) positions with UNDP in Georgia and Belarus. The deadline is 23 January 2008.

JPO Programme Policy and Operations Induction Course
The two next PPO courses will take place on 4 to 20 February 2008 and on 21 to 31 April 2008 at UNDP Headquarters in New York.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Marco Baumann (Germany), UNDP Headquarters (New York), UN System Coordination
Kyoko Bourns (Japan), UNDP Mexico, Energy and environment
Dominik Brinkmann (Germany), UNDP Headquarters (New York), UN System Coordination
Silvia Frias Nebra (Spain), UNDP Macedonia, Poverty and economic issues
Chiara Frisone (Italy), UNAIDS South Africa, HIV/AIDS
Mikaela Grotenfelt-Enegren (Finland), WHO Nepal, Child and Adolescent Health
Hyung-Suk Jo (Korea ROK), WHO Switzerland, Health
Christian Modino (Spain), UNAIDS Senegal, HIV/AIDS
Selma Villa Bergman (Spain), UNIFEM Haiti, Gender

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in January 2008:

Christine Chan (Canada), UNFPA Cambodia
Eun-Chim Choi (Korea), UNDP Timor-Leste
Siân Evans (United Kingdom, financed by Belgium), UNFPA Niger
Henry Glorieux (Belgium), UNDP-UNCDF Niger
Sophie Haspeslagh (Belgium), UNDP Algeria
Silke Hollander (Germany), UNDP-UNV Malawi
Benoit Larielle (Belgium), UNDP-UNCDF Rwanda
Ivan Le Lay (France), UNAIDS Benin
Gaëlle Le Roux (France), UNOPS Kenya
Halfdan Lynge Ottosen (Denmark), UNDP Mozambique
Ulrika Rehnstrom (Finland, financed by Sweden), UNFPA Bolivia
Kari Vestbø (Norway), UNDP United Republic of Tanzania
Eriko Yamashita (Japan), UNDP Headquarters (New York)


	What's new? MDGs interagency course The MDGs interagency course has been launched: it focuses on the origins of the MDGs, the roles of UN agencies and the global, regional and national implementation processes. United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office (UNDOCO) On 1 June 2008, UNDGO took a new name to more closely reflect the core of its work - providing support for the effective coordination of the UN's operational activities for development. Didier Trebucq is in Guyana... Former French JPO for UNDP in India, Didier Trebucq now works as as Deputy Resident Representative in Guyana. Welcome to the following new JPOs! Eunice Chege (Kenya), WHO Tanzania, Health Yuko Kurauchi (Japan), UNDP Kenya, Energy and environment Anna Stefansson (Sweden), UNDP Kyrgyzstan, Energy and environment Tomoyuki Uno (Japan), UNDP Indonesia, Energy and environment We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in June 2008: Kristine Blokhus (Norway), UNFPA Lao PDR Francesco Galtieri (Italy), UNDP-UNDOCO Headquarters (NYC) Elray Henriksen (Norway), UNDP Burundi Alfred K'Ombudo (Kenya), UNDP Mozambique Cathrine Lutro (Norway), UNDP-UNCDF Bangladesh Takaaki Miyaguchi (Japan), UNDP Thailand Lisa Orrenius (Sweden), UNDP-UNDOCO Headquarters (NYC) Troels Pilegaard (Denmark), UNDP Somalia Anne-Aël Pohu (France), UNDP Haiti Current vacancies The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is recruiting for a SARC position with the UN Resident Coordinator in Nicaragua. The deadline for application is 6 July 2008. 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. New Gender Parity in UNDP Report The Gender Parity in UNDP Report, available online, offers the latest data and recommends ways to improve the gender balance, especially among managers, in the UNDP workforce. Follow-up to the 10th JPO workshop hold in Bangkok (November 2007) Pursuant to the on-line discussion recently organized with BCPR, more reading materials as well as the final evaluation report are now available online. UN Cares: the UN System-Wide Workplace Programme on HIV The Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon officially launched UN Cares in May 2008 and has stated his determination "to make the UN a model of how the workplace should respond to HIV." Welcome to the following new JPO! Nils Rune Christensen (Denmark), UNDP Georgia, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in May 2008: Caroline Aberg (Sweden), UNDP Indonesia Akihito Kono (Japan), UNDP Macedonia (FYROM) Benoit Larielle (Belgium), UNDP-UNCDF Rwanda Karl Nilsson (Sweden), UNDP Tajikistan Asao Shimizu (Japan), UNDP Lao PDR Emmanuel Soubiran (France), UNDP-UNCDF Mauritania JPO Survey 2007: gender-disaggregated data Gender-disaggregated data are now available for the 2007 JPO Satisfaction Survey in Section 1 (ToRs-related questions), 2 (supervision-related ones) and 5 (harassment-related ones). Launch of the corporate mandatory "Ethics Training Course" Mandatory for all UNDP staff at all levels, this on-line course explains important aspects of the United Nations Code of Conduct and should be completed by the fourth quarter of 2008. Green Initiative: change starts with each of us! Since January 2008, the JPOSC has been successfully involved in a "Green Initiative" encouraging the rest of you to join in. Contact us to make your office a greener place! 10 questions JPO Quiz to Simran Sarabjit Singh An Indian JPO with UNDP (funded by The Netherlands), Simran Sarabjit Singh shared with us his experience in Ghana. Welcome to the following new JPOs! Sara Rivenes (Norway), UNFPA Jamaica, Gender Katrine Siig Kristensen (Denmark), UNDP Headquarters (New York), Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in March 2008: Miren Alexandra Bengoa (Switzerland), UNFPA Cameroon Els Berghmans (Belgium), UNDP Mozambique Alina Ostling (Sweden), UNDP Belarus Jens Wilkens (Sweden), WHO Denmark New: Online Database summarizing your DTTA experiences Thanks to your inputs and feedback, we developed a comprehensive and concise database summarising the different courses and travels JPOs have made using their DTTA. NEW list of accomodation in the Big Apple!!! Thanks to you and the information you provided, a consolidated list of accomodation in NYC (hotels, apartments, etc. for short and long terms) is now available online. 2007 JPO Satisfaction Survey The results of the 2007 JPO Satisfaction Survey have been compiled and are now available online. Please feel free to access the online version! 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). We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in March 2008: Einas Al-Ashgar (Saudi Arabia), UNDP Headquarters (New York) Matthew Cogan (Ireland), UNDP Tanzania Haitham Alfayez (Saudi Arabia), UNDP Switzerland Caroline Horekens (Belgium), UNIFEM Ecuador People in Action: Your contribution The JPOSC is counting on your support to visualize our new motto "People in Action". Please feel free to send us your photos! 300 members in "United Nations JPOs" The group "United Nations JPOs" on Facebook is steadily growing! All current or former JPOs, YPOs, AEs and the like are very welcome to join this informal network. 10 questions JPO Quiz to Misheck Luhanga A malawian JPO with UNFPA, Misheck Luhanga shared with us his experience in Nigeria. Welcome to the following new JPOs! Florence Basty (France), UNDP-UNIFEM Morocco, Gender Claire Duchet (Spain), UNDP Morocco, Poverty and economic issues Laure Garancher (France), WHO Viet Nam, Health Jan-Marcus Hellström (Finland), UNAIDS Nepal, HIV/AIDS Rasmus Jeppesen (Denmark), UNDP South Africa, Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation Anne Elisabeth Kobaek (Denmark), UNDP Syria, Gender Verena Lahousen-Vivremont (Austria), UNDP-UNCDF Ethiopia, Local Development and Inclusive Finance Dennis Larsen (Denmark), UNAIDS Mozambique, HIV/AIDS Roberta Pastore (Italy), WHO Mozambique, Health Sari Seppänen-Verrall (Finland), UNAIDS Kenya, HIV/AIDS Martin Van Den Boom (Germany), WHO Denmark, Health We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in February 2008: Christian Disler (Switzerland), UNDP Ukraine Wouter Dol (Netherlands), UNDP Bangladesh Cecilia Faingnaert (Belgium), UNDP Benin 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. From Guinea Bissau to Lebanon... Nick Hartmann, a former Danish UNDP JPO, works as Deputy Resident Representative with the UNDP in Beirut, Lebanon. Current vacancies The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is currently recruiting for two Junior Professional Officer (JPO) positions with UNDP in Georgia and Belarus. The deadline is 23 January 2008. JPO Programme Policy and Operations Induction Course The two next PPO courses will take place on 4 to 20 February 2008 and on 21 to 31 April 2008 at UNDP Headquarters in New York. Welcome to the following new JPOs! Marco Baumann (Germany), UNDP Headquarters (New York), UN System Coordination Kyoko Bourns (Japan), UNDP Mexico, Energy and environment Dominik Brinkmann (Germany), UNDP Headquarters (New York), UN System Coordination Silvia Frias Nebra (Spain), UNDP Macedonia, Poverty and economic issues Chiara Frisone (Italy), UNAIDS South Africa, HIV/AIDS Mikaela Grotenfelt-Enegren (Finland), WHO Nepal, Child and Adolescent Health Hyung-Suk Jo (Korea ROK), WHO Switzerland, Health Christian Modino (Spain), UNAIDS Senegal, HIV/AIDS Selma Villa Bergman (Spain), UNIFEM Haiti, Gender We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who will end their JPO assignment in January 2008: Christine Chan (Canada), UNFPA Cambodia Eun-Chim Choi (Korea), UNDP Timor-Leste Siân Evans (United Kingdom, financed by Belgium), UNFPA Niger Henry Glorieux (Belgium), UNDP-UNCDF Niger Sophie Haspeslagh (Belgium), UNDP Algeria Silke Hollander (Germany), UNDP-UNV Malawi Benoit Larielle (Belgium), UNDP-UNCDF Rwanda Ivan Le Lay (France), UNAIDS Benin Gaëlle Le Roux (France), UNOPS Kenya Halfdan Lynge Ottosen (Denmark), UNDP Mozambique Ulrika Rehnstrom (Finland, financed by Sweden), UNFPA Bolivia Kari Vestbø (Norway), UNDP United Republic of Tanzania Eriko Yamashita (Japan), UNDP Headquarters (New York) Archives \| 2007 \| 2006 \| 2005 \| 2004 \| 2003 \| 2002 \|
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