Archive: February, 2010

Fixed ICAO jobs on the UN Job List

Hello together,

I had a bit of time and got around adressing some of the long list of things to fix on the UN Job List. Today I fixed the ICAO Jobs.

I’m trying to get around to the other item, too. If you find an organisation that needs to be fixed and it is not on my list yet, please let me know via a comment, below. Thanks!

Reading up on inside knowledge of the UN

The little Peacekeeper is not just out and about but also diligent in finding out more about the inner workings of the UN. He reads in “An insider’s guide to the UN” and understands much better what the UN achieves in this world.

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The little Peacekeeper at Washington Square

Of course the little Peacekeeper is trying to see a lot of this world. Here he is spending some quality time in New York City at Washington Square.

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Breakfast for the little Peacekeeper

Every morning the little Peacekeeper starts his day with a healthy breakfast.

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The little Peacekeeper

Say hello to the little Peacekeeper. He is new to this task and just completed basic training, so be kind with him. There are a lot of tasks ahead for him and while he is very proud of being a little Peacekeeper, he is also a bit nervous about the job ahead.

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Want to see more of the Little Peacekeeper? Have a look at his new home: http://www.littlepeacekeeper.org
Disclaimer: I’m doing this as a hobby and I’m in no way affiliated with UN Peacekeeping. If you want to know more about UN Peacekeeping, please visit http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/

The Kopernik – a great fresh way of looking at development

I recently came across a new idea in the development arena which is trying innovative ways to challenge development issues.

Here is The Kopernik:

Kopernik is an on-line store of innovative technologies designed for the developing world that also provides crowd-funded financial subsidies. Through an on-line platform, Kopernik allows the most progressive technologies to reach poor people in developing countries. The goal is to accelerate development through ‘leapfrogging’ or skipping inferior, less-efficient technologies and practices and moving directly to more advanced ones.

Kopernik show-cases innovative products (such as solar powered products and water purification devices) and thereby provides a menu of options accessible to local organizations in developing countries. The organizations then develop short proposals explaining how they can utilize the products to overcome development challenges and impediments to growth. The public in turn funds the most promising proposals in order to make them a reality.

If you ever experienced what cell phones achieved in Africa, you know what these guys are talking about. I’m looking very forward to seeing and hearing more from the Kopernik.