Which UN organisation is hiring? The 2009 UN Job List Statistics

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It is a good yearly tradition to look back and reflect on where UN vacancies are coming from so after the 2007, 2008 here the statistics, for 2009

The results are not surprising. The top three organisations are still UNDP, WHO and UNOPS. For further details have a look at the UN Job List Resource Page where you can see what the last three days look like, how 2010 is building up and of course review the data from 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Lastly, the usual disclaimer applies: The data you see is a collection of vacancies posted and collected with the UN Job List. Thus the data can in no way be an accurate estimation of how many posts an organisation actually fills.

The little Peacekeeper

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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

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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.