SARC Stories
SARC Stories
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.
Career Paths of Former SARCs
From Sweden to New York, via Guatemala...
After a roundabout as a SARC in Guatemala, Lotta Viklund-McCabe is now back to New York, where she works as a UNDG Liaison Advisor.