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We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in September 2009:

UN Cares invites you to attend an "HIV in the Workplace" Orientation Session
The "HIV in the Workplace" Orientation is a very popular learning event, which covers topics such as strategies for prevention and the UN Policy on HIV & AIDS.

Helen Clark visits Copenhagen on 1 September 2009
During her first visit to Denmark, the UNDP Administrator met with UNDP staff and Danish officials to discuss her vision for UNDP, MDG progress, COP15, and the financial crisis.

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.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Ulf Flink (Sweden), UNDP Tanzania, Governance and human rights
Susanne Kozak (Sweden), UNDP-UNIFEM Kenya, Gender
Jens Niklas Schmidt (Sweden), UNDP Mozambique, Governance and human rights
Harald Thorud (Norway), UNDP Afghanistan, Governance and human rights

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in August 2009:

Shams Al-Mehairi (United Arab Emirates), UNOPS United Arab Emirates
Seth Broekman (The Netherlands), UNFPA Nepal
Marte Jurgensen (Norway), UNAIDS Uganda
Lucas Koolschijn (The Netherlands), UNDP Cameroon
Maryline Py (France), UNDP-UNDOCO Headquarters (USA)
Kai Stabell (Norway), UNDP Headquarters (USA)
Kai Stabell (Norway), UNDP Headquarters (USA)
Mette Tangen (Norway), UNDP Sudan

New Practitioner's Portal on human rights-based approaches (HRBA)
The Practitioners Portal brings together a wide range of resources on integrating HRBA into development programming, making them accessible to users through a single entry point.

12 August: International Youth Day
The theme of this year's International Youth Day - "Sustainability: Our Challenge. Our Future" - is a global call to action for young men and women.

19 August 2009: First World Humanitarian Day
The World Humanitarian Day increases public awareness of humanitarian assistance activities and honours humanitarian workers who have lost their lives or been injured in the course of their work.

The New System of Administration of Justice
The new system of administration of justice will provide a more professionalized, independent and expedient way of dealing with work-related disputes and disciplinary cases in the UN.

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.

Welcome to the new JPO Line Friberg Nielsen (Denmark), UNFPA Liberia, Population and development, HDR

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in June 2009:

Daniela Gregr (Luxembourg), UNDP Headquarters (USA)
Constance Hybsier (Germany), UNDP Viet Nam
Håkon Iglebæk (Norway), UNDP Nigeria
Takashi Izutsu (Japan), UNFPA Headquarters (USA)
Jakob Schemel (Austria), UNDP Albania
Astrid Schnitzer (Austria), UNDP Headquarters (USA)
Kai Stabell (Norway), UNDP Headquarters (USA)
Tommaso Tabet (Switzerland), UNDP Viet Nam
Laura Vinha (Finland), UNFPA Viet Nam

News on the Contractual Reform
For your further information regarding the Contractual Reform effective 1/07/2009, several documents (new Staff Regulations, FAQ, etc.) are now accessible to all JPOs on the JPOSC website.

Updated website for the Legal Support Office
The website for the Legal Support Office has been updated to provide users with more information and in a more user-friendly format.

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

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Saara Maria Frestadius (Finland), UNDP LAO (PDR), Governance and human rights
Katsuhiro Kaneko (Japan), UNDP-UNIFEM Pakistan, Gender
Ola Hodne Titlestad (Norway), WHO Switzerland, Health
Tiina Maria Turunen (Finland), UNDP Lesotho, Poverty and economic issues
Aya Yajima (Japan), WHO Switzerland, Health

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in June 2009:

Lorena Acevedo Narea (Sweden), UNDP-UNDOCO Headquarters (USA)
Frederik Matthys (Belgium), UNDP Rwanda
Silla Ristimaki (Finland), UNFPA Nepal
Sakari Saaritsa (Finland), UNDP Syria
Ravnit Sahota (Canada), UNDP-UNCDF Senegal
Johannes Schunter (Germany), UNDP Thailand
Linn Wallerstedt (Norway), UNDP Pakistan

The JPOSC welcomes a new partner organization!
UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) becomes the latest partner organization after signing a Memorandum with UNDP for the management of their JPO Programme by the JPO service Centre on occasional cases.

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
The World Day to Combat Desertification is celebrated every year on June 17 to highlight the urgent need to curb the process of desertification and to strengthen the visibility of the drylands issue.

Regional JPO Workshop on UN Coordination
The 11th regional JPO workshop, organized by the JPOSC in cooperation with UNDOCO, took place in Maputo (Mozambique) in May 2009. Reading Materials will soon be available online.

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.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Barbara Albrecht (Austria), UNDP-UNIFEM Rwanda, Gender
Isabelle Auclair (Canada), UNDP Ecuador, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery
Tarmo Juhani Heikkila (Finland), UNFPA Botswana, Gender
Ira Ovesen (Norway), UNDP Headquarters (USA), Business and administrative management
Marie Sandra Ramonjison (The Netherlands), UNDP Comoros, UN System Coordination
Charlotte Rasmussen (Denmark), WHO Myanmar, Health
Amelia Chantille Viaud (Canada), UNDP Ghana, Private Secotr Development

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in May 2009:

Jorge Andrade da Silva (Portugal), UNDP Angola
Mai Fujii (Japan), WHO Switzerland
Pilar Gonzalez Rams (Spain), UNDP-UNIFEM Uruguay
Saija Vuola (Finland), UNDP Kazakhstan

MDG Achievement Fund Mailing List
The MDG Achievement Fund Secretariat invites you to discuss the preparation and implementation of joint programmes funded by the MDG Achievement Fund: contact us for more information!

Report on the Global Gender Retreat 2009
The Global Gender Retreat brought together gender practitioners from each region to discuss progress in implementing the Gender Equality Strategy.

ILO and UNDP: First Report on Work and the Family in Latin America and the Caribbean
Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, this report argues that it is necessary to advance toward reconciliation between work and family through social co-responsibility.

Working for UNDP...
Current JPO funded by Japan, Noriko Chatani has been working in Papua New Guinea on Sustainable Human Development since 2006.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Pierre Celestin Bengono (The Netherlands), UNDP Niger, Energy and environment
Sonja Jessica Hemberg (Finland), UNRWA Occupied Palestinian Territory (PAPP), Business and administrative management
Miho Kishitani (Japan), UNRWA Occupied Palestinian Territory (PAPP), Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation
Benjamin Kumpf (Germany), UNDP-UNV Germany, Sustainable Human Development
Riikka Elina Rantala (Finland), WHO India, Health
Mia Sichelkow (Denmark), UNDP Senegal, Capacity Development

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in April 2009:

Veronika Baumgartner (Austria), UNDP Burkina Faso
Julie David (France), UNAIDS Mali
Katrine Siig Kristensen (Denmark), UNDP Headquarters

Results of the 2008 JPO, Donor and Organization Surveys: online!
We are pleased to share with you the results of the 2008 Client Satisfaction Surveys. The JPOSC will do its utmost to incorporate your comments into our the 2009 work plan and strategy.

Helen Clark, a new administrator for UNDP
Secretary-General BAN Ki-moon chose former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark as new Administrator of UNDP to succeed Kemal Dervis of Turkey.

Contractual Reform
According to the resolution A/RES/63/250, new contractual arrangements will apply to staff members serving in the UN Secretariat, Funds and Programmes, including UNDP, as of 1 July 2009.

Farewell to Jean-Philippe Tissier, 1977 - 2009
It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the death of Mr. Jean-Philippe Tissier, Policy Specialist at BDP. We would like to extend to his family and friends our most sincere condolences.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Rea Seraina Bonzi (Switzerland), UNRWA Occupied Palestinian Territory (PAPP), Gender
Martin Borgeaud (Switzerland), UNDP Mozambique, Governance and human rights
Tarmo Juhani Heikkila (Finland), UNFPA Botswana, Gender
Helene Henriksen (Norway), UNFPA Syria, Population and development, HDR
Katja Marianne Tiilikainen (Finland), UNFPA El Salvador, Gender

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in March 2009:

Janne Andresen-Kasalika (Norway), UNFPA Eritrea
Emma Richardson (Canada), UNFPA Guatemela
Taru Tuohiniemi (Finland), United Rep. Of Tanzania

Career management... Gestion des carrières... Gestión de la Carrera...
All the pages of the Career Management website, a platform of information and tools on career planning process, are now available in English, French and Spanish.

A new poster for the JPO Service Centre: "Young Talent in Action"
Thanks to your kind contribution and very nice pictures, the JPOSC has developed a new poster to better promote and visualize the JPO Programme. Have a look at it!

Launch of the MDG Achievement Fund Mailing List
The MDG Achievement Fund Secretariat invites you to discuss the preparation and implementation of joint programmes funded by the UNDP/Spain MDG Fund: contact us for more information!

Idealism and achievements...
Silla Ristimäki, a Finnish JPO working on sexual and reproductive health, shares with us her experience in Nepal with UNFPA.

"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.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Wajed Ali (Denmark), UNDP Bangladesh, Local Governance and Microfinance
Susanne Amsler (Switzerland), UNFPA United Republic Of Tanzania, Gender
Andres Blasco Cortes (Spain), UNFPA USA (Headquarters), Business and administrative management
Jee-eun Chung (Republic of Korea), UNDP South Africa, Business and administrative management
Lucia Desigis (Switzerland), UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poverty and economic issues
Kara Djurhuus (Denmark), UNFPA Uganda, Population and development, HDR
Ane Etxebarria Atxutegi (Spain), UNFPA Ethiopia, Gender
Beatriz Garcia Beltran (Spain), UNFPA Peru, Population and development, HDR
Eva Gauss (Germany), UNDP United Republic Of Tanzania, Strategic partnerships and resource mobilization
Peter Augusto Hansen (Denmark), UNDP Burkina Faso, Energy and environment
Alessandra Heinemann (Germany), UNDP-UNIFEM USA (Headquarters), Poverty and economic issues
Kristo Kentala (Finland), UNDP Azerbaijan, Poverty and economic issues
Boram Kim (Republic of Korea), UNDP Occupied Palestinian Territory (PAPP), Governance and human rights
Elham Allan Kryger (Denmark), UNRWA Jordan, Business and administrative management
Eric Lampertz (Luxembourg), UNDP-UNCDF Cambodia, Local Governance and Microfinance
Tomas Matraia (Italy), UNDP-UNV Germany, Public Relations, Information and Communication
Cristina Moreno de Alboran (Spain), UNDP Guatemala, Governance and Human Rights
Kaori Nakatani (Japan), UNAIDS Indonesia, HIV/AIDS
Friederike Amani Paul (Germany), UNFPA United Republic Of Tanzania, Local Governance and Microfinance
Charlotte Pram Nielsen (Denmark), UNFPA Niger, Population and development, HDR
Yolanda Rodriguez O'Brien (Spain), UNDP Timor Leste, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery
Marco Stella (Italy), UNDP Colombia, Governance and human rights
Nadja Melina Vetters (Austria), UNDP Moldova, Energy and environment
Elena Villalobos (Spain), WHO Switzerland (Headquarters), Health
Antonio Zugaldia (Spain), WHO USA (Headquarters), Health

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in February 2009:

Brechtje Kemp (The Netherlands), UNDP Indonesia
Maryline Py (France), UNDP-UNDOCO USA (Headquarters)
Begoña Elizalde San Miguel (Spain), UNDP-UNV Germany
Anna Stefansson (Sweden), UNDP Kyrgyzstan

New German JPO vacancies
There are currently new vacancies for JPO positions financed by Germany: detailed presentations in German can be accessed on the BFIO website. Application deadline: 16 March 2009.

11th regional JPO Workshop in Mozambique
The next regional JPO workshop, organized by the JPO Service Centre, will be on "UN Coordination" and take place from 10 May to 15 May 2009 in Mozambique.

DANIDA agrees to third year funding
The Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA) has agreed to fully fund the JPO programme over a three year period.

"Once UNDP ... Always UNDP!"
Kemal Dervis has decided not to seek a second term as Administrator of UNDP and will leave the Programme in March.

Networking JPOs...
A current German JPO has recently set up the new social network platform UN JPO-Network for providing better network-possibilities to the current JPO's in different duty stations.

Join the UN JPO Groups on LinkedIn and Facebook
Shortly after their launch, the UN JPOs group on LinkedIn and Facebook keep growing. Get connected with other your fellow JPOs!

My dear Maputo...
Mitra Motlagh, a Belgian JPO at WHO, shares with us her experience in Mozambique from a retrospective perspective.

From Nicaragua to the Delegation of the European Commission in Senegal
Ismo Ulvila, a former Finish UNCDF JPO in Nicaragua and the USA, shares with us his career path to the Delegation of the European Commission in Senegal.

Welcome to the following new JPOs!

Estrella Alcalde (Spain), UNAIDS Senegal, HIV/AIDS
Raul Ivan Alfaro Pelico (Spain), UNDP Nambibia, Energy and environment
Andrés Alonso Diaz (Colombia funded by the Netherlands), UNDP Guatemala, Poverty and economic issues
Leire Begoña Alvarez de Eulate Bada (Spain), UNDP-UNIFEM Cape-Verde, Gender
Karen King Nash Arleth (Denmark), UNDP Bolivia, Energy and environment
Christophe Bayer (Germany), WHO Denmark, Health
Beatriz Betegon Ramira (Spain), UNDP-UNV, Millenium Development Goals
Emmanuelle Bernard (France), UNDP USA, Governance and human rights
Floor Beuming (The Netherlands), UNDP Sri Lanka, Crisis prevention, humanitarian relief and recovery
Mette Bloch Hansen (Denmark), UNDP USA, Gender
Montserrat Conde Pereira (Spain), UNDP-UNIFEM Niger, Governance and human rights
Manuel Couffignal (Spain), UNFPA China, Population and development, HDR
Ramesh De Silva (Germany), UNDP Mozambique, UN System Coordination
Francine Egberts (The Netherlands), UNFPA Mongolia, Population and development, HDR
Alejo Eiriz (Spain), UNFPA Denmark, Business and administrative management
Maria Paz Fernandez Herrero (Spain), UNRWA Occupied Palestinian Territory , Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation
Tatsuhiko Furumoto (Japan), UNDP Nepal, Governance and human rights
Regina Gallego Pinero (Spain), UNDP USA, Energy and environment
Barbara Garcia Mateos (Spain), UNIDO Morocco, Private sector development
Junko Kato (Japan), UNDP Mozambique, Energy and environment
Maina L'Azou (France), WHO France, Health
Carmen Lloveres (Spain), UNRWA Lebanon, Health
Olga Martin Gonzalez (Spain), UNDP Senegal, Gender
Veronique Marx (Luxembourg), UNFPA Viet Nam, Population and development, HDR
Elena Mora Sevillano (Spain), UPU Thailand, Strategic partnerships and resource mobilisation
Amaya Olivares Zapiain (Spain), UNDP Angola, Poverty and economic issues
Adela Paez Jimenez (Spain), UNAIDS Senegal, HIV/AIDS
Tommy Petersen (Denmark), UNOPS Afghanistan, Business and administrative management
Laura Sannino (Italy), WHO Nigeria, Health
Mette Soetmann (Denmark), UNDP USA, Private sector development
Maria Isabel Suarez Garcia (Spain), UNDP-UNIFEM USA, Gender
Heidi Van Hoof (The Netherlands), UNDP-UNIFEM Colombia, Gender
Tamara Van Vliet (The Netherlands), UNDP Sudan, Governance and human rights
Sophie Wanert-Fayansoff (France), WHO Switzerland, Health
Karin Weber (The Netherlands), UNFPA Rwanda, Population and development, HDR
Michiyo Yamada (Japan), UNFPA Nepal, Gender

We would like to say goodbye and wish all the best to the following colleagues who ended their JPO assignment in December 2008 and January 2009:

Lorena Acevedo Narea (Sweden), UNDP-UNDOCO USA
Matthieu Arrault (France), UNFPA Ethiopia
Umberto Bernardo (Italy), UNDP-UNV Germany
Thuy Ha Bui (Viet Nam funded by the Netherlands), UNDP The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Patricia Déniz Alonso (Germany), UNDP Honduras
Claire Douchet (Spain), UNDP Morocco
Jean-Gabriel Duss (Switzerland), UNDP Nicaragua
Winta Ghebreab (The Netherlands), UNDP Cambodia
Greboval, Claire (France), UNFPA USA (Headquarters)
Nina Hakamies (Finland), WHO Sri Lanka
Trevor Kalinowsky (Canada), UNDP-UNCDF Madagascar
Yasuko Kusakari (Japan), UNDP Ghana
Anu Kuusisto (Finland), UNDP Sudan
Hyo Kyung Lee (Korea (ROK)), UNDP China
Timothy O'Brien (Canada), UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hyo Kyung Lee (Korea (ROK)), UNDP China
Alexander Pak (The Netherlands), UNFPA Yemen
Trine Storm (Denmark), UNDP Burkina Faso
Dorthe Raben (Denmark), UNFPA Burkina Faso
Marina Tadolini (Italy), WHO Ethiopia
Keiko Tamura (Japan), UNDP Switzerland
Lars Tushuizen (The Netherlands), UNDP USA
Anne Weber (Luxembourg), UNFPA Burkina Faso
Paul Zubeil (Germany), UNFPA USA

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