The United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) #WomenInTech Voices video campaign aims to highlight the contributions and impact of women working in technology fields across the United Nations. Get ready to hear the inspiring stories of #WomenInTech who are shaping the future of technology and the future of sustainable development across the world.
Jing Forrest transitioned from a private sector consultant to an Information Management Officer at the United Nations Department of Operational Support. At the UN, she focuses on impact, creating effective, usable and accessible tech solutions globally, from Geneva to Goma. Watch her inspiring story in our latest #WomenInTech Voices video series and discover her vision of people-centered innovation.
Petra Atah Mih is a Telecommunications Technician with the UN Mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO), where she supports vital connectivity across some of the most remote desert sites. In this #WomenInTechVoices video, Petra reflects on breaking barriers in male-dominated spaces and how confidence comes from learning and showing up with skill.
In this #WomenInTech Voices video, Salma Yousry, Urban Development Programme Manager at UN-Habitat’s Regional Office for Arab States, shares how she’s using technology—from Geospatial Information Systems to riverbank filtration—to make cities more sustainable and improve the lives of over 2 million people in Egypt.
In this #WomenInTech Voices video, Avishan Bodjnoud, Chief of Information Management Unit for the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and Department of Peacekeeping (DPO), shares how she’s helping the UN harness the power of technology in fragile, high-stakes environments. Her work connects artificial intelligence, data governance and digital tools with the day-to-day work of over 35 field missions globally.
In this #WomenInTech Voices video, meet Pooja Munshi, Data Platform Lead at the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. Follow her inspiring journey leading groundbreaking environmental data initiatives at UNEP, where her passion for using technology for good and her expertise in data science and AI drive her to create impactful tools like the satellite-based Eye on Methane Data Platform for mapping global methane emissions to drive climate action.
Meet Dima Abou Hamze, Cybersecurity Analyst at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). In this #WomenInTech Voices video, she shares how being trusted early in her career and stepping up as the sole cybersecurity lead helped shape the tech leader she is today.