Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Young people are disproportionately engaged in low-quality jobs with fewer opportunities for permanent employment. Moreover, two billion people globally are “unbanked” and lack access to formal financial services. When low-income workers and poor families gain access to basic financial services (e.g. savings, credit), they take the first step towards greater security. Simple and inexpensive technologies to support job searches and local banking could quickly improve many people’s opportunities for work and economic growth.

Nour Behairi, UNHCR Registration Assistant, registers a Sudanese family after completing their registration process in Cairo. After fleeing Sudan due to violence, Rania* (35) approached UNHCR Registration Center in Cairo, together with her three children, Khalid* (3), Hamid*, and Naglaa * (0), where they were registered as asylum seekers. ; As of 21 August, 280,000 Sudanese refugees and asylum-seekers and 7,230 third country nationals have crossed into Egypt after the onset of the conflict on 15 April 2023, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNHCR is providing protection services to those arriving in Egypt, including registration. To date, UNHCR has provided registration appointments for more than 60,000 newly arrived people forced to flee Sudan, of who almost 60% have already been registered.? According to UNHCR registration data, over 92% are Sudanese, followed by South Sudanese and Eritreans. Some 65% are female-headed households. The vast majority of Sudanese (94%) originate from Khartoum, while 3% are from Omdurman, 1% from South Darfur and 1% from North Darfur.

UNifyHR: GenAI Transforming HR Operations Across the UN Family

In a significant leap forward for HR operations within the United Nations, various UN agencies have collaborated to develop and deploy UNifyHR, an advanced Generative AI tool to streamline human resources (HR) operations and policy management. Initially conceptualized by the…

Oct 8, 20244 min read
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New Quantum for Good Partnership Initiative between UNICC and Quantum Delta NL

NEW YORK – 23 September 2024 The United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) and Quantum Delta NL are pleased to announce their partnership to jointly explore the transformative potential of quantum technologies for the United Nations system. The partnership was…

Sep 23, 20244 min read
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UNICC Collaborates with UNIDIR and VERTIC to Develop a BWC National Implementation Measures Database

As part of a joint effort, the United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC), the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) and the Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC) proudly present the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) National Implementation Measures…

Feb 5, 20245 min read
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UNICC Supports UNHCR Regional Call Centre for Ukrainian Refugees

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine can now access UNHCR’s protection and support services cost-free through the new Regional Contact Centre The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), with the support of UNICC, has partnered with industry experts ServiceNow, British Telecom (BT)…

Apr 13, 20234 min read
UNICC Helps Streamline UNRWA’s Digital Services Hub

UNICC Helps Streamline UNRWA’s Digital Services Hub

Developing the transformative eUNRWA digital services platform and mobile app UNICC recently provided the advisory support and technical know-how to help the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) build the ‘eUNRWA’ digital services hub for refugees.…

Mar 13, 20234 min read
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UNICC and ServiceNow Roundtable in Geneva

UNICC’s Clients bring on the value of cloud-based service management solutions On 2 December 2022, UNICC and ServiceNow organized a roundtable event in Geneva to showcase the achievements of their strong and evolving partnership over the past few years. The…

Jan 24, 20236 min read
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CITES Goes Digital: A Cloud-based System for Tracking and Management of CITES Review of Significant Trade

UNICC delivers CITES RST Tracking and Management System for greater efficiency UNICC launched a project with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in February 2020 to develop a system…

Nov 25, 20226 min read
UNICC Director’s Report 2021

UNICC Director’s Report 2021

Jul 5, 20220 min read
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Artificial Intelligence Powers UNDP’s Evaluation Solutions

An innovative solution from UNDP in partnership with UNICC and Amazon Web Services helps unlock decades of experience for institutional learning Independent evaluation offices play a major role in gleaning and sharing years of evaluation knowledge and experience for UN…

Apr 18, 20225 min read
Bringing UNICC Digital Solutions to a Historic Climate Change Event in Glasgow, UK

Bringing UNICC Digital Solutions to a Historic Climate Change Event in Glasgow, UK

Seven UNICC teams including virtual meeting provisioning, cyber security, digital ID and data analytics support the 2021 UN climate change conference As the climate emergency continues unabated, the need to facilitate global participation and engagement in the multilateral process on…

Feb 1, 20228 min read

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