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Learn more about who we are and why we do what we do. Discover UNDP projects, impact and main areas of intervention by reading personal stories from UNDP’s people around the world. Be inspired by their purpose and commitment!

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Luciana Mermet

Manager, Global Fund Partnership and Health Systems Team at UNDP

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Jairo Matallana Villarreal

Programme Specialist and Head of Rule of Law and Crisis Response at UNDP Colombia

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Esther Mpagalile

Esther Mpagalile, Inclusive Growth Analyst at the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa

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Ajla Grozdanic

Head of Goodwill Ambassadors and Celebrity Relations

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Dilupa Fernando

HR Specialist at UNDP BMS/GSSC

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Daniel Gonzalez-Carmena

Learning Analyst at UN Volunteers

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Roxani Roushas

Innovation Analyst at UNDP Regional Bureau for the Arab States in Amman, Jordan

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Yrika Maritz

Head of Experimentation, UNDP Accelerator Labs in Namibia

Lucky Musonda

Communications and Change Management Specialist at UNDP Bureau for Management Services (BMS)

Ana Grijalba

Head of Exploration at UNDP Accelerator Labs in Quito, Ecuador

Harald Thorud

Team Lead Norway for the UNDP Nordic Representation Office

Pauline Deneufbourg

Youth Empowerment Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Africa

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