Dispatches

Map of Cambodia showing rivers and major Cities

Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia: Misha Goforth’s second blog from the virtual field

Photo credit: CDC By Misha Goforth, MIPP Working with the results-based management unit of UNDP Cambodia for the last few months has been a great learning experience and has allowed me to stretch my skills in data management, coordination and analysis. In my last blog, I focused on the importance of results-based management in monitoring […]

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West Lake, Tây Hồ, Hanoi, Vietnam buildings overlookign a lake

Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Viet Nam: Joanna Hausen’s first blog from the virtual field

Photo credit: Hieu Tran/Unsplash By Joanna Hausen, MIPP Hello from Kitchener, Ontario! A far throw from Hanoi, Vietnam, where the team I will be working with over the next months is based. Working remotely as a Junior Professional Consultant in climate policy and programme support with the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam seems a

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Multi coloured houses built into a hill

Dispatch from UN Habitat in Kenya: Harry Deng’s first blog from the virtual field

Photo credit: UN-Habitat By Harry Deng, MAGG student As I write this first blog, I am sitting at my desk – an extra desk – in an office in one of those co-working spaces some old co-workers have rented out, and generously agreed to let me use it at no cost to myself. There is

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People sitting around a long table with microphones. Map of part of Vietnam is behind the person at the end of the table

Dispatch from the UN Development Programme in Viet Nam: Kestrel DeMarco’s first blog from the virtual field

Photo credit: UNDP Viet Nam By Kestrel DeMarco, MAGG A few months ago, I opened my inbox to see the most exciting email of 2021 (so far). I found out I’d be spending six months working as a Junior Professional Consultant for the Climate Change and Environment Unit of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

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Andrew Horne sitting at his desk in his home office

Dispatch from UN-Habitat in Kenya: Andrew Horne’s first blog from the virtual field

By: Andrew Horne, MIPP The last year has been challenging for most people, as we adapt to a constantly changing environment in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic. I am no exception, as I completed my Master of International Public Policy degree at BSIA in August, having finished the entire program virtually as a result

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High Court Building Yangon Myanmar

Dispatch from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Myanmar: Alexandra Giorgis-Audrain’s third blog from the virtual field

In her third blog form the virtual field written in December, MAGG student Alexandra Giorgis-Audrain writes about her excitement to see events she helped organize happen and the upcoming holiday break.

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UNESCO logo

Dispatch from UNESCO in New Delhi, India: Varkpeh Gonowolo’s first blog from the virtual field

In his first blog from the virtual field, MIPP student, Varkpeh Gonowolo describes how his experience in public finance led to him being tasked with writing a chapter on the approach some countries took to ringfencing SDG4 financing amidst competing pandemic needs.

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Building in Cambodia

Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Cambodia: Lydia Callies’ third blog from the virtual field

In her third blog from the virtual field, MAGG student Lydia Callies discusses her project which seeks to increase the visibility of these vulnerable and marginalised groups to foster their inclusion and participation in public processes.

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The BSIA is closed Monday, January 26th due to severe weather and local travel conditions.