Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce
Our diverse communities
As a commitment to promoting safe practices and supporting underrepresented groups within UNFPA, the following Diversity Spaces are available for our colleagues, encouraging allyship and providing resources.
Tangerines: A community of young professionals working at UNFPA who come together to identify and implement ideas that contribute to our mandate.
Women@UNFPA: A community of female personnel with a wide range of expertise and a strong interest in women’s rights and gender equality.
Afrodescendant Strategy Initiative: A community that provides data, resources and information related to programming for the Afrodescendant population.
PRIDE@UNFPA: A community of LGBTQIA+ colleagues and allies with a mission to foster safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ colleagues and their families; to ensure safety and well-being for LGBTQIA+ personnel; and to offer peer feedback on UNFPA initiatives to promote dignity and rights for LGBTQIA+ people.
Disability Diversity Space: A community of colleagues with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities and spouses of persons with disabilities, as well as allies, who aim to provide resources, promote accessibility, raise awareness and establish a welcoming workplace where people with disabilities can thrive.
Meet some of the people who work with us
Shakira Nabakooza, a sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence disability associate in Uganda, experienced full hearing loss as a child and now advocates for women with disabilities, ensuring that they have access to sexual and reproductive health information and services. © UNFPA
Omnya Nasr, a member of the Tangerines and a UNFPA Young Innovator Fellow, is passionate about the power of innovation and believes it can be a driving force for positive social change. © UNFPA
Irene Valarezo, a disability rights activist and a consultant on disability resources, is also the first woman with cerebral palsy in Ecuador to practise frame running. © Amanda Addison for UNFPA
Christina Julmé, a communications specialist for the Afrodescendant Strategy Initiative, is a multimedia journalist who centres the voices of women and girls in every conversation. © UNFPA/Woodley Lozama
Alberto Mendoza, a member of the Tangerines, brings more than eight years of experience in multicultural environments to his work in human resources at UNFPA. © UNFPA