🎉 Our Mapper of the Month for June is James Owornte from Nigeria 🇳🇬

James is one of our new validation candidates and is our top validator for the Ceel Gadde roads project validating 52 tasks or almost 30% of the project. He is also one of our top mappers for the previous month, adding 35 km of roads.

Read our interview 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/un-mapper-month-june-2026

#UNMaps #UNMappers #mappingforpeace #OpenStreetMap #UNMapperoftheMonth #MapperoftheMonth #volunteering #UNVolunteers #opendata #humanitarianmapping

In March 2026, we officially launched our pilot for the UN Maps Community Ambassadors Initiative.

This short video provides a quick recap of the shared vision we have with our four Community Ambassadors, Silvina, Pawan, Lucy & Modo.

Let us get together again to celebrate ambassadors' wins and learn from their challenges.

📅 19 June
⏱️ 12:00 UTC
*check your local time: https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1781870400

📌 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mappy-hour-un-maps-community-ambassador-pilot-initiative-highlights-tickets-1990295248666

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CityMapper Externship: A #UNMaps Community Ambassador and Chapter Initiative in Cameroon 🇨🇲

For four (4) weeks in April to May 2026, our #UNMaps Community Ambassador, Engelbert Modo, led an exploratory CityMapper Externship initiative.

🌟 The vision is clear: to build a generation of young people who can use open data to address real problems in Africa. 🌍

Read more 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/citymapper-externship-un-maps-community-ambassador-and-chapter-initiative-cameroon

#UNMappers #OpenStreetMap #opencommunity #training #opendata #Africaengagement #comunityengagement

🌐 We’re joining UN 2.0 Week 2026!

From 15–19 June, colleagues across the UN system and beyond will come together for a global week of conversations, side events and exchanges on how we can work differently, innovate for humanity and deliver stronger impact for people.

Join us for the #UNMappers Mappy Hour!

📅 19 June 2026, 09:00 UTC | 11:00 CET
📍 Online

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/un-20-side-event-un-mappers-mappy-hour-tickets-1990309907511?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

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📢 Calling UN Mappers 📢

In response to the Ebola outbreak in DRC, we are supporting the disaster response activation to map buildings in the affected areas.

🗺 Features to map: buildings 🏘
🌐 Open to all levels
📍 Map here: https://tasks.hotosm.org/explore?campaign=DRC+Ebola+2026&omitMapResults=1

Let us support MSF and other responding organizations by mapping to help contain and deal with this outbreak. More info here: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Humanitarian_OSM_Team/Open_Mapping_Hub_Eastern_and_Southern_Africa/DRC_Ebola_2026.

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No Mappy Hour this May because we are preparing something special in June!✨💙

We invite you to our special Mappy Hour for June as we share key highlights of the UN Maps Community Ambassador Pilot Initiative!

📅 19 June
⏱️ *12:00 UTC | 13:00 WAT/Cameroun | 15:00 EAT/Kenya | 17:30 India | 09:00 Argentina
🌐 Everyone is welcome!
📌 Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mappy-hour-un-maps-community-ambassador-pilot-initiative-highlights-tickets-1990295248666?aff=oddtdtcreator

See you! 💙

*check your local time: https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1781870400

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Reposted from #UNMaps Community Ambassador, Lucy Kago:

Every time floods hit Nairobi, the same question fills our timelines,

"How can we help solve this?"

This Saturday, we answered that question , before the floods come.

As #UNMappers Kenya, community ambassador, I ran a JOSM training session followed by a mini mapathon focused on Ruai, one of Nairobi's fastest-growing neighbourhoods in eastern Nairobi.

#UNMappersKenya
#OpenStreetMap
#Mapathon
#FloodResilience #Mapping
#JOSM #opendata