✨Introducing the UN MAPS COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS 🌍🌎🌏

The UN Maps Community Ambassadors will support mapping and community outreach activities of UN Maps. They will lead and coordinate local community engagement through capacity building and training opportunities. 🗺💻📱

Get to know our Community Ambassadors and what they are looking forward to doing in this pilot initiative. 👉 https://maps.un.org/news/introducing-un-maps-community-ambassadors

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UN Mappers Mapathon at Lodz University of Technology (TUL) 🇵🇱

On 3 March, UN Mappers held a mapathon at Lodz University of Technology in Poland. We mapped waterways 🌊 in Somalia and buildings 🏘 in Afghanistan to support peacekeeping and logistical operations.

The event is organized by CloudFerro S.A. and TUL.

Photo credits: Włodzimierz Bartczak

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UN Mappers Mapathon at Politechnika Warszawska 🇵🇱

On 27 January, UN Mappers held a mapathon with students of Warsaw University of Technology - Faculty of Geodesy, Poland. We mapped roads 🛣 in Somalia to support peacekeeping, and buildings 🏘 in flood-affected areas in Mozambique to support humanitarian efforts. 🗺

📸 Włodzimierz Bartczak

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UN Maps will join the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks - #HNPW2026

On 5 March | 14:00–15:30 UTC, we are hosting a remote session: “Mapping Together: Leveraging UN Mappers and UN Maps for Rapid Coordination in Sudden-Onset Emergencies.”

This session will examine how #UNMaps and the #UNMappers community strengthen coordination and decision-making during sudden-onset emergencies.

Be part of the discussion: http://www.hnpw.org/

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Thank you for joining our online beginner trainings in January! 💙

The recordings of the iD editor and JOSM sessions are now on Youtube 🎥 https://tinyurl.com/UNMTrainings2026

⏭ Next event
Join our UN Maps Validation training on 13 Feb! 🗺

RSVP 👉 https://tinyurl.com/UNMTraining-Feb2026
Note: The Validation Training is open to intermediate and experienced mappers

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📣 Validation training alert! ✅

Ready to advance your #OpenStreetMap skills to support peace? 🧐🕊
Join our UN Maps Validation training! 🗺

🗓 Friday, 13 February 2026
🕙 12:00 UTC
🌐 Open to intermediate and experienced mappers
✅ Register via: https://tinyurl.com/UNMTraining-Feb2026

Become a UN Mapper! 💙

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📣 New training alert! 📣

Learn how to map to support peace. 🕊
We invite you to our #OpenStreetMap (OSM) beginner trainings! 🗺

OSM iD editor Training
🗓 Tuesday, 20 January 2026
🕙 12:00 UTC

JOSM Training
🗓 Friday, 23 January 2026
🕙 12:00 UTC

✅ Register via: https://tinyurl.com/UNMTraining-Jan2026

Become a UN Mapper! 💙

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🚨 New projects alert! 🚨

Join our mission to map vital areas for peacekeeping in Somalia. 🇸🇴

📍 https://tinyurl.com/UNMprojSom
🗺 Features to map: Roads, Villages and Barriers
👩‍💻 Open to beginner and expert mappers
⏳ Target completion date: 31 January

Become a #UNMapper! 💙

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