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Agus Mewal
Agus Mewal is nothing new to the United Nations System and in Humanitarian Relief Mission. Born in 18 August 1970, concluded his study in linguistics in 1990 at STIBA-LPI and UUS in 1994 further chose his career in Air Operations with UNHAS (United Nations Humanitarian Air Service) during the Trunami Relief Mission fom january 2005 till November 2006 based in Western Aceh, also serving Nias and its surrounding affected areas. As UNHAS was under the umbrella of operations of UN-WFP (World Food Programme), played the role of Air Movement Assistant. With closure of the tsunami relief mission, further Agus embarked to his new career at the commercial airlines’ industry from 1993 till mid 2009. Being proficient with cargo management & operations, his profile has been deemed attractive and landed him to new frontier since 21 July 2009 under the umbrella of UNAMID (United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur), based in Khartoum, Sudan.
Agus will be sharing further on his days during assignment from Sudan.
Endang Satriyani
Endang Satriyani, or known as Eno, has recently joined the UN mission in September 2007, having been assigned in Haiti, under MINUSTAH as UNV Finance Advisor, of which her main duty is working together with Haitian Nationale Police (HNP) for the reform plan. Though this would be her first mission assignment with UN Mission, Post-conflict assignments or having been deployed to disaster area is nothing new. Previously, Eno has been assigned under several International NGO, with the same role of Finance Officer, namely with Merlin Indonesia in Banda Aceh and Save the Children in Atambua.
An accountant by academic, also admire outdoor sports, like hiking and enjoy traveling, to include cross-coutry to villages/interior. Love to try new things, like becoming a jumper as few years back and has joined FASI in Indonesia as paraglider team. That would be considered as her new hobby. This point forward, Eno will be sharing his days during assignment directly from Port Au Prince, Haiti.
Aisyah
Aisyah was born and grown up in Medan, Indonesia. Grown up as a country girl with strong Medan accent, which sometimes confuse people from Indonesia about her Indonesian language. She didn’t imagine that she would travel to leave her country for Africa on her assignment. With initial hands-on experience as Project Secretary for construction company, she began further contending challenges and going into adventures to know more and obtain further experiences in humanitarian relief missions. As destiny brought her further, landed her an opportunity to join other big names of organization in humanitarian relief Organization, namely; IMC (International Medical Corps), IOM (International Organization for Migration), USAID – LGSP (United States Agency for International Development – Local Governance Support Programe), UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), SCCF (Secours Catholique/Caritas France). Armed with extensive exposure and abundant experiences, has made her profile attractive and got herself an international assignment at UNMIL (United Nations Mission in Liberia). A diligent team player, and a sense of workaholic as her bad habit during closing deadlines. Apart from work, Aisyah enjoys traveling, creative in culinary experiment and of course enjoy very much in shopping. Aisyah will be sharing further from Liberia during her assignment.
Edwin Habel
Major Edwin Habel is currently serving as United Nations’ Military Observer for MONUC – UN Mission in DRC. Born 36 years ago and spent all of his Childhood in City of Makassar as so the school time. Joined Indonesia Military Academy on 1992 and graduated 3 years after as a Field Artillery Junior Officer. He gained vast experience during service at The Field Artillery Unit and in HQ on both Command and Field Staff, however, the Operation and Training affairs are his favorite subjects. As “The man behind the gun”, he definitely has passed through numerous of Military Courses relating to Field Artillery Branch within and outside the country. This has provided him with expertise under several Military Joint Exercises and Operations.
Subsequently, prior deployment to D.R. Congo, major Edwin Habel currently is undertaking the final semester of Bureaucracy Administration Degree and focusing on Human Resource Management, a major that would considerably pose further boost to future career. Since the early 2008, he was sucessfully enslited at the Indonesian Peacekeeper, in his pursuit of broadening the horizon from the recent MILOBS Course, CIMIC Course, Command and Staff Operation Law Course and Peace Support Operation Instructor Course which have had participatced in Jakarta and Australia.
The Holder of Diploma Grade from FA School Fortsill, USA enjoys much traveling, making friends, correspondence and a fast learning on something new to develop his knowledge and experience. He has a great interest to Photography and Art as well. The Father of “3 Win Family” believes that the life is precious if he always does something good for his surrounding therefore Kindly would be ready for sharing his further stories from the hinterland of Africa and wherever after.
Destianto Nugroho Utomo
Major Destianto Nugroho Utomo was born in East Java, Indonesia. After finished formal education at Taruna Nusantara High School Magelang in 1993, he joined the Indonesian Air Force Academy and graduated in 1996. Then in 1998, he graduated from the 56th Indonesian Military Pilot School in Adi sutjipto Air Force Base Yogyakarta . Since then, he was posted as a Military Transport Pilot in Halim Air Force Base Jakarta in 2nd Squadron where he flew with the CN-235 Military Version, an airplane which is manufactured in PT Dirgantara Indonesia.
As a Military Transport Pilot, he had landed at most of Indonesian Air field and several neighboring countries. He is interested in music and movies, and also reading some inspiring books. He graduated from the 58th Indonesian Air Force Instructor Flying School , then becoming a Pilot Instructor in Wing of Flight Training, Adisutjipto Air Force Base Yogyakarta. Before he served as Staff Officer in Air Operations UNAMID, Darfur, Sudan, he had been moved to the 1st Wing Halim Perdanakusuma Airforce Base Jakarta.
Nur Tantrio
Presently serving at the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste, an Engineer by academics, a travel and photography enthusiast by hobby. Nur Tantrio in his assignment is based in the capital, Dili – assisting the office of Engineering Section/UNMIT with the civil engineering works of the mission. Spanning deployment of building and road constructions, required to ensure mission’s operational are completed with less or no delay. Armed with extensive experiences in construction projects and architectural works, Nur Tantrio will be sharing more on news how the UN is making a continous positive impacts in Timor-Leste and other recent happening in Dili to include his photo shoots of the country.
Bryan Lee
University student, Bryan Lee, was born on September 7th 1986 in Sydney, Australia and currently resides in Melbourne. He is currently undertaking his final honours year of Bachelor of Industrial Design at Monash University. For his yearlong final assignment he has chosen to design a vehicle which contributes to the needs of humanity. His project involves designing a futuristic approach to efficiently transport needed supplies to disaster zones. The design includes a truck like vehicle and a large supply unit that has the capability to transform into a temporary housing unit. As well as meeting humanitarian needs the concept will also provide insight to a more UN driven design in the future. This assignment will be completed in mid November where it will be displayed in an exhibition at Monash University. He is very honoured to be sharing his concept to UN peacekeeping correspondents and will like to thank Luigi Pralangga for his continuous help and the opportunity for this. Please feel free to view Bryan’s progression and provide any advice or opinions on his blog.
Dody Muhtar Taufik
Dody Muhtar Taufik, currently holding a rank in Major Cavalry. Graduated in 1995 from Indonesia’s military academy, Possesses various military course to include Basic Armor, Staff Officer’s Course, Para Trooper and several other to include the latest in Civil Military Liaison in 2008. His military career began when as Second Liutenant at the 2nd Cavalry Battalion in Ambarawa, later became a Platton Leader, Staff Company leader. Further to his advancement, promoted to Captain and assumed a post at the District Millitary Command/KODIM Semarang/ BS as Chief of Intelligence staff. With rounds of extensive experiences, later promoted to Major, holding a post at the Armour Academy iitially as Millitary Instructor which further undertaking new task as Chief of Administration. With regards to his active participation in military operations, Major Dody Muhtar Taufik has been involved in several in-country missions, his international assignment began in 2007 in Malaysia and later landed him an opportunity to join the United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur, Sudan since 2008. A travel enthusiast as well as a proficient soccer player, Major Dody Muhtar Taufik also love reading and writing as more stories during assignment will be shared from the Darfur region.
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