About Us | Open Source United Portal

Collaboration

Work together across UN teams, partners, and the global community to share ideas and build solutions faster.

Open Projects

Discover, explore, and contribute to UN open source projects that address real-world global challenges.

Innovation & Impact

Drive innovation and create solutions that support the UN mission and Sustainable Development Goals.

Our Board Members

Omar Mohsine

Co‑Chair / Open Source Coordinator

Mostafa Elkordy

Co‑Chair / Senior Cybersecurity Solutions Officer - UNICC

David Manset

Co-Chair / Sr Advisor DPI & Open Source - ITU

Who We Are

Open Source United is a community of practice established through the UN Digital Network that brings together UN agencies to collaborate on open source initiatives. It enables teams across the United Nations system, along with partners and the global community, to share and discover open source solutions that support the UN’s mission worldwide.

Why We Exist

Across the UN, teams are building powerful digital tools, but much of this work is isolated. Open Source United breaks these silos, encourages collaboration, and makes innovation easier to share and reuse. By working together, we deliver solutions that are more transparent, sustainable, and cost-effective.

What We Do

Our platform showcases UN open source projects, provides guidance and resources, and supports collaboration between developers, technologists, and policy teams inside and outside the UN.

Who It's For

This platform is for UN staff, technical teams, governments, NGOs, and anyone interested in open source. We welcome all contributors who want to strengthen collaboration and impact through open, shared solutions.

Join Us

Explore our projects, contribute, and help us build open solutions that make a real impact on global challenges. Together, we can strengthen innovation, collaboration, and transparency across the UN system and beyond.

Projects

Open Source Repository