Portrait:


UN interpreters adapt
to the work modes
during Covid-19





All images from this gallery are © UN Photo/Manuel Elías.

Lana Ayyad, Chief of the Arabic interpretation section, takes advantage of her savviness with technology to telecommute smoothly from her apartment in Brooklyn.

Lana Ayyad, Chief of the Arabic interpretation section, takes advantage of her savviness with technology to telecommute smoothly from her apartment in Brooklyn.

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Lana Ayyad, Chief of the Arabic interpretation section, takes advantage of her savviness with technology...

Martin J. Pickles, an interpreter from the English section, finds ways to use technology and...

Adrián Delgado, a senior Spanish interpreter, considers it crucial to have a space that allows...

Konstantine Orlov, Chief to the Russian interpretation section, thinks out of the box to find...

Véronique Vandegans, Chief of the French interpretation section, balances telecommuting with family at her apartment...

Qiyun Zhang, Chief of Chinese Interpretation Section, works from her home in New Jersey.

When the coronavirus pandemic brought New York City to a halt, United Nations interpreters ran into big trouble: their booths and equipment were no longer accessible. However, they are rising to the...

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