Meet Hon. Ms. Aliya Hanif

Meet Hon. Ms. Aliya Hanif. She is an Executive Committee member of the United Nations Association of Fiji (UNA Fiji) and the Assistant Co-ordinator for the Basic Diplomacy Training Programme (BDTP).

Ms. Hanif joined UNA Fiji as a trainee in 2020 and after graduation, she became an official member of UNA Fiji.

Previously, Ms. Hanif was the Co-ordinator for the UNA Fiji’s Hospitality Team. “The very first position I held was the Co-ordinator of the Hospitality Team and I learnt from there that the Hospitality Team leaves a major impression on our guests and for that, we need to work hard as a team to do all the tasks properly and to UNA Fiji standard”.

The 21-year-old is currently a second-year Medical Imaging Science student at the Fiji National University College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences on a National Toppers Scholarship Schemes (NTS). Ms. Hanif is originally from Suva but is currently residing in Nadera with her family. Her father works for the Fiji Police Force, her mother is a Kindergarten teacher at Rishikul Nadera Primary School and her brother works at Fiji Development Bank as an intern programmer.

For Ms. Hanif, being part of UNA Fiji has been an inspiring journey. “Through UNA Fiji I have been able to learn about time management and its importance in one’s life, the importance of teamwork and how it can bring dreams to life (For example, Our website) and how sacrifices need to be made to achieve something”.

Ms. Hanif’s favourite moment with UNA Fiji was when she graduated and became an official member of UNA Fiji.

Balancing family time, studies and UNA Fiji work wasn't easy for Ms. Hanif but proper scheduling and time management places a big role in her life to balance everything.

Ms. Hanif is proud to be part of the UNA Fiji Family and being a part of the UNA Fiji allows Ms. Hanif to learn something new every day and help UNA Fiji to achieve its goals.

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