4.1. Activate your Microsoft account

This is a one-time set-up process. After activating your UN Azure account, you can access the UN Secretariat workforce portal for Member States directly through https://ms.umoja.un.org. You will be prompted to log in using your UN Azure registered email address.

1. Check your email. You will have received the below invitation in your inbox. Click on the Click here link in the email.
   
2. If you do not have an existing Microsoft Account associated with your email address, you will see the below message. Click Next to create an account.
   
3. The system will prompt you to select a country and enter your birth date. Enter it below and click Next.
   
4. The system will send you a verification email to the email address you provided. Check your email. Enter the code you received, uncheck the box to receive offers about Microsoft products and services and click Next.
   
5. For security purposes, the site requires you to rotate the image until it appears correctly (the below is a sample). Click Done.
   
6. Review permissions and click Accept.
   
7. Your registration is now complete! Close the browser window/tab.
8. Open a new browser window and enter: https://ms.umoja.un.org. The first time you access this URL, the system will require you to secure your Microsoft Account as described in Part 2.
   

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