UN Theatre Club - Improvisation workshop May-June 2019 | Club de Théâtre de l'ONU - Atelier d'improvisation de mai à juin 2019

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Published on Thursday, 18 April 2019 15:15

The improvisation workshop of United Nations Theatre Club in Geneva restarts on Thursday 2 May until Thursday 20 June 2019.

Classes are held every Thursday from 6.30 p.m. to 8.00 p.m., in French, with warmups, improvisation exercises and other rewarding preparatory activities with a professional improvisation teacher: Mr. Laszlo Maio from Stand Impro: http://standimpro.ch

The Club is open to anyone whether an international civil servant or not. There are currently only 4 places left, available on a first come, first served basis.

Please send an email to Danièle Boglio ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) and/or Lisa Warth ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ). They will get back to you as soon as possible with more information.

See you soon!

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General Assembly does not agree changes to travel policy, defers GSDM | L'Assemblée générale n'approuve pas les modifications de la politique relative aux voyages, et reporte la décision sur le GSDM

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Published on Thursday, 11 April 2019 10:13

Over the last two weeks we have informed you of our positions and representations to Member States against negative changes to the travel policy and the proposal (the third to be presented) to offshore administrative jobs, called the global service delivery model (GSDM).

We are pleased to inform you that the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee concluded its Spring session and decided not to change the travel policy. It also deferred consideration of GSDM until autumn, with the cost of GSDM and location of the service centres remaining a serious concern for Member States. This allows more time to find options for affected colleagues in Geneva and other locations.

Thank you for all the feedback and support we have received on these issues.

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Potentially negative changes to the travel policy | Des changements négatifs à la politique en matière de voyages

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Published on Friday, 05 April 2019 16:50

In February we shared with you the proposal by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly to revise the rules on travel. This involved replacing the business class threshold of 9 hours for direct journeys and 11 hours for indirect journeys with a single threshold of 10 hours for all journeys.

That proposal is now being negotiated by Member States at the General Assembly. Among the ideas that have been raised within the General Assembly are raising the threshold to 12 or 14 hours and restricting business class travel only to staff at D-1 and above.

In light of this the staff unions have prepared the following communication that was sent to member states this week, outlining our concerns with the latest developments.

We will keep you updated on this matter and welcome your comments.

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Percussion classes at the Palais 2019-2 | Stage de percussions au Palais 2019-2

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Published on Friday, 05 April 2019 12:56

The United Nations Music Club offers all UN staff members the opportunity to be introduced to World Percussion.

A new nine-week initiation course will start on Friday 5 April and will take place every Friday until 5 July 2019. Applicants can select a beginner or advanced class according to their availability and musical level.

All classes will last 40 minutes and will be held during lunch breaks, on Fridays from 12 to 12.40 p.m. (beginners) and 12.40 to 1.20 p.m. (advanced). The practice room is E-51 (E-building, ground floor).

You will learn the basics and more with an excellent professional teacher who is fluent in English, French and Spanish. It is not necessary to have any previous knowledge of music or percussion. Your contribution per lesson will be only 15 Swiss Francs. The entire course will cost 135 Swiss Francs. All instruments will be provided by the UN Music Club at no cost.

To register and/or get more information, please email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Do not miss this opportunity to learn to play percussion in ideal conditions!

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