Many of you have contacted us following information sessions you have had with the team managing the SHP Palais renovations. Your concerns have included: The imposition of hot-desking, which according to colleagues in New York, kills team spirit and cooperation. The unwillingness of the SHP team to consult with staff and their representatives on the…
Author: Staff Union
General Assembly approves changes to your conditions of service | L’Assemblée générale approuve des modifications à vos conditions de travail
As you may know the General Assembly spent the last weeks of 2019 deliberating on changes to our conditions of service as proposed by the International Civil Service Commission at which your staff union federation, CCISUA, participated. Your staff representatives also met with General Assembly delegates in the lead up to their decision-taking. The resolutions…
Ordinary General Assembly of staff | Assemblée générale ordinaire du personnel
In accordance with Article 13, Chapter VII of the Regulations on Representation of the Staff of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Ordinary General Assembly of staff will take place on Thursday 30 January 2019 at 1 p.m. in Room XXI, with the following agenda: Adoption of the agenda Election of the Presiding Officer…
Our meeting with administration on UNOPS contracts and cash conservation measures| Notre réunion avec l’administration sur les contrats UNOPS et les mesures de conservation des liquidités
We would like to share the outcome of the latest meeting of the Joint Negotiation Committee (JNC), which took place on 18 November. For memory the JNC brings together the Staff Council and the administration in Geneva to examine and resolve issues relating to “staff welfare, including conditions of employment and of work specific to Geneva,…
A new year but the same campaign for equal pay | Une nouvelle année mais la même campagne pour l’égalité salariale
2020 is shaping up to be crucial for UN employees in Geneva as we enter a critical phase in our battle for equal pay. The last few months of 2019 were incredibly busy as we campaigned hard to get the UN to take a common stance with other specialised agencies and reverse the decision to…
Come and discover the Security Club and its activities| Venez à la découverte du Club de la sécurité et de ses activités
The Security Club wishes you all a happy new year 2020, full of personal and professional success shared in the joy. May this new year rhyme with serenity, fulfilment and success. The New Year is also the time to make good resolutions … so go ahead, take the plunge and join us! Discover a club…
Come celebrate Orthodox New Year in Russian style this Saturday at UN Beach | Venez fêter le nouvel an orthodoxe dans le plus pur style russe ce samedi à la plage ONU
This Saturday 18 January come celebrate Orthodox New Year in true Russian style at UN Beach! The Coupe de Noel Russe, will combine Russian and Swiss traditions and feature: 15:30 – 17:00 Welcome & Russian winter market17:30 – 18:30 Winter swim & Russian sauna18:30 – 20:00 Folk performance & traditional games20:00 – 23:00 All style…
Practice meditation in the Palais | Venez pratiquer la méditation au Palais
The UNOG Meditation Club resumes its sessions on Monday 20 January 2020 until 29 June 2020. Sessions are held every Monday from 12 to 1 p.m. in Room C.018. They are held in French and are open to all levels, from beginners to experts. The Club is accessible to anyone whether an international civil servant…
Townhall on easier access to housing, services and events in Geneva | Réunion générale sur l’accès au logement, aux services et aux activités locales
We are aware that many of you, especially newcomers to Geneva, may encounter some difficulties finding housing, family services and local activities. One of the resources at our disposal to overcome those difficulties is the offering of the International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI). They have fully fledged programme covering housing, services, events and languages open…
The long service awards will leave no-one behind | Tous les fonctionnaires ont droit à une reconnaissance
A very Happy New Year to you. We have a busy year ahead and will shortly be in touch with you on a number of issues. Following our broadcast of 7 January 2020, we would like to provide clarifications for the long service awards. As per its decision to harmonize the long service awards globally,…