We would like to remind you that the UNOG Gardening Club, created in the Spring of 2019, is alive and well. Quarantine was lifted just in time for members to be able to access the plot and to plant and enjoy many delicious crops, including tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, squash, potatoes, beans, and even artichokes. Our…
Category: Clubs
UNOG Badminton Club | Club de badminton de l’ONUG
The UNOG Badminton Club offers all UN staff members the opportunity to play badminton in a friendly and fun environment, close to the Palais des Nations. Club members play every Tuesday (from 18:30 to 22:00) and Thursday (from 18:00 to 20:00) at the Collège Sismondi during the school year, from September to June (click here)….
Forget travelling this summer, UN beach is open | Oubliez les voyages cet été, la plage de l’ONU est ouverte
The warm weather is back and it’s only getting hotter. With international borders closed, the UN beach is your best bet to cool off and have fun. The UN beach is now open. Find out more at unport.org and get your seasonal subscription today! Come enjoy the superb facilities, including the Portside 214 restaurant, sunloungers,…
UPDATE on Inter-Agency Games 2020 | MISE-A-JOUR Jeux inter-institutions 2020
We take this opportunity to convey to you the following message from the United Nations Staff Sports Commission in Geneva (UNSSC): “The Organizing Committee of the Inter Agency Games 2020 would like to inform you that, after consultation with the various stakeholders, we are reviewing the possible scenarios for the 2020 Inter-Agency Games. Developments regarding…
Join the UN Football Club | Devenez membre du Club de football de l’ONU
The United Nations Geneva Football Club (FC ONU) has begun preparing for the 2020 season of the Geneva Association of Corporate Football (www.agfc.ch) championship, which runs from March to June 2020. The FC ONU, established on 14 December 1983, is a football club exclusively open to international civil servants and employees working at UNOG, their…
Inter-Agency Games 2020 | Jeux inter-institutions 2020
We are pleased to forward to you the following message from the United Nations Staff Sports Commission in Geneva (UNSSC). As is traditional, the Staff Council will subsidize the participation of its dues-paying members to the Inter-Agency Games. Please click here should you wish to become a dues-paying member. The organizing committee is currently receiving a…
Staff Council decides by full agreement to support UN Beach for the 2020 season | Le Conseil de coordination a decidé de soutenir la plage de l’ONU pour la saison 2020
We are pleased to inform you about ongoing efforts by the Staff Council to support staff recreational activities at the UN beach. This follows developments in 2017 whereby the beach was placed under the auspices of the Staff Council, together with UNOG administration. In that time a number of important measures have been taken to…
Percussion classes February to April | Stage de percussions de février à avril
Convivial, creative, fun and musical, this is our percussion program! The United Nations Music Club offers all UN staff members the opportunity to be introduced to World Percussion. A new eight-week initiation course will start from (every) Friday 7 February 2020 until Friday 3 April 2020. Classes will last 40 minutes and will be held during the lunch breaks…
Dance for your wellbeing | Danse pour votre bien-être
The UN Dance Club would like to propose to UN and other international organizations staff in Geneva the following courses: Oriental Dance (Egypt)with El Ramah: Wednesdays, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., room A-813. Salsa (Cuban) with Antoine Caute: Beginners: Tuesdays at 12 p.m. Intermediate: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Room E-166 (within the printing shop,…
Lunch time concert of classical music, 7 February | Concert de musique classique à l’heure du déjeuner, 7 février
Camerata UNa, the Vocal Ensemble of the UN Music Club, invites you to a lunch time concert of classical music on Friday, 7 February at 1 p.m. in Hall XIV (behind the Assembly Hall). The programme includes solos, duets and a quartet written by Russian, French and German well-known and lesser-known composers. Camerata UNa, l’ensemble…