The United Nations Music Club (choral and classical sections) is pleased to invite you to its 2019 Summer concert which will take place on Wednesday 5 June at 7 p.m. at Auditoire de Calvin (Place de la Taconnerie 1, 1204 Geneva). The program includes folk, classical and popular songs from countries around the world. Entry is free! (See flyer below). We hope…
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International Tennis Club – Open Random Doubles every Thursday evening | Club international de tennis : Doubles aléatoires tous les jeudis soirs 2019
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Club International du Tennis (CIT) we are delighted to invite you to join the CIT regular “Random Doubles” tennis evenings. Until mid-October 2019, the CIT will be hosting two hours of social tennis matches, every Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Random Doubles are open to players of all levels, members…
Improvements to the flexible working arrangements policy that will help your work-life balance | Améliorations de la politique sur le travail souple pour un meilleur équilibre vie professionnelle/privée
As you may know, we have long been encouraging the greater use of flexible working arrangements, particularly in order to support you work-life balance and help the Secretary-General implement his gender parity policy. Among the changes we have been calling for, based on your feedback to us, are greater use of telecommuting and the ability…
Take part this Wednesday in the official May Day march 2019 | Participez à la marche officielle du mercredi 1er mai 2019
As each year we encourage staff, consultants and interns to take part this Wednesday in the official Geneva May Day march. This year is extra special as it marks the 100th anniversary of the ILO. Whether it relates to pay and benefits, contract precarity, the erosion of the international civil service, harassment at work, the impacts…
Latin party and other upcoming events at the UN beach | Fête latino et événements à venir à la plage de l’ONU 2019-08
We know many of you are starting to come back from the holidays. As temperatures warm up in Geneva, we would like to update you on upcoming events. This Friday from 7 pm: Latin night with DJ Jairo (Colombia) – salsa, bachata, Latin pop and reggaeton beats Every Wednesday from 6 pm: Jazz sunsets with the UN Jazz Band…
UN Theatre Club – Improvisation workshop May-June 2019 | Club de Théâtre de l’ONU – Atelier d’improvisation de mai à juin 2019
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…
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
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…
Percussion classes at the Palais 2019-2 | Stage de percussions au Palais 2019-2
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…
Potentially negative changes to the travel policy | Des changements négatifs à la politique en matière de voyages
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…
Staff Member’s Guide to Resolving Disputes | Guide du fonctionnaire pour le règlement des différends
Within the outreach efforts made by the Office of Administration of Justice, a “Staff Member’s Guide to Resolving Disputes” was issued. This guide provides staff with an overview of informal and formal conflict resolution mechanisms available for staff, and guidance on the free legal advice made available by the Office of Staff Legal Assistance. We hope…