Two recent staff surveys have revealed rampant harassment and abuse across the UN system, and highlighted the urgent need for concrete changes in how the UN handles cases of misconduct. The survey conducted by Deloitte, on behalf of the Secretary-General focused only on sexual harassment. The results, which were widely reported in international media this…
Summer camps for your children! | Camps d’été spécialement organisés pour vos enfants ! 2019
With the school summer holidays fast approaching, we are pleased to inform you that we were able to create a special summer camp for the children of UN staff in partnership with Mouvement de la Jeunesse Suisse Romande (MJSR). We have also been able to obtain discounts with other holiday camp organisers in Geneva and Vaud. We…
Inter-Agency Games 2019 (updated information) | Jeux Inter-institutions 2019 (informations mises à jour)
In the last few weeks there have been many questions and concerns about the package fee with regards to hotel assignment and payment deadlines In the spirit of the Games, our colleagues in UNESCO Organizing Committee listened to your concerns and have made changes to include two different IAG packages, one with accommodation and the other…
Achievements from this year’s meeting of the Staff-Management Committee | Résultats de la session du Comité Administration-personnel
From 9 to 15 April, we attended the Staff Management Committee in Sarajevo. The delegation comprised Prisca Chaoui, Ian Richards and Ian Bald. The draft report of SMC will shortly be published on iSeek. In the meantime we would like to share with you a summary of what the staff unions, working with administration, were…
Zumba masterclass at the Palais 2019 | Masterclass de Zumba au Palais 2019
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, and as part of its regular activities and to promote staff wellbeing at UNOG, the UN Dance Club has the pleasure to invite you all to a Zumba Masterclass with the renown international instructor Raf MC accompanied by Jacky Ortiz, our Zumba and fitness instructor. When: Thursday, 14 March from 6 to…
New travel rules are being proposed at General Assembly | De nouvelles règles en matière de voyage devant l’Assemblée générale
Many of you have brought your concerns to us with regards to the current travel policy, in particular the rule whereby a journey that isn’t direct (very much the case for Geneva) must be at least eleven hours in order to qualify for travel in business class. In calculating the eleven hours, only a maximum…
Message from your participant representatives: How we are promoting integrity at the Pension Fund and making our pensions safer | Promouvoir l’intégrité de la Caisse des Pensions et assurer la sécurité de nos pensions
Our work to promote integrity at the Pension Fund and make our pensions safer Dear UN Colleagues, We would like to update you on big changes at the Pension Fund, and what we are doing as your representatives on the UN Pension Board (which plays a vital role in governing your Fund) and Staff Pension…
Shortening of fixed-term contract extensions | Raccourcissement de la durée des contrats à durée déterminée
You may recall that the as part of the 2009 human resources reforms, the General Assembly authorized the organization to issue fixed-term contracts of up to five years for staff who have five years of continuous service and meet straightforward standard conditions. Following our intervention, this was integrated into an administrative instruction. The rationale for five-year…
UNpaid Is Unfair Intern protest on Wednesday | Manifestation des stagiaires ce mercredi
A number of intern organizations from different UN organizations in Geneva, have called for the participation of interns, staff and consultants to the protest “UNpaid is UNfair” on Wednesday 20 February 2019. The mobilization is intended to draw attention to the matter of unpaid internships in the UN system and the discriminatory effect they have on…
Cricket included in the Inter-Agency Games | Le cricket fait partie des Jeux inter-institutions
Further to our broadcast last week on the Inter-Agency Games, we are pleased to inform you that the game of Cricket will be included as a sport in this year’s Inter-Agency Games. We would like to thank UNESCO IAG Committee for making arrangements to allow Cricket to be included in this year’s Games. We have been informed…