With football fever hitting the Palais we are pleased to inform you that you can watch the games at the UN Beach – organized by the beach restaurant. There will be special food and drink options depending on the teams playing.   We hope the best team (of those that qualified) wins. ——————— La coupe du monde a…

Des places de crèche pour les fonctionnaires de l’ONU   Nous avons le plaisir de vous informer que les fonctionnaires de l’ONU ont la possibilité, toute l’année, d’inscrire leur enfant dans l’une des 40 crèches proposées sur https://www.ma-creche.ch. Sur le canton de Genève, vous pouvez découvrir les crèches menthe à l’eau à Champel ou Scoubidou à Varembé…

We are pleased to inform you that a total of 813 staff submitted appeals against the 5.1 percent pay cut (of which the final cut will be in the June payroll). This is unprecedented and reflects your determination to oppose a cut in pay that we see both as illegal and based on statistical errors. As…

The Staff-Management Committee (SMC) will hold its seventh session from 18 to 25 June in New York. The SMC is the global body for staff-management consultations in the United Nations. This SMC session is of particular importance given the Secretary-General’s reform initiatives, including the Global Service Delivery Model (GSDM). Please find here all relevant papers as received.  Please note that we…

Do you have difficulty expressing your point of view? If so, come explore solutions to these difficulties during an exchange with Mr. Louis Germain, Regional Ombudsman in Geneva, on Tuesday 12 June 1.15 p.m. in Room XXV. This session will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions about the functioning of the informal justice system and…

On Saturday 2 June 2018, in collaboration with IGC (International Golf Club – Geneva) the 3rd Facchinetti Golf Challenge will be held at the Jivahill Golf Course in nearby France (23 minutes by car from Palais des Nations). The format will be Stableford in two shotgun rounds of 18 holes; tee-off times, 9am and 2pm. Prizing giving,…

Last Wednesday 16 May was one to remember for those who accompanied their kids in this year’s Children’s Party. You can see the photos taken on the day by following this link. A big thank you to all children, hosts/hostesses and everyone who contributed, directly or indirectly, to the party’s success. We hope to see you next year with…

You will recall our well-attended townhall on Swiss taxes last September. Since then a number of developments have taken place that will impact you.  As of autumn 2018, tax authorities in many countries will conduct the automatic exchange of information (AEOI). More than 100 jurisdictions have committed to implementing AEOI.  In this context, the Swiss…

We are pleased to tell you that we have secured additional crèche places especially negotiated for UN staff, in Mies (near Versoix), Rolle, Morges and Mont-sur-Lausanne. For more details, you may refer to this guide. For pre-registration, please click on this link. Please note that the Council does not assume any responsibility for the relation that is…

With spring sort of here, we would like to invite you to the annual opening party of UN beach this Saturday 5 May between 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. New features this year at the UN beach include:  ·     a new children’s play area with paddling pool;·     party theme nights;·     paddle board yoga, sailing and other courses;·     additional sun loungers so…