Staff party | 1st floor E-Building | Friday 8 December | 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Next Friday is the staff party, time once again to let your hair down and do things you may regret the next day – see the photos from previous parties and video. Headlining the party this year is the High Lives band,…
2017 International Photo Club Annual Contest | Concours annuel du Club photo international 2017
The International Photo Club is delighted to present its annual photography competition which this year will focus on “Movement”. We would like you to share with us your interpretation of this theme. You can see some ideas in our poster below. You can find the competition rules on our website. We look forward to receiving your…
International Photo Club Annual Contest 2017 | Concours annuel du Club photo international 2017
The International Photo Club is delighted to present its annual photography competition which this year will focus on “Movement”. We would like you to share with us your interpretation of this theme. You can see some ideas in our poster below. You can find the competition rules on our website. We look forward to receiving your…
We met with Member States to defend your interests | Nous avons rencontré les Etats membres pour défendre vos intérêts
Over the past weeks, we have been engaging with participants of the General Assembly in New York on the pay cut, management reforms, hot-desking and other issues. Pay cuts and Pension Fund On Thursday we made a statement at the General Assembly’s Administrative and Budget Committee (Fifth Committee) on the pay cuts in Geneva and…
News on the Pension Fund | Nouvelles concernant la Caisse des pensions
We would like to share with you two just-issued OIOS audits on the UN Pension Fund. The first audits a $2.2 million procurement contract with consulting firm PriceWaterhouse Coopers (PWC) and notes that of the total, $1.8 million was not spent on services specified in the contract. Thus costs could have been inflated due to lack…
Special staff meeting on the global service delivery model (GSDM) | Réunion spéciale sur le Dispositif de prestation de services centralisée (DPSC)
We would like to invite you to a special staff meeting , this Thursday 23 November at 1.30 p.m. in Room VII (A Building, 3rd Floor), on the proposed global service delivery model (GSDM). During the meeting we will present developments, explain our work with Member States, present the outcome of the Staff-management Working Group…
We all have a role to play in eliminating sexual harassment from the workplace | Nous avons tous un rôle à jouer dans l’élimination du harcèlent sexuel sur le lieu de travail
We would like to draw your attention to the letter we jointly signed with Secretary-General Guterres on eliminating sexual harassment from the workplace. We took the lead to prepare this letter because we believe this issue needs to be taken seriously. The aim of the letter is not just to state our position on this matter, but…
Lunchtime staff event on Place des Nations and intern event at ILO | Événement pour le personnel sur la Place des Nations et événement pour les stagiaires au BIT
Tomorrow, from 1 to 1.45 p.m., a major global union federation called Public Services International, is organizing a demonstration on the Place des Nations in solidarity with UN staff. It is being held concurrently with its global congress meeting in Geneva and we expect a strong turnout. It will tackle: how our pay is set, …
Call for volunteers: staff party talent show and parade of nations | Appel à volontaires pour un “talent show” et une parade des nations pour la fête du personnel
The staff party takes place on Friday 8 December, to catch you before you disappear on holiday. This year we’ll be trying a new concept to kick the evening off, piloting a parade of nations and a talent show. The parade of nations features staff showing off their national dress. The talent show allows staff…
Staff Council resolution on SHP expresses serious concerns | Une résolution du Conseil exprime de vives inquiétudes en relation avec le PSP
Many of you have raised concerns about the manner in which the Palais renovations (Strategic Heritage Plan) are being implemented, and in particular that despite a number of surveys, meetings and focus groups your workspace needs are not being taken into consideration. Cost and implementation concerns have also been raised. To this end we would…