This Saturday 18 January come celebrate Orthodox New Year in true Russian style at UN Beach! The Coupe de Noel Russe, will combine Russian and Swiss traditions and feature: 15:30 – 17:00 Welcome & Russian winter market17:30 – 18:30 Winter swim & Russian sauna18:30 – 20:00 Folk performance & traditional games20:00 – 23:00 All style…
Practice meditation in the Palais | Venez pratiquer la méditation au Palais
The UNOG Meditation Club resumes its sessions on Monday 20 January 2020 until 29 June 2020. Sessions are held every Monday from 12 to 1 p.m. in Room C.018. They are held in French and are open to all levels, from beginners to experts. The Club is accessible to anyone whether an international civil servant…
Townhall on easier access to housing, services and events in Geneva | Réunion générale sur l’accès au logement, aux services et aux activités locales
We are aware that many of you, especially newcomers to Geneva, may encounter some difficulties finding housing, family services and local activities. One of the resources at our disposal to overcome those difficulties is the offering of the International Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI). They have fully fledged programme covering housing, services, events and languages open…
The long service awards will leave no-one behind | Tous les fonctionnaires ont droit à une reconnaissance
A very Happy New Year to you. We have a busy year ahead and will shortly be in touch with you on a number of issues. Following our broadcast of 7 January 2020, we would like to provide clarifications for the long service awards. As per its decision to harmonize the long service awards globally,…
UN Theatre Club improvisation workshop resumes 6 February-9 April 2020 | Reprise des ateliers du Club de théâtre pour la période 6 février-9 avril 2020
The improvisation workshop of United Nations Theatre Club in Geneva resumes on Thursday 6 February 2020 until Thursday 9 April 2020. Classes are held every Thursday, late afternoon in the Palais des Nations, building E, door 40, in French, with warmups, improvisation exercises and other rewarding preparatory activities with a professional improvisation teacher: Ms. Cécile…
Long service awards ceremony on 31 January 2020 | Cérémonie de remise des prix d’ancienneté le 31 janvier 2020
We are pleased to announce that the annual Long Service Awards ceremony will take place on Friday 31 January 2020 at 2 p.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations. The Long Service Awards ceremony is an opportunity to collectively recognize and show our appreciation to those who have served the Organization. Co-hosted…
UN servers were hacked and data about you may have been stolen | Les serveurs de l’ONU ont été piratés et vos données personnelles ont peut-être été volées
As you may have read in the media, hackers were able to penetrate UNOG and OHCHR servers last summer and it appears that passwords as well as human resources and medical data that may concern you may have been stolen. This could include data about your families. New Humanitarian: The cyber attack the UN tried…
Ordinary General Assembly of staff reconvened | Assemblée générale ordinaire du personnel reconvoquée
In accordance with Article 13, Chapter VII of the Regulations on Representation of the Staff of the United Nations Office at Geneva, due to lack of quorum on 30 January 2019, the Ordinary General Assembly of staff is reconvened for Monday 3 February 2020 at 12 p.m. in Room 25,with the following agenda: Adoption of…
UN Theatre Club improvisation workshop restarts October to December | Reprise des ateliers du Club de théâtre pour la période octobre-décembre 2019
The improvisation workshop of United Nations Theatre Club in Geneva restarts on Thursday 3 October until Thursday 5 December 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: Ms. Cécile Bellet from Stand Impro: http://standimpro.ch The Club is open to anyone whether…
Secretary General supports equal pay, acknowledges other issues facing staff. But… | Le Secrétaire général soutient l’égalité salariale et reconnaît les autres problèmes des fonctionnaires, mais…
Monday was a key moment for UNOG staff who finally met Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, following pressure from the Staff Coordinating Council. Throughout the Town Hall meeting he heard about the impact of the illegal pay cut on incomes, family life, and staff morale. We also told him about obstacles to career development for GS and…