As you may know, the Palais des Nations will undergo significant transformation over the next few years, which will see the old buildings renovated and a new office tower built to replace floors 4-10 of the E-building and to bring staff in from annexes such as UNICEF, Motta and Wilson. Called the Strategic Heritage Plan,…
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Protect our pension fund from the wolves of Wall Street
Sign the petition by following this link: http://bit.ly/1nRdkVe We would like to update you on the situation regarding the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, where the CEO of the Fund is negotiating a change in rules that will increase costs, financial risks, the likelihood of inappropriate people being recruited to key positions in the $52 billion…
Remarks from Staff Council at UNOG memorial ceremony for staff killed in Kabul, Geneva, 20 January, 11 a.m.
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for coming. Today we come together to mourn UN staff and all victims of the terrible and horrific attack that took place in Kabul on Friday. Just like us, our colleagues Basra, Nasrin, Khanjar and Vadim were members of the UN family. Their job was to deliver the work of the…
Council position papers for SMC II
Last week we shared with you the Council’s position on mobility in advance of the staff-management negotiations taking place in Mexico City next week. This paper described the approach we would take regardless of any current or future mobility proposals from management that could come up in the negotiations, as we believe this issue is…
ICTY Staff Union launches programme for vulnerable employees
The Staff Union of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in cooperation with several European partners, has launched an unprecedented EU Commission project designed to support and educate vulnerable staff members, for example those approaching retirement age, re-entering countries with high unemployment rates, or with particularly specialised sets of skills. The project will…