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The UNOG Staff Union represents the staff of the UN Secretariat in Geneva.
It represents you before management in Geneva and New York in all areas related to your conditions of service and welfare.
We need your support
to continue fighting for your rights.
Top stories
Financial situation| Situation financière
As mentioned in our previous broadcast, we are following up with different departments and offices on how they will manage their financial situation. All the senior managers we have spoken to assure us that they will prioritize the retention of existing...
Inter-Agency Games | Jeux inter-institutions
We are pleased to forward to you the invitation by the UN Geneva Staff Sports Commission to the 2025 Inter-Agency Games. Click here below for: Invitation from the organizers Information for Geneva participants Registration form If you have questions or wish to...
Financial situation | Situation financière
As you may imagine, we are receiving many queries and concerns about the current financial situation. As mentioned in our previous broadcast, we have been seeking meetings with the leadership of all the entities whose staff we represent. Some of these meetings have...
Meetings with management on the current financial situation | Rencontres avec la direction sur la situation financière actuelle
As you are aware, the UN is currently facing significant and serious financial challenges in both its extra-budgetary and regular budget funding. In addition to what you have read in the news regarding funding from the United States, the Controller last week...
Our condolences following the tragic incident at the construction site | Nos condoléances après l’incident tragique sur le chantier
We were all saddened to hear the tragic news of the death of a worker, a 58 year-old electrician, on the site of the future Portail des Nations visitor centre. His name has not been made public to respect the family’s privacy. However, to express our sympathy, we...
Solidarity with striking interns | Solidarité avec les stagiaires en grève
Today, 20 February, interns from across Geneva are participating in a global strike to demand fair and accessible internships, real job security and decent working conditions. The Staff Union stands in solidarity with the interns and agrees with them that...
Padel, pickleball and badminton coming to the Tennis Club | Le padel, le pickleball et le badminton au Tennis Club
As you will recall, when we took over the International Tennis Club last year, we promised to explore the possibility of including more accessible sports such as padel, pickleball and badminton. The Staff Union Council decided last month to make this reality. As a...
Executive order on a review of UN funding | Décret sur l’examen du financement des Nations unies
Like you, we have read about the US Government’s order to review its funding of international organisations. The review must "determine which organizations, conventions, and treaties are contrary to the interests of the United States and whether such...
An update on step determination | Mise au point sur la détermination de l’échelon
We have an update on step determination which we would like to share with you; it is potentially good news. As you may be aware, a General Assembly resolution in April 2024 resulted in restrictions on the steps that could be awarded on appointment to a grade....
Questions on the January payslip for P and D staff | Questions sur la fiche de paie de janvier pour le personnel P et D
We have received queries from some of you regarding the numbers on your January payslips. We would like to explain what has happened. Firstly, the guiding rule for salaries in Geneva is to maintain the same CHF payout every month. The same applies to all duty stations...
Humanitarian collection for Valencia | Collecte humanitaire pour Valence
We are pleased to inform you that the final amount collected for relief following the floods in Valencia was CHF 3,298. This amount has been transferred to the Spanish Red Cross for use in the flood response. We would like to thank all colleagues who donated for...
Staff General Assembly | Assemblée générale du personnel
Notification of Ordinary General Assembly In accordance with Article 13, Chapter VII of the Regulations on Representation of the Staff of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the Ordinary General Assembly of staff will take place on Thursday, 30 January 2025 at 2 p.m....
Long-service step | L’échelon d’ancienneté
As a reminder, all General Service staff in Geneva are entitled to a long-service step if they have twenty years of service within the United Nations common system and five years at the top step of their current grade. There is no automated system in place in Umoja...
New AWA guidance | Nouvelles directives sur les modalités de travail alternatives
At a recent Staff-Management Committee (SMC) meeting, we raised concerns about how different heads of entities (fail to) apply alternate working arrangements (AWA) when staff do not have access to a physical office space. For example, you may recall that we argued...
Top stories
Financial situation| Situation financière
As mentioned in our previous broadcast, we are following up with different departments and offices on how they will manage their financial situation. All the senior managers we have spoken to assure us that they will prioritize the...
Inter-Agency Games | Jeux inter-institutions
We are pleased to forward to you the invitation by the UN Geneva Staff Sports Commission to the 2025 Inter-Agency Games. Click here below for: Invitation from the organizers Information for Geneva participants Registration form If you have...
Financial situation | Situation financière
As you may imagine, we are receiving many queries and concerns about the current financial situation. As mentioned in our previous broadcast, we have been seeking meetings with the leadership of all the entities whose staff we represent. Some of...
Meetings with management on the current financial situation | Rencontres avec la direction sur la situation financière actuelle
As you are aware, the UN is currently facing significant and serious financial challenges in both its extra-budgetary and regular budget funding. In addition to what you have read in the news regarding funding from the United States, the...
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