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The UNOG Staff Union represents the staff of the UN Secretariat in Geneva.
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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.
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Tell us what you think about UN 80 and the implementation of funding cuts | Donnez votre avis sur l’initiative UN80 et la mise en oeuvre des réductions de financement
Many of you have reached out to us with your concerns about the way UN 80 initiative is being conducted. This includes a 20 percent haircut being demanded by the initiative’s leader, Guy Ryder, for the regular budget, staff relocations, the merging of mandates and...
Notice of a staff extraordinary assembly on UN 80 next Thursday | Convocation d’une assemblée extraordinaire du personnel sur l’ONU 80 jeudi prochain
Thank you for attending yesterday’s townhall on UN 80. Your concerns were considered at the Staff Union Council meeting today, which has decided to call an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) on this issue. The aim of the EGA is to formally record the position of...
July/August issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de juillet-août de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: Summer getaways in Switzerland What elephants can tell us about environmental challenges How seaweed could save the planet The risks of forgetting human rights And more… Read the July/August edition here or visit...
Staff Union townhall on UN80 | Réunion générale du Syndicat sur l’initiative UN80
We have had many queries following our recent broadcast with updates on UN80. To give more details on the outcomes of the Staff-Management Committee, mitigation measures proposed by the administration and our interactions with member states, we would like to invite...
Update on UN 80 and its impact on staff | Mise au point sur l’initiative UN80 et son impact sur le personnel
We would like to update you on the latest developments regarding Guy Ryder’s UN 80 initiative. The Staff-Management Committee (SMC) met at the headquarters of the UN Mission in Kosovo last week. SMC is the global body for consultations between management and staff...
We are calling on member states to take control of UN80 | Notre appel aux états membres à reprendre en main l’initiative UN80
Staff unions have written to member states criticising Guy Ryder’s UN80 process as incoherent and lacking strategy. The letter is here. Among the points raised by the Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations, the staff federation of...
Pension Fund elections | Elections de la Caisse des pensions
Elections to the UN Staff Pension Committee begin today and last until next Wednesday. Given the current volatility it is more important than ever to have the right board in place. We therefore encourage you to vote in these elections. You should have separately...
Relocations of OHCHR staff | Délocalisations du personnel du HCDH
As you may be aware, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, unlike some other heads of entity, has enthusiastically embraced UN 80 and has proposed 120 staff relocations. We have serious doubts about the underlying rationale of these changes, which are...
Summary of the townhall with Guy Ryder | Résumé de la réunion générale avec Guy Ryder
We would like to thank those of you who attended the townhall with USG Guy Ryder last week. Anyone who was unable to attend can watch the recording here. Staff had many questions, some of which were summarized in a statement made by the UNOG Staff Union...
Recent instructions on the budget cuts | Directives récentes sur les coupes budgétaires
Heads of UN Secretariat departments have recently received two further memos containing instructions on how to respond to the liquidity crisis and prepare for the planned UN80 cuts. One memo gives instructions that fixed-term appointments can only be renewed for a...
Why we do not agree with Volker Turk’s expensive and poorly-managed project
Like our OHCHR colleagues we attended last week’s townhall where High Commissioner Volker Turk presented his latest plans for moving staff out of headquarters. We note that this project has been carried out without adequate consultation with the staff union. The key...
Townhall meeting on UN80 with USG Guy Ryder | Réunion générale sur l’initiative UN80 avec le Secrétaire général adjoint Guy Ryder
Like you, we have many questions and concerns on UN 80 and the way it is being conducted. Many of you are asking questions; many of these can only be answered by those making the decisions. For this reason we have invited Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy...
New memo from the Controller on the budget | Nouvelle circulaire sur le budget de la part du Contrôleur
Ever since the Secretary-General mentioned to the member states that he wanted to see 20 per cent cuts in posts, we have been trying to find out what that would look like in practice. Heads of departments and offices were told to produce revised budget submissions,...
Why we do not agree with UN 80 and our next actions | Nos désaccords sur l’initative UN80 et les prochaines démarches
We met with management last week to discuss UN 80 through the Staff-Management Committee (SMC): Among the issues raised was the continuing lack of transparency and lack of consultation. For example, the Secretary-General told staff that “leaks and rumours may...
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Tell us what you think about UN 80 and the implementation of funding cuts | Donnez votre avis sur l’initiative UN80 et la mise en oeuvre des réductions de financement
Many of you have reached out to us with your concerns about the way UN 80 initiative is being conducted. This includes a 20 percent haircut being demanded by the initiative’s leader, Guy Ryder, for the regular budget, staff relocations, the...
Notice of a staff extraordinary assembly on UN 80 next Thursday | Convocation d’une assemblée extraordinaire du personnel sur l’ONU 80 jeudi prochain
Thank you for attending yesterday’s townhall on UN 80. Your concerns were considered at the Staff Union Council meeting today, which has decided to call an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) on this issue. The aim of the EGA is to formally...
July/August issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de juillet-août de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: Summer getaways in Switzerland What elephants can tell us about environmental challenges How seaweed could save the planet The risks of forgetting human rights And more… Read the July/August edition...
Staff Union townhall on UN80 | Réunion générale du Syndicat sur l’initiative UN80
We have had many queries following our recent broadcast with updates on UN80. To give more details on the outcomes of the Staff-Management Committee, mitigation measures proposed by the administration and our interactions with member states, we...
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