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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.
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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Fair Internship Initiative survey 2025 | Enquête de l’Initiative pour des stages équitables 2025
The UNOG Staff Union has a long-standing collaboration with the Fair Internship Initiative (FII) and fully support their campaign for accessible internships, including remuneration. Accordingly, we are pleased to share their invitation to take the UN Interns Survey...
Letter to the Secretary-General and humanitarian collection for Gaza | Lettre au Secrétaire général et collecte humanitaire pour le Gaza
After hearing that UN staff are experiencing severe hunger from a famine that has been created by the blockade on Gaza, our staff federation CCISUA has written to the Secretary-General to request that our colleagues be included in humanitarian access and protection...
Results of the CCISUA survey on UN80 | Les résultats de l’enquête de la fédération CCISUA sur l’initiative UN80
We would like to share with you the results of the survey recently conducted by our staff federation, CCISUA, to collect staff thoughts on the UN80 initiative. The full results are available here. The respondents expressed a lack of confidence in the way UN80 is...
Staff adopt motion of no confidence in the Secretary-General and UN80 | Le personnel adopte une motion de défiance envers le Secrétaire général et l’initiative UN80
The Extraordinary General Assembly held today and called by the UNOG Staff Union Council was attended by almost 600 staff members (the quorum being 200). Following a discussion during which staff expressed their concerns with the UN80 initiative, the...
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...
OSLA briefing in French | Présentation en français du Bureau de l’aide juridique au personnel
In this uncertain period, many of you have asked for more information on the UN’s internal justice system. We already held a meeting in English with the Office of Staff Legal Assistance (OSLA) to brief you on the services provided by this office and the process for...
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 which...
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 being...
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...
Top stories
Fair Internship Initiative survey 2025 | Enquête de l’Initiative pour des stages équitables 2025
The UNOG Staff Union has a long-standing collaboration with the Fair Internship Initiative (FII) and fully support their campaign for accessible internships, including remuneration. Accordingly, we are pleased to share their invitation to take...
Letter to the Secretary-General and humanitarian collection for Gaza | Lettre au Secrétaire général et collecte humanitaire pour le Gaza
After hearing that UN staff are experiencing severe hunger from a famine that has been created by the blockade on Gaza, our staff federation CCISUA has written to the Secretary-General to request that our colleagues be included in humanitarian...
Results of the CCISUA survey on UN80 | Les résultats de l’enquête de la fédération CCISUA sur l’initiative UN80
We would like to share with you the results of the survey recently conducted by our staff federation, CCISUA, to collect staff thoughts on the UN80 initiative. The full results are available here. The respondents expressed a lack of confidence...
Staff adopt motion of no confidence in the Secretary-General and UN80 | Le personnel adopte une motion de défiance envers le Secrétaire général et l’initiative UN80
The Extraordinary General Assembly held today and called by the UNOG Staff Union Council was attended by almost 600 staff members (the quorum being 200). Following a discussion during which staff expressed their concerns with the UN80...
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
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