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The UNOG Staff Coordinating Council is the union for all UN Secretariat staff 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 Coordinating Council is the union for all UN Secretariat staff 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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How you benefit by becoming a dues-paying member of your Staff Union | Pourquoi est-il avantageux de devenir membre cotisant(e) de votre Syndicat ?
We would like to thank the 438 of you who are dues-paying members of the UNOG Staff Union. Eight of you joined this last month alone. With SAFI’s performance temporarily affected by the renovations we rely on you more than ever to fund your representation and...
Staff General Assembly | Assemblée générale du personnel
As per Article 13 of the Regulations on representation of the staff at United Nations Office at geneva, all staff are invited to attend the annual staff General Assembly to be held via MS Teams on 31 January 2023 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda of the General Assembly is...
Letter to the Secretary-General following his change of position on parental leave | Lettre au Secrétaire général à propos de son revirement sur le congé parental
As you may be aware, the General Assembly last month approved new, gender-neutral rules on parental leave that provide 16 weeks for both parents in addition to 10 weeks for the birth mother. The leave must be taken within 12 months of becoming a...
A new sports facility for UN staff | Un nouveau centre sportif pour le personnel
Many of you will be aware of the uncertainty surrounding the future of the International Tennis Club opposite the US mission; a facility that is appreciated by many staff and which includes six courts and a restaurant. The Staff Union was approached by staff...
End-of-year message of the UNOG Staff Union | Message de fin d’année du Syndicat de l’ONUG
We would like to wish the entire UNOG family a joyous holiday season. We would also like to take this opportunity to highlight the scope of our work and the many achievements accomplished together during 2022: Obtained pay rises for P staff and for GS staff in line...
Long Service Awards 2022 photos | Photos des cérémonies des prix d’ancienneté 2022
Photos of the LSA 2022 ceremony of 12 December: | Photos de la cérémonie du 12 décembre : Main gallery: https://matpublishing.com/LSA_12_DEC_2022_Day_1/ Additional photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/jo17hBrYmTsba6Fm6 Photos of the LSA 2022 ceremony of 13 December |...
How we are defending your interests at the global level | Nous défendons vos intérêts à l’échelle mondiale
The CCISUA federation to which your union belongs, held its mid-term meeting in New York from 8 to 11 November. Brad Smith, Mohamed Chiraz Bali and Ian Richards represented your union. The meeting was an opportunity to meet the senior managers that set...
Meeting on staff issues with UN administration chief Catherine Pollard | Réunion avec Catherine Pollard, cheffe de l’Administration de l’ONU, sur les questions intéressant le personnel
The UNOG Staff Union met with the Under Secretary-General of Management Strategy and Policy Compliance, Catherine Pollard, on 18 November. As well as issues specific to certain departments and entities, and the positive results from staff-management discussions on...
General Service pay increase of 2.9 percent | Augmentation de 2.9 % des salaires des fonctionnaires des services généraux
We are pleased to inform you about the increase in your salary of 2.9 percent, implemented in October and applied retroactively to September. This pay increase is in line with inflation data obtained by UNOG from the Office cantonal de la statistique and is a result...
Important update on the new mobility policy | Le point sur la nouvelle politique de mobilité
We promised to update you on the development of the new mobility policy at the Staff-Management Committee. As you are aware, there were several contentious issues and after intense consultations, we were able to achieve some key objectives: Only new staff will be...
Reporting prohibited conduct at UNOG | Dénonciation des agissements répréhensibles à l’ONUG
We have received complaints from staff recently at several entities regarding alleged prohibited conduct. We would like to take this opportunity to remind staff that management can only act based upon well-documented cases of wrongdoing and that staff should avail...
Results of the mobility survey and next steps | Résultats de l’enquête sur la mobilité et prochaines étapes
Thank you for taking part in the global survey on the Secretary-General’s proposed mobility policy, which would require all new P and D staff and their families to change duty station every two to five years throughout their whole career. 2,144 staff members...
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How you benefit by becoming a dues-paying member of your Staff Union | Pourquoi est-il avantageux de devenir membre cotisant(e) de votre Syndicat ?
We would like to thank the 438 of you who are dues-paying members of the UNOG Staff Union. Eight of you joined this last month alone. With SAFI’s performance temporarily affected by the renovations we rely on you more than ever to fund your...
External auditors give the UNOG Staff Union a clean bill of health | Les auditeurs externes donne une bonne note au Syndicat de l’ONUG
We are pleased to share with you the 2021-2022 external audit of the UNOG Staff Union. As you will see, the auditors examined our accounts in line with Swiss standards and gave them a clean bill of health; this finding is testament to the rigour...
All-staff townhall meeting on Tuesday 31 January at 1.30 p.m. | Réunion générale du personnel le 31 janvier à 13h30
We would like to invite you to an information session on Tuesday 31 January at 1.30 p.m. via MS Teams, which will follow our annual general assembly (the agenda and documents for the general assembly can be found here). We will cover new updates...
Staff General Assembly | Assemblée générale du personnel
As per Article 13 of the Regulations on representation of the staff at United Nations Office at geneva, all staff are invited to attend the annual staff General Assembly to be held via MS Teams on 31 January 2023 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda of the...
Letter to the Secretary-General following his change of position on parental leave | Lettre au Secrétaire général à propos de son revirement sur le congé parental
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