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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.
Top stories
June issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de juin de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: UNECE and the agreements helping to protect the planet Visit the transformed International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum What is Bonn really like as a duty station? NASA explains the new age of asteroid science And...
UN Staff Summer Party | Fête d’été du Personnel de l’ONU
The UNOG Staff Union is delighted to invite you to our Summer Party: an opportunity for UN staff across Geneva to come together, unwind, and celebrate the season at the UN Port Beach Club! As summer begins, we would like to create a welcoming space to strengthen...
Do you want to see the candidates for UN SG debate head to head in Geneva? | Voulez-vous voir les candidats au poste de Secrétaire général de l’ONU s’affronter lors d’un débat à Genève ?
Organised by GWL Voices and the United Nations Foundation, this timely and important event will take place on Tuesday 9 June at the Ivan Pictet auditorium, located next door at the Graduate Institute. According to the organisers, "the event will convene diplomats,...
Outcomes of the Staff-Management Committee | Résultats du Comité administration-personnel
Staff unions from across the UN met last month with New York management as part of the Staff-Management Committee (SMC) to discuss burning human resources issues, including the prospect of further budget cuts, flexible working arrangements and contracts. The report...
Townhall on FWA, performance management and staff selection | Réunion générale sur les modalités de travail flexibles, la gestion de la performance et la sélection du personnel
We would like to invite you to an information session this Thursday 23 April at 1.30 p.m. via MS Teams, which will follow our extraordinary assembly of the staff (more information about the assembly can be found here). We will update you on the following topics:...
Feedback from the US Government regarding our broadcast on salaries and pensions | Retour du gouvernement des Etats-Unis au sujet de notre message sur les salaires er les pensions
You may recall our broadcast at the start of the year where we updated you on General Assembly decisions that could affect your pay and pensions. The US Government has sent us a letter, expressing concern with elements of our broadcast. In the interest of...
Extraordinary assembly of the staff | Assemblée extraordinaire du personnel
We would like to invite you to an Extraordinary Assembly of the staff, to be held on Thursday 23 April at 13:30. The purpose of the assembly is to elect new polling officers, as the current number has fallen below the quorum of six. Thanks to your votes in the...
April issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro d’avril de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: The Joint Inspection Unit: overseeing the system The extraordinary value of a bilingual education Visit Nyon this month for the renowned Visions du réel documentary film festival Why the human dimension still matters...
Update on flexible working arrangements | Mise au point sur les modalités de travail aménagées
Over a thousand of you completed our survey on flexible working arrangements, two-thirds of you women. Thank you! We are happy to share the results with you here. In summary: Most of you telecommute 2 to 3 days a week, in line with the policy; this is known as...
Follow-up on the Secretary-General’s memo on flexible working | Mise à jour sur la circulaire du Secrétaire général sur les modalités de travail aménagées
In view of more Secretariat entities announcing their plans to transition to a four-day in-office workweek, we would like to provide additional information on this topic. Please note that ST/SGB/2019/3 on flexible working arrangements (FWAs) allows up to three working...
Our response to the Secretary-General’s memo on flexible working arrangements | Notre réponse à la circulaire du Secrétaire général sur les modalités de travail aménagées
Many of you are already aware that the Secretary-General has sent a memo to all heads of entities, asking them to require four days of physical presence per week. Along with other Secretariat staff unions, we have written to him to request that he cancel the memo and...
Results of the elections to the Staff Union | Résultats des élections au Syndicat du personnel – 2026
The results of the elections to the Staff Union are as follows: Registered Voters ...
Information on this week’s referenda | Informations sur les référendums qui se tiendront cette semaine
This Thursday and Friday, in addition to the Union elections, you will be asked to vote on two referendum questions. Both are designed to increase staff participation in future Union elections. Both require a change in the Union statutes and can therefore only...
Update on roster expirations and the legal appeal | Mise au point sur l’expiration des listes de réserve et le recours judiciaire
We would like to update you on the status of the ongoing legal action against the removal of roster memberships. You may recall that many staff were removed from rosters after the new staff selection policy entered into force on 1 October, introducing roster expiry...
Top stories
June issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de juin de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: UNECE and the agreements helping to protect the planet Visit the transformed International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum What is Bonn really like as a duty station? NASA explains the new age of...
UN Staff Summer Party | Fête d’été du Personnel de l’ONU
The UNOG Staff Union is delighted to invite you to our Summer Party: an opportunity for UN staff across Geneva to come together, unwind, and celebrate the season at the UN Port Beach Club! As summer begins, we would like to create a welcoming...
Do you want to see the candidates for UN SG debate head to head in Geneva? | Voulez-vous voir les candidats au poste de Secrétaire général de l’ONU s’affronter lors d’un débat à Genève ?
Organised by GWL Voices and the United Nations Foundation, this timely and important event will take place on Tuesday 9 June at the Ivan Pictet auditorium, located next door at the Graduate Institute. According to the organisers, "the event will...
Outcomes of the Staff-Management Committee | Résultats du Comité administration-personnel
Staff unions from across the UN met last month with New York management as part of the Staff-Management Committee (SMC) to discuss burning human resources issues, including the prospect of further budget cuts, flexible working arrangements and...
Townhall on FWA, performance management and staff selection | Réunion générale sur les modalités de travail flexibles, la gestion de la performance et la sélection du personnel
Feedback from the US Government regarding our broadcast on salaries and pensions | Retour du gouvernement des Etats-Unis au sujet de notre message sur les salaires er les pensions
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