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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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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...
New composition of the UNOG Staff Union leadership | La nouvelle équipe dirigeante du Syndicat du personnel de l’ONUG
At its first meeting held on 12 March 2026, the 44th Staff Union Council elected its office holders as follows: PresidentIan RichardsVice-PresidentJanet PuhalovicExecutive SecretaryLaura JohnsonDeputy Executive SecretaryNataliya Oliynyk *Executive Bureau...
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...
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...
February issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de février de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: Building peace with UNESCO Visit the revamped Museum of the Reformation in Geneva How the Pension Fund has modernized its client services Why screens and young children don’t mix And more… Read the February issue...
Staff townhall on developments that could impact your pay and pension | Réunion générale sur les développements potentiellement impactant votre salaire et votre pension
The next 12 months will see a number of reviews of salaries and pension that will affect you: A Geneva local salary survey, which will be used to revise GS salaries A cost-of-living survey, which will affect the calculation of P and D salaries A review of the...
Solidarity with our Security colleagues | Solidarité avec nos collègues de la Sécurité
You may have heard about the attempted incursion into the Palais des Nations last week after a demonstration got out of hand. We have now learned that three staff members from the Safety and Security Service were injured while securing the site. We are sure you...
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, 29 January 2025 at...
Important General Assembly decisions that affect you | Décisions importantes de l’Assemblée générale qui vous concernent
We hope that despite these difficult times you were able to have a rest over the Christmas and New Year holidays. We would like to update you on the decisions of the General Assembly (budget, salaries and pensions), reached late December, which will affect you. As...
Result of the humanitarian collection for Gaza | Résultat du collecte humanitaire pour le Gaza
You may remember that we re-opened our humanitarian collection for Gaza earlier this year, after the declaration of famine. We are pleased to inform you that the total amount collected was CHF 18,765, to which the Staff Union added CHF 10,000 of its own funds. We...
December/January issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de décembre-janvier de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: Twenty years of the Human Rights Council Arabic: a language connecting cultures Espionage and resistance in Switzerland in the Second World War How to be an outstanding diplomat And more… Read the December/January issue...
Security Club end-of-year party open to all | Fête de fin d’année du Club de la Sécurité ouverte à tous
The only end-of-year party open to all UN Geneva staff! The Security Club invites you on 4 December 2025 from 6:00 p.m. at the Salle Communale de Chambésy for its end-of-year party: The only event that keeps alive the spirit of UN Geneva’s legendary year-end...
Update on UN80 | Mise au point sur initiative UN80
We would like to update you on UN80 following meetings with management in New York. As you may be aware, the General Assembly is currently considering the budget proposal submitted by the Secretary-General. We have noted already that this proposal lacks strategy and...
November issue of UN Today is out | Le numéro de novembre de UN Today vient de paraître
In the new issue of UN Today, out now: UNRISD: why the UN needs independent research Geneva and the art of watchmaking Martha C. Nussbaum speaks on World Philosophy Day UNOG’s anti-racism advocate on her “I have a dream” moment And more… Read the November issue...
Top stories
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...
New composition of the UNOG Staff Union leadership | La nouvelle équipe dirigeante du Syndicat du personnel de l’ONUG
At its first meeting held on 12 March 2026, the 44th Staff Union Council elected its office holders as follows: PresidentIan RichardsVice-PresidentJanet PuhalovicExecutive SecretaryLaura JohnsonDeputy Executive SecretaryNataliya Oliynyk...
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...
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,...
Staff townhall on developments that could impact your pay and pension | Réunion générale sur les développements potentiellement impactant votre salaire et votre pension
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