The 44th Council of the UNOG Staff Union (2026-2027) was elected in March 2026 for a period of one year. Its membership is as follows:

Presidency:

Ian Richards (President)
Janet Puhalović (Vice-President)

Council meetings are presided over by the President or, in his/her absence, by the Vice-President. Both officeholders are entitled to attend the meetings of the Executive Bureau and support the latter in its mandate to represent the Council.

Executive Bureau:

Laura Johnson (Executive Secretary)
Nataliya Oliynyk (Deputy Executive Secretary)
Naima Abdellaoui
Marie Araksia Gulsadian
Mohamed Chiraz Bali
Cédric Jacquiot
Nicole Lewis-Lettington

The Executive Bureau acts as the Council’s executive. It implements the decisions of the Council and represents it before management and other bodies. It meets on a weekly basis. It is headed by the Executive Secretary and the Deputy Executive Secretary. The President and Vice-President are non-voting members of the Bureau.

Other members of the 44th Council:

Marian Aggrey
Julien Bornon
Dominique Chantrel
Cíntia De Lima Cardoso
Ysabel Fougery
Begoña Martinez Alfonso
Clint O’Connor
Rowland Palairet
Catherine Peck Arif
Jean-Luc La Planeta
Philippe Duparc
Hee-Kyong Yoo
Marko Stanovic
Philip Thomas
Radouan Toualbia
Anjum Khan

Release for staff representation functions

Staff representation is considered as official business. To this end, members of the Council are entitled to the following release for staff representational functions (as per General Assembly resolution A/C.5/50/64):

• Executive Secretary and Deputy Executive Secretary: up to 100 percent.
• President, Vice-President, Executive Bureau members: up to 32 hours per month.
• Other members of the Council: 10 hours per month.