Dear Colleagues and Friends, We are sharing the below important information with you as this may directly affect some of our staff in qualifying “D” duty stations that are designated as “Not Non-Family”. The two relevant reports are attached for your information. ICSC Recommendation to the GA: 4. Payment of amount …
ICSC Report and 5th Committee decisions on UN Common System matters Read More »
Dear Secretary General, Thank you for the opportunity to pose a few questions. As Staff Unions, we have read your expressed vision for the future UN in your “our common agenda” report. Of particular interest, is the continuing reform initiatives of the UN, in the “People Strategy”. During my last visit to …
Dear Colleagues and Friends, On this last day of 2021 we would like to remember those that have sadly left us this year, we pay homage to their sacrifices and express gratitude for their service, we also share our sincerest condolences and sympathies with their families, loved ones and colleagues. The ongoing pandemic …
Few people know or remember the very beginnings of the UN Field Staff Union or how it came to existence. The UN Field Service Staff Union (FSSU) was created in the early 1980’s when UN Field Service Officers having grown increasingly frustrated by the lack of representation for their category of staff in UN …
From the archives – United Nations Field Service Officers go on Strike in UNTSO – 1980 Read More »
The UN Secretary General recently introduced the new “UN Values and Behaviors” as part of efforts to adjust the UN’s organizational culture towards something that is being referred to as “UN V2.0” an upgraded United Nations Organization which aims to embrace and adopt as the DNA of our organization the values of “Inclusion”, “Integrity”, “Humility” …
The UN’s new Values and Behaviors – Drivers for Culture Change – How to get it right. Read More »
UN Day 2021 Dear Colleagues and Friends, Another year has passed us by, and the UN today celebrates it’s 76th birthday. The past year has been largely dominated by the continuing struggle to manage the devastating effects of the pandemic which continues to wreak havoc around the globe. As your staff representatives …
(Please Scroll Down for French Version) Dear Colleagues and Friends, The Staff-Management Committee, which brings together staff unions and administration counterparts globally, met in Bonn from 4 to 9 October for its first face-to-face meeting in two and a half years. It discussed many topics and for some was able to reach agreement. …
Dear Colleagues and Friends, Not long after we assumed the office of the UNFSU Executive, we connected with Ms. Lanla Kamara and some of her colleagues from UNPAD, http://www.unpad.org as UNFSU we felt that the issues that they were highlighting and were seeking to represent were important for the UN and for our constituency. The …
Dear Colleagues and Friends, While I am attending an ICSC session in my capacity as UNISERV Federation VP, we are fortunate to be here together with our sister federations FICSA and CCISUA and as such are closely engaged with UN Leadership in relation to what is happening on the ground in Afghanistan. The …
UNFSU Broadcast: Update on situation in Afghanistan and evacuation of UN Staff Read More »
Dear Colleagues and Friends, No doubt you have been following, as us, with great concern the developments in Afghanistan. As your UNFSU Executive we wanted to provide you all an update on our activities and actions taken so far to try and ensure that the safety and wellbeing of all our UN colleagues …