The UNFSU Council Meeting of 2024, FSC-XXXI, was opened by the President Milan Dawoh on 26th February. His opening remarks were as follows: Please let us all take a few moments to remember those who have lost their lives working for the United Nations. Friends and Colleagues of the United Nations, on behalf of the …
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We commend your dedication and valuable contribution to the important work we undertake to assist humanity in the face of arduous and demanding circumstances, in line with the Secretary-General’s end of year message to Staff on December 20, 2023. The current hostilities, the tragic deaths of over 130 of our esteemed …
During the past two weeks (13th – 22nd November,2023), I was in New York on the Classification of Hardship Duty Stations in Africa. I was part of the UNISERV Working Group that worked together with the ICSC on this very important project. I am pleased to inform you that we were able to positively defend …
Dear Colleagues & Friends, I’ve attached the report of the recently held Staff Management Committee meeting in Brindisi in April this year. Also attached is a note from the Chef de Cabinet outlining the Secretary-General’s decisions related to disagreements between staff and management. The Unions are concerned with some of the outcomes …
Staff Management Committee XI report – Approved by the Secretary-General Read More »
Dear Colleagues and friends, You may recall our call for voluntary donations following the devastating multiple earthquakes that affected many people in Türkiye and Syria. We are pleased to inform you that following your very generous contributions, we were able to donate an amount of USD $40.000.- (Forty Thousand US Dollars) This …
Last year the UNFSU and our Federation UNISERV participated in a panel discussion during the International Anti Corruption Conference in Washington DC. This session took place during the 20th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) held in Washington, D.C. from 6-10 December 2022. More info: https://iaccseries.org/ Coordinated by: Transparency International, Government Accountability Project and …
A recent excellent blog post by Ms Nadine Kaddoura highlights an attempt at making unilateral changes to the UN’s Dispute Tribunal. And so unknown to the staff, the Secretary-General has discreetly proposed to the General Assembly to amend the UNDT Statute of the UN Dispute Tribunal in his report A/77/156 on the administration of justice. …
Attempted changes to the statute of the UN Tribunals, UN Staff Unions Objected firmly. Read More »
Dear Colleagues, You may recall that we had shared with you the outcome of the recently concluded General Assembly, in which the UN 5th committee, after long and difficult deliberations, had concluded its debate around the budget and the UN common system at the eleventh hour. We have shared with you the positive …
Opening Statement for the XXX UNFSU Council meeting on UN Day Dear colleagues and friends, We are very pleased to be able to welcome you all here in Brindisi, Italy to these fantastic conference facilities generously provided to us by the UNGSC. This is the first time since our UNFSU Council meeting …
Opening Statement at UNFSU Council XXX on UN Day, 24 October 2022 Read More »
Today the International Labour Organization and World Health Organization are calling for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work. The United Nations Field Staff Union, and UNISERV – United Nations International Civil Servants’ Federation call on the United Nations Senior leadership to take serious these guidelines and make it a priority to develop concrete action plans to prevent mental health problems that …
WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work Read More »