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 […]
UNFSU Message on the occasion of UN Day 2021 Read More »
(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
Meet The Team – Let’s talk about the Future of Work in the UN Yesterday we had two engaging sessions during our monthly “Meet the Team” get togethers. Many viewpoints were discussed about how staff have been experiencing the work modalities that have been introduced largely due to the pandemic, working remotely while
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The attached JIU report is an interesting read. Many lessons can and should be drawn from this in relation to other reform initiatives now and in the future of the UN! “Re-establishing trust and partnership between management and staff is crucial going forward. A staff survey has not been conducted since the secretariat restructuring started
UNFSU AND NSA OF UNAMID HANDOVER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED THROUGH CHARITABLE DONATIONS FROM UNAMID PERSONNEL Liquidation Blog Handover ceremony for medical equipment donated by UNFSU and NSA The North Darfur Wali visited the El Fasher Log Base on 18 July 2021 to grace the occasion of the handing over of medical equipment procured and
Join our UNFSU Field Team! Sign up to “HOPE SPRINGS : UN Global Health Challenge 2021”. Create your own team of UN friends and colleagues (minimum 5 and maximum 20 members) or join one. Aim to be active for an equivalent of 10,000 steps every day from July 1 – September 28, 2021. You
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UN personnel have impacted millions of people and saved countless lives – often by sacrificing their own. During 2020, the hardships and threats faced throughout UN entities was greater than ever before, as personnel had to cope with the risks of the pandemic while continuously supporting and protecting others in the countries where they served.
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