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Article 101.3 of the UN Charter of 1945 states that “the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.”...
Katrina Campbell currently serves as Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer for The International Rescue Committee (IRC), a recipient of UN funding. She is a former UN Secretariat Ethics Officer, Ethics Adviser for UNFPA, and consultant to several other UN organizations...
Alcinda Manuel Honwana is a social anthropologist from Mozambique. She joined the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (DMSPC) as Director of the Anti-Racism Team (ART) in December 2022. Prior to joining the United Nations, Alcinda was Centennial...
The fight against racism and racial discrimination within the UN only truly began in 2020, after the events following the death of George Floyd in the United States. As a consequence, the organization took action and denounced the existence of racism and racial...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a UN specialized agency that was founded in 1950. Its headquarters were inaugurated in 1999 and designed in an oval shape consisting of curved lines and glass by architects Rino Brodbeck and Jacques Roulet. Its appearance...
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is often forgotten when we talk about the UN agencies in charge of humanitarian issues. And yet, it has a pivotal role on the international scene given the increasingly complex geopolitical context and consequences of...
You have started as Director General of IOM at a time when the world is facing a multitude of humanitarian challenges. How do you intend to lead IOM to make it fit for purpose and be able to face these challenges? For too long, we’ve treated migration as a problem to...
In an exclusive interview, we delve into the intricacies of Kira Kruglikova’s new role and the weighty responsibilities that come with it. Kira, congratulations on your new role. Can you tell us more about your role and your priorities as the newly...
The fight for gender equality has resulted in many successes and failures. It unites different entities, both governmental and non-governmental on a global scale. The United Nations is a key player in the ongoing battle through the Sustainable Development Goals...
In 1948, three years after the United Nations was created, the Security and Safety Service (SSS) was set up at the UN headquarters in New York. Other services were subsequently set up in other locations, including: Geneva, Vienna, Nairobi, Bangkok, Beirut, Addis Ababa...
