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With an ongoing campaign to ‘Lead on Anti-Racism at UNOG’ that has just earned her the Secretary-General Award for Workforce Diversity, we spoke to Marie Diur, Chief, Interpretation Service at the United Nations Office in Geneva. Elated and more...
This interview marks the International Day of UN Peacekeepers celebrated on the 29th of May. The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, reflects on the vital work carried out by peacekeeping missions to address multidimensional crises and...
The Standards of Conduct for the International Civil Service provide guidance and inspiration to international civil servants. Adopted in 1954 by the International Civil Service Advisory Board, they have been amended and updated several times to keep with the pace of...
With a long career behind him at the UN, Louis Germain’s retirement has been anything but relaxing. His new role as President of the SMC poses fresh challenges as he strives to facilitate consultations to overcome issues concerning staff welfare and policies for...
In its latest synthesis report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounds the alarm once again. Through three key messages, it reaffirms the urgent need to adopt both individual and collective measures: human activities are responsible for recent...
Alice Wairimu Nderitu of Kenya is the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide for the United Nations. Her career has been dedicated to peacemaking and championing human rights in her many positions on a national and international level. On the 7th April, UNESCO...
Epsy Campbell Barr is the current Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. She is a former Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Foreign Affairs. She was twice a congressional representative in the Legislative Assembly of Costa...
When we hear Geneva, we think of Henri Durand and International humanitarian law. We also think of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, with the Human Rights Council at the forefront. The Council came into being in 2006, built from the...
Our past is important. For while it does not necessarily have to determine our future, it can certainly aid us when we need to draw on our experiences for guidance and comfort. If we got this far, after having gone through all that, then surely, we can survive...
There are preconceived ideas about the civil service, whether national or international. Among them is the fact that civil servants perform the same tasks throughout their careers, that they are not called upon to change duty stations or fields of activity. What about...
