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The Judge’s view: The UN justice system is not independent and needs to be fixed

Rowan Downing was a judge on the UN Dispute Tribunal. Rarely shy in giving his opinion, he tells UN Today why our internal justice system needs to change

By Rowan Downing | FOCUS ON | 8 April 2021

Unsteady scales: What’s right and what’s amiss with the UN internal justice system

From a vantage point of 4 years in the Internal Justice Council, Jamshid Gaziyev gives us an insider's view of what needs to be fixed with the justice system

By Jamshid Gaziyev | FOCUS ON | 8 April 2021

You are not alone: OSLA will assist you

An explorative journey to discover and describe the role of the Office of Staff Legal Assistance (OSLA)

By Robbie Leighton | FOCUS ON | 8 April 2021

Running Switzerland during Covid

Just finished her second non-consecutive term as President of the Swiss Confederation. We spoke to Simonetta Sommaruga

By Prisca Chaoui and Julián Ginzo | FOCUS ON | 1 March 2021

From Jamaica to the world

Last autumn Pamela Coke-Hamilton took over as ITC’s Executive Director. She sat down with UN Today to talk about growing up in Jamaica, her different jobs, how Geneva has and hasn’t changed, and her still-far-off retirement plans.

By Ian Richards | FOCUS ON | 1 March 2021