Onzième Haut-Commissaire en charge des réfugiés, Filippo Grandi a eu la lourde tâche de succéder à l’actuel Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, Antonio Guterres....
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A New Paradigm: Living in Geneva in Pandemic Times
Because of the Coronavirus global health crisis, we now behave differently. Coping with all these changes can be stressful. Still, we continue...
Hommes et femmes différemment touchés par le COVID-19
Alors que le coronavirus poursuit sa rapide propagation à travers le monde, professionnels de la santé et experts ne peuvent que constater l’importance du genre,...
UN Internships in Times of COVID-19
Two UNOG interns share their experience of working from home during these strange times of COVID-19 pandemic Valerii is an intern at the United Nations Office at Geneva...
UN Staff under COVID-19 quarantine
Since 16 mars all UNOG staff have been requested to work from home. Here are their views and thoughts on full-time telecommute. A couple weeks ago our lives changed...
What does this crisis mean for the future of our work and our organization?
This week I was supposed to deploy to Zambia. Instead I’m confined at home watching the snow melt on the Jura. So I’ve learned to use Microsoft Teams in all its...
Exploring the implications of automation for jobs and places
It is a hot topic in most societies. This reflects existing issues such as unemployment, inequality and – in Europe and US – stagnant living standards It is also a...
On ne badine pas avec la qualité
À l’ONU, l’automatisation et la fièvre productiviste menacent la qualité des traductions. Il existe aujourd’hui sur Internet d'excellents traducteurs automatiques...
Views from Young UN on the future of work
What does the Next UN look like and how do we get there? The article shares findings of a study by Young UN on how we can navigate from Today’s UN – where too often...
The future of work
There are growing concerns that robots and artificial intelligence will soon replace humans, hence the role of businesses and governments become crucial to avoid job...
