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What is like to lose your job after 20 years on a permanent contract? A colleague, who wishes to remain anonymous, tells us his journey. I had a permanent position in one of the most respected UN specialized scientific organizations. After an internal restructuring...
The portfolio of adjectives becomes immense when referring to talented individuals – and sometimes you just cannot find the right one. This is what happened when I had the opportunity to talk to Vilmos. Sorry, to Guillermo. Sorry, to Alberto. Apologies, to all three....
People working in the international organizations are often caught between two different worlds; a formal diplomatic one and a more informal collegial one. Do you write UNese style? Many tell me that when they joined the United Nations, they came from the private...
Inclusion fatigue? Have some coffee! How we stimulated diversity discussions at the International Trade Centre by talking to 100 employees. At the Caribbean region’s recent musical celebration of the United Nation’s 75th Anniversary, Barbadian superstar Rihanna said...
Town hall on Equal Pay In early August we organized a town hall on Equal Pay, where we invited an OSLA lawyer to make a brief presentation following the judgement of the UN Dispute Tribunal, to explain on the grounds to appeal the judgement to the UN Appeals Tribunal....
Empowering the UN Human Rights Office with a digital view In this November edition, the UN Human Rights Office and Microsoft share insights from their 5-year partnership and its concrete outcomes. Promoting and protecting the human rights since 1993 Since its creation...
Pauline Couty was an excellent French teacher. She enjoyed teaching students from many countries and was always interested in their lives and cultures. Pauline was an exceptional lady possessing a gentle, warm and caring nature. She was gracious and charming and all...
In the first article of this series, UN Today asks Cathy Peck Arif to look back over her 32 years at the Palais (although she’s not near retirement yet) and tell us how things have changed, for the better or for the worse. I joined the UN at the end of 1988. It was a...
The COVID-19 changed drastically our way of working, the interpretation profession has not been exempt. We met with Ms. Marie Diur, Head of the Interpretation Section at UNOG to understand from her how the interpreters adapted themselves to this sudden change and...
INSIDE VIEW
Le 30 juillet 2020, le système commun des Nations Unies est mort… mais il n’est pas enterré. Dans tout ordre sociétal fonctionnel, le système de justice est censé être le garant de la justice et de l’équité. C’est avec cette conviction que les fonctionnaires de...
From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Fair Internship Initiative has been monitoring the impact of this unprecedented situation on UN internships. In March 2020, we launched a survey among UN interns to disclose how Covid-19-related measures have impacted...
Témoignage recueilli et résumé par Olivier Meyer. Le chemin qui mène à l'ONU est souvent pavé de difficultés. Certains d'entre nous ont dû déployer beaucoup d'efforts et de ténacité pour y parvenir. UN Today a recueilli le palpitant témoignage de Da-Sama-Itoua Nzété....
Je vais vous raconter comment, dans l’urgence et en un temps record, j’ai pu mettre en place un système informatique qui a permis au Service médical de l’ONU Genève de gérer les collègues confrontés au COVID-19. Début mars 2020, partie de Chine, l'épidémie de COVID-19...
Remote internships explained: watch the video An open letter to the Secretary-General on “remote” unpaid internships Fair Internship Initiative On 11 March 2020, the WHO assessed COVID-19 as a pandemic, and the UN, like the rest of the world, prepared to contain the...
Yes we all can: ageing with commitment, creativity, and dynamism ! The Association of Former International Civil Servants for Development (Greycells) was created 12 years ago. Greycells has always been inspired by Charles Darwin’s “It is not the strongest of the...
Our Town Hall on 7 May A total of 850 staff members attended our first ever virtual Town Hall. We raised several issues of importance, namely: UN plans for return to office We have been in close and continuous consultation with UNOG Administration on the safe...
Consultants are the forgotten workforce at the UN, even if they sometimes or often sit side by side with colleagues. With precarious contracts, low wages and a status that keeps them half in and half out of the UN system, it’s time to shed a light on the way the UN...
Ms. Daniela Wuerz, Senior Coordination Officer at UNOG, has been at the forefront of UNOG’s plan for the return to office. She shared with UN Today how she’s facing the enormous task ahead and how will staff be returning safely to the Palais des Nations. It all starts...
UN Today had the chance to interview the new Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, who joined OHCHR on 10 February 2020. In order to get to know the DHC better, UN Today asked the DHC a number of questions – both professional and personal. You...
