Young UN reflects on progress made and action needed to achieve gender equality in the UN System. 2020 marks a series of important anniversaries for advancing gender...
United Nations’ Invisible Workforce
Unequal gender norms and sexism makes women and interns more vulnerable within our Organisation. According to the 2018 review of UN internship programmes, from 2009 to...
Non à l’inégalité salariale !
Face à l'injustice en matière salariale les fonctionnaires de l’ONUG ne baissent toujours pas les bras Février 2020 a marqué le deuxième anniversaire de l’introduction...
Interview with Shireen Dodson, UN Ombudsman
The UN Ombudsman reflects on her first year at the United Nations and shares her vision for 2020. We recently sat down with Ms. Dodson, UN Ombudsman, who joined the...
UN secretariat lagging behind on internship reform
By Fair Internship Initiative Mr. Guterres, why do you think interns should not be paid? It has been known for some time now that the UN Secretariat policy on...
UN pension fund: Two steps forward, one step back
The Assembly’s reform efforts of the past several years evoke the plight of that ancient toiler: Sisyphus: two steps forward, one step back. Real progress will require...