Archive for July, 2009
From time to time, your Staff Association writes on your behalf to the UNAIDS administration to highlight issues of particular concern to staff.
Most recently, we have sent a letter to the EXD on the subject of the various review processes currently taking place. Like you, we feel that some clarification is required on the function of these working groups and how the vairous processes will be coordinated for the greater good of the organisation and its staff. We also wanted to ensure that the voice of staff is heard at each step in the process.
To read this letter, along with other recent correspondence to the administration, follow the link to our website: http://www.ussa-unaids.org/cms/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=34&Itemid=85
Your feedback on this issue is most welcome and we will keep you informed of any reply we receive from the administration.
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UNAIDS Executive Director, Mr. Michel Sidibé meets with the President of the Federation of International Civil Servants’ Associations (FICSA)
The FICSA[1] President, Edmond Mobio, and General Secretary, Valérie de Kermel, along with the Staff Association Chair Manuel da Quinta met with Michel Sidibé, on Monday, 20 July 2009. FICSA took the opportunity to congratulate Michel Sidibé on his appointment as EXD of UNAIDS. They also commended him on his openness to dialogue and on his determination to work in partnership with the Staff Association.
(LtoR) Valerie de Kermel, General Secretary of FICSA, Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director, Edmond Mobio, President of FICSA and Manuel da Quinta, Chair of UNAIDS Secretariat Staff Association(USSA)
A large amount of your staff association contributions go towards paying our membership to FICSA (the Federation of International Civil Servants’ Associations). The latest issue that FICSA is taking up on behalf of all of us relates to staff concerns surrounding the Pension Fund.
To follow this issue, click on the following link to our website to read the statement by FICSA to the UNJSPF (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund) .
Please rest assured that we are following this issue and we will share any information coming from this meeting with all staff as soon as it becomes available.
If you have any questions on this or other staff-related issues, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly.
Following several complaints from HQ staff, a letter to the Director DRM has been sent by the Staff Association to request UNAIDS to conduct a professional study of the HQ Building in Geneva
“Sick Building Syndrome” or “Building-related Illness” is not something new. It’s a modern day disease of our air tight energy efficient homes and the stagnant chemical or biological pollutant filled air that may consequently accumulate indoors.
To read the letter :
 Open Page 1 |
 Open Page 2 |
To learn more about the “Sick Building Syndrome” type “Sick Building” in googleor check one of these links :
“Sick Building Syndrome” from the US Environmental Protection Agency
The USSA Needs You !
Dear Geneva Colleagues,
There is a vacancy on the Executive Committee of the Staff Association in Geneva due to the fact that one of the Committee will be leaving UNAIDS.
Normally when such a situation arises between elections the Executive Committee can co-opt any member of the Staff Association from Geneva (in this case) onto the Committee until the next election. However we would rather not go this route in the interest of transparency and we would like to give all members of the Staff Association in Geneva the opportunity to let us know if they are interested to fill this position until the next official election. For further information on what being a Committee Member entails, please don’t hesitate to contact us or visit our website : http://www.ussa-unaids.org/
If you are interested, please contact any elected Committee Member, or reply to this email explaining what you think you could bring to the Staff Association Executive Committee. The deadline for receipt of applications is COB Monday, 10 August.
Very best wishes
Your Staff Association
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