UNSPECIAL No 618– Mai -May 2003

ÉDITORIAL
 
A Memorial
Un mémorial

INTERVIEWS – SARS

Le SARS: il faut être vigilant!
A Hanoï, on a oublié que c’est le printemps! 
In Hanoi we forget that it is spring!

SPECIAL SARS

Le Vietnam, premier pays a être parvenu a contrôler l’épidémie du SARS 
WHO extends its SARS travel advice
Microbes, micro-organismes, bactéries, virus et compagnie  
Hopes rise over fight against SARS
How Vietnam beat the bug
Cumulative Number of Reported Probable Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 
Preliminary findings of the WHO Shanghai team  

TECH NEWS

Le capital de la connaissance 

Letter

Bravo!

ROSES & CACTUS

PERSONNEL

UN Award 21
UN Federal Credit Union opens liaison office in Nairobi, Kenya  
UNFCU Fact Sheet
Regards sur le Léman
Meditations
Getting Happy with the Rewards King

GLOBE

Problems of ownership for african cultural heritage
Promenade équatoriale
Moscow: Changing face,Unchanging soul
Lutter ensemble contre la pauvreté  
HIV/AIDS: Break the Silence

SERIAL

Mélanie Mercier, née Markowitz 
(French)

(English)



 

 

UNFCU Fact Sheet

Who We Are:

Not for profit, cooperative financial institution owned and run by our members who are staff members of the United Nations, its specialized agencies, retirees and their families.
Chartered in 1947. Over $1.7 billion in assets. Ranked 26th among nearly 10,000 credit unions in the United States in terms of assets under management and second among credit unions in New York State.

Who We Serve:
More than 56,000 members on six continents The global UN Community.

Goals of the Institution :
Serving the People Who Serve the World®.

Offering a broad array of innovative financial products and consultative services to help address the unique needs of the UN Community. Offerings include eStatements, Internet Account Access, International Calling Card and expanded loan services internationally.

Conducting ongoing research to respond to specific member needs for tailored products and services.

Providing an enriching and rewarding work environment for employees, fostering teamwork and continuing professional development.

Supporting philanthropic projects on behalf of our members in the communities we serve.

Number of Employees:

208 worldwide. Departments include Consumer Lend- ing, Retail Branch Operations, Electronic Funds Transfer, Marketing, Investment Centre, Investments, Mort- gage Lending, Legal, Loss Prevention, MIS, Member Contact/Call Centre and Wire Transfer.

Locations

Two full-service branches located in the Secretariat Building, UN, and at 2 UN Plaza. A satellite office is located at UNICEF Headquarters, N.Y.

Representative liaison offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Vienna, Austria and Nairobi, Kenya.

16 UNFCU Liaison Programme Representatives, serving members globally.

Corporate Headquarters 820 Second Avenue, 12th floor, New York, N.Y. 10017

Website address: http://www.unfcu.org

Senior Management

Michael J. Connery, Jr., President and CEO
Walter Gore, Chairman, Board of Directors.