CCISUA welcomes newest member – UNIDO Staff Union
XXIst Annual CCISUA Assembly held in New York
Rosemarie Waters, President
From the 13th through the 17th of February
2006, presidents of staff unions/associations
of the global UN Secretariat and
several UN agencies met in New York for the
XXIst CCISUA Assembly.
CCISUA is the global staff federation that provides
representation on common system issues
for staff before the intergovernmental bodies,
particularly the International Civil Service Commission
and the Fifth Committee of the UN General
Assembly. Currently, the membership
includes the staff unions/associations of:
UN/New York, UNOG, UNOV, UNON, ESCWA,
ECA, ESCAP, ECLAC, Field Staff Union, UNU,
ICTY, ICTR, UNICEF, UNHCR, ILO and UNIDO.
At this year’s session, CCISUA welcomed the
UNIDO Staff Union for the first time, as its
newest member. The representatives of the staff
union at UNIDO will bring the unique perspective
of the specialized agencies into the deliberations
of CCISUA and will focus the work of the
federation towards common system issues.
CCISUA tackled a very comprehensive
agenda including: Security and Safety of Staff,
Local salary survey methodologies, pension
issues, United Nations reform, and the Internal
system of justice. CCISUA was privileged to
meet with the Secretary-General on the issue of
staff-management relations. The Secretary-General agreed to a number of enhancements to
the manner in which staff and management deal
with issues.
The Deputy Secretary-General provided a briefing
on United Nations Reform, for information
only. The UN Redesign Panel also answered questions
by CCISUA representatives and encouraged
the members to send concrete proposals.
The report of the session will be circulated
for the information of all staff. It will also be
available on its website: www.ccisua.com or
www.ccisua.org.
What is CCISUA?
CCISUA – the Coordinating Committee
of International Staff Unions and Associations
of the United Nations System – is
a federation composed of UN system
staff unions and associations committed
to an atmosphere of constructive cooperation
to provide equitable and effective
representation of staff in those members
at all levels. CCISUA primarily
represents their interests in inter-agency
bodies that make decisions and recommendations
on conditions of service.
Objectives
- To promote the common interest of international civil servants of all categories whose staff unions/associations are members of CCISUA;
- To provide a means for staff representative bodies with common concerns to consult with one another both formally and informally with a view to reaching consensus on issues affecting conditions of service and staff welfare;
- To permit those staff unions, associations, and other staff representative bodies of the system to address advisory and decision-making bodies with a united voice and in particular to participate actively in the work of ICSC, HR Network, HLCM, CEB, the Pension Board, the Administrative Tribunals and the Fifth Committee of the General Assembly;
- To assist each other in finding solutions to common problems and in monitoring the implementation of decisions affecting the staff both at Headquarters duty stations and offices away from headquarters;
- To co-operate with other staff groupings with a view to formally arriving upon common positions with other staffing groupings on matters affecting staff welfare;
- To adhere to the spirit of solidarity and support for each member whenever needed.
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