Africa: Staff Union Dismisses UN Restructuring As 'Chaotic, Incoherent, Rushed & Lacking Strategy'

Africa: Staff Union Dismisses UN Restructuring As 'Chaotic, Incoherent, Rushed & Lacking Strategy'

United Nations -- A coalition of UN staff unions, led by the 60,000-strong Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations (CCISUA), has written to UN member states criticizing the UN80 reform process as "incoherent and lacking strategy".

Staff Union Dismisses UN Restructuring as “Chaotic, Incoherent, Rushed & Lacking

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder who coordinates a Task Force responsible for the ongoing restructuring plans. By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jul 8 2025 (IPS) A coalition of UN staff unions, led by the 60,000-strong Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations (CCISUA), has written to UN member states criticizing the UN80 reform process as “incoherent and lacking strat…

The UN at 80: Still humanity's most important organisation, but member states deliberately destroy it

Please criticize its members and their terrible UN-destroying actions before you declare the UN itself “outdated” or “inefficient” or “corrupt” or whatever! The UN has been extremely important over the last 80 years in terms of, for instance, global dialogue, multi-dimensional development, international law, peace-keeping, normativity, violence condemnation, and ethics. It has been the place to hold member states accountable. By Jan Oberg The UN…

UN80 Restructuring: Sacrificing Expertise on the Altar of Expediency

By Naïma Abdellaoui The writer, who describes herself as a concerned international civil servant, is a staff representative and member of the UN Office of Geneva (UNOG) Staff Union Executive Bureau. GENEVA | 9 July 2025 (IDN) — Budget cuts should not justify mass job cuts. This violates international administrative law and sound management practices. The UN faces chronic funding shortfalls, yet it ignores longstanding problems in collecting asse…

The UN at 80: Still humanity’s most important organisation but member states deliberately destroy it - The Transnational

Editorial for Transcend Media Service, TMS, and published in an edited Q & A version by the China Social Science Network-China Social Science News. ◎ Jan ObergTFF Director July 9, 2025 ◩ The UN has been extremely important over the last 80 years in terms of, for instance, global dialogue, multi-dimensional development, international law, peace-keeping, normativity, violence […] The post The UN at 80: Still humanity’s most important organisation …