Welcome to the Orientation Hub
Two Weeks Before
The GO2UN Preboarding course includes content relevant for new recruits from time of selection and includes information that may help a recruit decide whether to accept the offer.
A few examples of such content is shared here.
We suggest here a few more tasks to help you get ready for the privilege of serving in a dynamic, multicultural environment with others of the same motivation and focus.
The Charter established six main bodies of the United Nations. The United Nations family, however, is much larger, encompassing 15 agencies and several programmes and bodies.
To learn a bit more, we encourage you to watch these videos:
- UN-A Quick Guide
- What is the UN and how does it work?
- Behind the Scenes:UN General Assembly
- Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of Secretary-General
Especially if English is not your primary language, we also recommend this self-paced course in Learning English through Learning about the United Nations, which includes ten learning units that cover the history and work of the United Nations, writing tips for UN writers, and more.
If you are completely new to the Organization, you will be asked to complete PENS.A/2 – Designation of Beneficiary for a Residual Settlement for the process of designating a beneficiary for a residual settlement.
You may also want to learn more about the UN pension fund, and your rights and benefits.
So United Nations personnel can adapt in a rapidly-evolving world to effectively manage critical challenges, the Organization encourages a learning mindset and offers mandatory learning and online learning libraries, following the direction of the UN Secretariat Learning Strategy and UN 2.0's Quintet of Change.
See how the UN support learning.