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Posted: Monday, 18 June 2012, New York | Author: iSeek/Mingxia Xu, Department of Management 

Registration for the Language Proficiency Exam is now open in Inspira! Here are some study tips to help you get ready...

The purpose of the Language Proficiency Examination (LPE) is to test staff members’ written and spoken knowledge in any of the six official languages of the United Nations. To prepare yourself for it, the Language and Communications Programme offers you a wide variety of online activities.

March is International Francophonie Month!

French is one of the official working languages of the United Nations, and being proficient in this language is an asset for the development of your career as an international civil servant.

As part of the francophonie celebrations taking place this month, staff members are invited to participate in the United Nations annual "French Creative Writing Contest". This year’s theme is “I love, I share… Peace”, based on the 2017 slogan of the International Organisation of Francophonie (IOF).

Achieving gender parity is a key element of the Secretary-General's vision for the UN System.

"What we need is to have both competent women and competent men with equal opportunities in the Organization”, said Secretary-General António Guterres at the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York (see video below).

The Commission on the Status of Women (SCW) presented a unique opportunity to scout for female talent and to showcase the United Nations commitment to 50/50 gender parity within its workforce. 

The updates to the HR Handbook as at 15 April 2017 have been posted at https://hr.un.org/handbook/source. Below is a list of the changes for your reference:

ST/AI/2016/1/Amend.1      

Staff selection and managed mobility system 

ST/AI/2010/3/Amend.3

The updates to the HR Handbook as at 15 February 2017 have been posted at https://hr.un.org/handbook/source. Below is a list of the changes for your reference:

Beginning a new language, working to advance in another language, or improving your communication skills are important talents not only for enhancing collaboration with your colleagues globally but also as an important part of your own career development. Learning a language advances the Organization’s goals of spreading multilingualism and multiculturalism “as a means of promoting, protecting, and preserving diversity of language and cultures globally” (resolution A/RES/69/324).

2017 will mark the second year of the implementation of the new staff selection and managed mobility system for the Political, Peace and Humanitarian Network (POLNET). It will also be the first year of implementation for the Information and Telecommunications Technology Network (ITECNET).   

When will it come into effect?