Cases of whooping cough and measles cases are on the rise as a result of the reduced routine vaccination coverage in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This is due to the fact that health facilities in those countries have been focusing on halting the Ebola outbreak.
If you are scheduled for duty travel to West Africa in the near future, you may need to undertake several new vaccines. Travel clearance to Ebola-affected countries is conditional upon vaccination against the following diseases:
Assistant Secretary-General Carole Wainaina, Chief of the Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), recently visited Nairobi to familiarize herself with the duty station. She met with the UNON Director General Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde, and the Executive Directors of UN-Habitat and UNEP. She also held a dialogue with staff. She met with the Staff Representatives, UN Disputes Tribunal (UNDT) and Human Resources(HR) Community.
Understanding the concern and anxiety of staff, the Secretary-General explained that the gravity of the outbreak has the full attention of the Organization. The Secretary-General reiterated that the Organization has an obligation to protect its personnel and that the health and safety of personnel is his top priority. In this regard, he emphasized that there are strict protocols in place to protect UN personnel.
Do you want to make a difference in times of emergency? By becoming an Emergency Response Volunteer, you can help the UN support staff members who have been affected by natural disasters, malicious acts or other critical incidents.
To date, over 200 staff members worldwide have been trained and registered in the Emergency Preparedness and Support Team (EPST) Global Roster. The need remains great and EPST is always looking for more committed volunteers.
Have you ever wondered if you could take a break from work and focus on a research project? Is there a topic that you have always wanted to study but you never had the time to? Do you think your research could benefit the UN? If so, you should consider applying for the Sabbatical Leave Programme.
The latest group of peacekeeping operations and special political missions to benefit from the inspira recruitment module is as follows: BINUCA, BNUB, MINURSO, UNAMA, UNOAU and UNOCA. The tool will deploy to the final batch of missions this September.
Coinciding with today’s launch, the following missions have also posted various job openings as follows: BNUB; UNAMA and UNOAU. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply for these posts.
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The first truly global standardized test for General Service staff selection was launched at UNHQ on 15 July 2014. The Global General Service Test (GGST) replaces the Administrative Support Assessment Test (ASAT) and will be progressively rolled out in all Offices Away from Headquarters (OAHs) from September 2014.
Why was the new test developed?
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