21 July 2016

Dear colleagues,

FICSA, CCISUA and UNISERV federations of UN staff associations, have launched a petition to defend the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF).

The situation is indeed extremely worrisome:

• Proposed financial rules remove pension fund from the United Nations and allow liberal outsourcing to banks and hedge funds.
• This is backed by new human resources policy that reduces independence of the staff who manage our money and exacerbates climate of fear inside Fund.
• No result yet from investigation into allegations of fraud by the CEO.
• Pension payment delays remain significant despite claims to the contrary.

The petition calls on the Board of the UNJSPF and the UN Secretary-General to:

• Refuse the new financial rules.
• Protect the independence of fund staff by rescinding the new human resources policy.
• Pay new retirees on time.

Click here to go to the petition.

Please sign it in large numbers!

Thank you in advance.