Created in 1947, the UNESCO Staff Union (STU), according to the article I of its Statutes, has the following mission:
STU is composed of three bodies, namely:
Obligations incumbent on these bodies are developed in the Rules of Procedure as well as in STU Statutes.
These obligations shall be fulfilled, in addition, in accordance with the Code of Ethics.
The purpose of the commitments of STU to its members is to ensure a professional environment which respects the Organization’s human resources policies, an absolute prerequisite for the proper functioning of the Organization.
Through investment of its human and financial resources, STU aims to ensure to its members an adequate and healthy workplace, where talent and personal merit are recognized, diversity valued, and privacy respected.
STU recalls that the fulfillment of these demands requires the respect of legal norms and rules in force in UNESCO and at the international level. Consequently, STU undertakes to use all its means to defend their implementation as well as to ensure that these regulatory texts are respected and not circumvented.
STU operates according to the Statutes of the Organization and plays a leading role with the Administration, staff members and Member States.
Indeed, its mission is to advise the Administration about issues regarding staff policy, as well as to highlight system failures, in order to better inform both the Administration and staff members.
STU accompanies staff members in their administrative or legal business, giving them support and advice, as well as in their appeals against the Administration.
STU undertakes to keeping its accounts in complete transparency and have its books checked by accredited auditors.
In addition, STU promotes and develops recreational activities of its members through arts, cinema, exhibitions, shows, etc.
By the nature of its activities, STU members and, in particular, members of its Executive Bureau and Council must show:
STU recalls that union work is above all a mission, and encourages staff members to join and contribute to developing its activities.