Employment of retired former staff

Federation of Associations of Former International Civil Servants

FAFICS is an observer to the Federation of International Civil Service Associations (FICSA) and the Coordinating Committee of International Staff Unions and Associations (CCISUA).

7. Requests the Secretary General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty first session on the use of retired former staff and to develop clear criteria for the selection of the retired former staff, in particular in the Professional category

5. Requests the Secretary General to have recourse to the employment of retired former staff only if the operational requirements of the Organization cannot be met by existing staff

The Payroll Unit is already working with the Staff Administration Unit to follow up with former staff to determine the validity of the accrual of the repatriation grant.

1. Notes with concern the increased use of retired former staff members in substantive areas and in decision making positions

In addition, 17 other associations are affiliated with FAFICS but they are not yet members of the Federation.

These and other temporary requirements are normally met by hiring from the pool of retired former staff members who do not receive international benefits.

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Subsequently, peace and security and disarmament were added to the list of activities and programmes.

The Federation of Associations of Former International Civil Servants (FAFICS) has 29 member associations in different parts of the world as at the end of 2003.

In Vienna in November 2000, FAFICS was elected to the Board of the Conference of Non Governmental Organization (CONGO) for a three year term.

The 31sst FAFICS Council session was held in Rome, Italy at the Headquarters of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and was welcomed by the Deputy Director General, Mr. David A. Harcharik who shared with the Council the reforms and improvements that had been made in his Organization.

6. Stresses that the hiring of retired former staff should be on an exceptional basis, and in this regard encourages the Secretary General to fill vacant posts at senior and decision making levels through the established staff selection process

Individual FAFICS member association offer and provide technical and substantive assistance and expertise to United Nations system organizations and programs in carrying out their activities.

4. Reiterates its request to the Secretary General to ensure that the employment of retired former staff has no adverse effects on the career planning and mobility of other United Nations staff members

However, these associations are expected to become members of FAFICS when they have acquired the 50 members that are required for membership in the Federation.

During the 2004 2005 biennium, the Tribunal has made great improvements in accounts receivable, specifically with respect to former employees and their outstanding receivables.

FAFICS also participated in the meetings on Financing for Development held in Monterrey, Mexico as well as several other meetings of UN bodies and programmes

Objective 3 enforce proactive client servicing. Organize a semi annual round table meeting for the Association of Former International Civil Servants Geneva and the secretariats of staff pension committees on topics specific to pensioners.

At this session, the Council approved the following list of selected UN activities and programmes where the Federation should be represented and participate human rights, gender issues, aging, social and economic development, education, health, HIV AIDS and Human Settlements.

Norway joined the Advisory Committee in welcoming plans for increased recruitment of national staff for the Mission and also favoured the inclusion in the peacekeeping budgets of costs for the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex combatants.

FAFICS member associations, in their local area, are cooperating with other non governmental organizations, United Nations Associations and peace groups in activities that are supportive of the provisions in the United Nations charter.

Its other principal activities include social contacts among former and current UN system officials and staff members, mutual help and assistance among and between member associations as well as the fostering of the concept of a strong and effective international community.

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Former combatants are dissatisfied, however.

A number of former military leaders and political leaders have publicly called upon the former soldiers to lay down their weapons.

FAFICS, through its Asociación de Ex Funcionarios de Naciones Unidas en Chile (AFICS Chile) participated in the CONGO meeting held in Santiago, Chile on the implementation in the Latin American region of the Millennium Development Goals.

Former combatants will have to be disarmed and demobilized.

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The focus now has shifted to provision of adequate reintegration of ex combatants, including the guardiens de la paix, and ex child soldiers.

Responsible for overall administration of personnel programme, including staff planning, staffing, classification, staff relations, appointments, promotions, separations, assignments, staff development and travel of all staff.

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Meanwhile, Italy s top bureaucrats are the highest paid in history, according to OECD data, with several retired officials drawing larger pensions than former US presidents receive.

FAFICS continues to undertake to uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations system and support the work of the Organizations and bodies of the UN system, both directly and through its member associations and affiliates, in accordance with their individual competencies.

FAFICS, represented by its Association of Former International Civil Servants in Thailand. (AFICS Thailand) participated in the CONGO meeting on Strengthening NGO's and Civil Society in Asia that was held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Compared to the two previous elections, the proportion of women has not considerably changed.

The scourge of foreign ex combatants remains a largely ignored tragedy.

In addition, the Council was briefed about the recently concluded World Food Summit held in Rome at the FAO and which had been attended by 6.600 people from 183 countries with 73 Heads of State and 1600 reporters present.

Moreover, the new Commissioners will include three former prime ministers, five former foreign ministers, and three former finance ministers all heavyweight people with big political agendas at home.

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