Staff Day

Friday, 06 September 2019 - 7:30am to 10:00pm

AFICS/NY at UN Staff Day

 

UNITED NATIONS STAFF DAY

Schedule of Events - flyer

COFFEE WITH SECURITY

7:30 – 10:00 am | Secretariat Lobby

Coffee and informal conversation opportunity for Staff with our Security colleagues.

STAFF DAY OPENING CEREMONY AND MEMORIAL WREATH LAYING

9:30 am – 10:00 am | Visitor’s Lobby

Memorial Service honoring civilian, police and military personnel who have fallen in service to the UN.

PARADE OF NATIONS

10:00 am – 10:30 am | Procession begins at Viennese Café

10:30 am – 12:30 pm | Parade Event – Conference Room 4

Parade of staff in their national dress.

SPORTS & ACTIVITIES PROGRAMME

10:00 am – 3:00 pm | NORTH LAWN and Various Locations

TOURNAMENTS: The ANNUAL UN Tug of PEACE (Teams of 7); Basketball Tournament;

Table Tennis Tournament; Football (Soccer) Tournament; Chess / Checkers Tournaments;

Volleyball Tournament; Cricket Tournament: Flag Football Tournament Croquet Tournament.

RACES: Track & Field: 1 Mile Race; Track & Field: 60 Meter DASH Race;

Track & Field: 100 Meter Relay Race (*MUST HAVE 4 PERSONS TO ENTER)

SKILLS EXPO & WELLNESS SESSIONS

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Visitor’s Lobby & DAG Meditation Room

Featuring our own colleagues UNSRC – Taichi Club, Yoga Club, Meditation Club,

5 minutes Massage Sessions

LIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE UNSRC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | GA Lobby East

Featuring Predrag Vasic, Music director

TALENT SHOW

2:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Conference Room 4

Featuring our own colleagues

MOVIE

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Trusteeship Council Chamber

(Screening TBD)*

STAFF DAY BALL

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Various Venues in Secretariat, Main Area: GA Visitor’s lobby

Featuring: JD Fingers BAND; DJs playing Salsa, Merengue, Reggae, Calypso, Disco, House

JAZZ PROGRAMME

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Vienna Café

UNSRC Jazz Society & Guest Artists: The Harry Allen Trio

MILONGA

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm | 1B Gift Shop area

Maurizio Najt and Friends Orchestra playing tango,

vals and milonga

RAFFLE DRAWING

10:00 pm | GA Visitor’s Lobby

Smile, it’s Staff Day

A full day of activities dedicated to honouring and celebrating United Nations staff and strengthening our ​Union through sports, music, culture and ​food. As always, colleagues are encouraged to bring their families and friends to share in the fun.

Staff Day is the Union's largest annual event and we can't do it without you! 

Encourage your colleagues and friends to come along to support the following activities:  

Staff Day Ball Sub-Committee

Sports Sub-Committee

Music Sub-Committee

Jazz Music Sub-Committee

Parade of Nations Sub-Committee

Volunteer Communications Sub-Committee

Raffle and Prizes Sub-Committee

Talent Show Sub-Committee

Food and Catering Sub-Committee

Film Sub-Committee

Decorations Sub-Committee 

 

 

For further assistance please contact:

Francisco Brito (britof@un.org)
UNSU 2nd VP and Chair of the Staff Day Committee 

Michelle Rockcliffe (rockcliffe@un.org)
UNSU Assistant Treasurer 

Patricia Nemeth

President – United Nations Staff Union

Vice President for Conditions of Service – CCISUA