Staff Day
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