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Work / Life Issues
"A sustained and long-term commitment is essential so that women and men can work together for themselves, for their children and for society to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century."- Mission statement, Beijing Platform for Action, FWCW.
Increasing attention has been paid within organizations to review the quality of work/life issues, including spouse employment, flexible work arrangements, childcare, and family-related leave arrangements. Building on the 1995 policy statement on the work/family agenda issued by the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination (the Committee is comprised of the Executive Heads of the UN system organizations and chaired by the Secretary General), a number of organizations, including FAO, UNDP, and the World Bank, have introduced innovative work/life programmes. In this context, several work/life policies of several funds and agencies of the United Nations are listed here for easy access.
- Work/Life Balance in the Organizations of the United Nations System. Chief Executives Board, Human Resources Network Meeting, 18 Feburary 2008
- Why Gender Balance? An Institutional Case
Flexible Working Arrangements
- Myths and Facts on Flexible Working Arrangements
- Secretary-General’s bulletin (ST/SGB/2003/4)
- A Day in the Life of a Telecommuter – Article by Rita Ihekwaba
- Log for FWA Cases of UN Staff and Managers
- Flexible Work Arrangements - Survey report
- Staff Survey on Flexible Work Arrangements - August 2009 - Key findings
- Why Flexible Work Arrangements? An Institutional Case
Secretary-General's message
- Secretary-General's message in Iseek
- Secretary-General's lettter to Heads of Departments and Offices
- Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro message: Decisions on Work-Life Balance - Strengthening Flexible Working Arrangements
Archives
- Sabbatical leave programme, ST/AI/2000/4, 5 April 2000
- Guidelines Spouse Employment, UNICEF (DHR) CFAI 2001-016 19 June 2001
- Policy on Spouse Employment. WFP, World Food Programme. 11 June 1998
- Breastfeeding Guidelines. UNICEF (DHR) CFAI 2000-023 October 2000
- A Policy in Support of Work/Family Responsibilities.International IOM, Organization for Migration. General Bulletin No 1272. November 2000
- Paternity Leave. UNHCR, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva
- Paternity Leave and Family Emergency Leave. IOM, Organization for Migration. General Bulletin No 1265. September 2000
- Paternity Leave. UNDP/ADM/2001/30/27, August 2001
- Paternity Leave Guidelines. UNICEF Division of Human Resources (DHR) CF/AI/2000-026 of 8 December 200
- Our Work-Life and Policy Programme. UNDP/ADM/99/26
- Policy on Breastfeeding.WFP, World Food Programme. 20 December 2001