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THEESSENTIAL GUIDEBOOKFOR UNITED NATIONSSECRETARIAT STAFFUnited Nations
Published by:The Office of Human ResourcesDepartment of ManagementUnited NationsJanuary 2014
The Essential Guidebookfor United NationsSecretariat StaffUnited Nations
Table of ContentsForward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2United Nations Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31. the united nations charter and principal organs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8United Nations Charter: Purposes and Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Role of the International Civil Servant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Principal Organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13Security Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Economic and Social Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20International Court of Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Trusteeship Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Other bodies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Annex One: Subsidiary Organs of the General Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Annex Two: Subsidiary bodies of the Security Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Annex Three: Subsidiary bodies of the Economic and Social Council . . . . . 302. the secretary-general and his executive office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34United Nations Secretary-General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Executive Office of the Secretary-General: Integrated Leadership. . . . . . . . 37Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: First- and Second-Term Priorities . . . . . . . . 39Executive Management Bodies: The Nuts and Bolts of the EOSG . . . . . . . . . 40Senior Management Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Policy Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Management Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Management Performance Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43Senior Manager and Head of Mission Compacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Annex One: Organizational Chart of the EOSG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Annex Two: Members of the Senior Management Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Annex Three: Members of the Policy Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Annex Four: Members of the Management Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3. the Secretariat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Nature of the United Nations Secretariat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51Role and Purpose of Mandates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Structure and Purpose of the United Nations Secretariat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Headquarters, Offices Away from Headquarters, and RegionalCommissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Peace and Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Humanitarian Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66International Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67United Nations Field Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Where to Go for More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Annex One: Secretariat Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Annex Two: United Nations Field Missions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724. Agencies, funds, programmes, related organizationsand Coordination Mechanisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Components of the United Nations System: Agencies, Funds,Programmes, and Related Organizations in Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination . . . . . . . . . . 80United Nations Development Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Working Across the System: Cross-Cutting Policy Streams of Work. . . . . . . . . 84Coordination at Country and Regional Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Annex One: Organizational Chart of the UN System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Annex Two: Examples of Coordination Mechanisms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92Annex Three: UNDG Working Mechanisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935. ethics, accountability and oversight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Understanding the Ethical Framework of the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Applying the Ethical Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Managing Conflicts of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Maintaining a Harmonious Workplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Office of Internal Oversight Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Joint Inspection Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Board of Auditors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Panel of External Auditors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Annex One: Sources of Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1096. human resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112Human Resources Management at theunited nations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Staff Selection System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115Work-life Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Learning, Career Support and Performance Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Formal and Informal Dispute Resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Staff-Management Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Staff Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121Annex One: Where to Go for More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Annex Two: Administration of Justice Mechanisms19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Annex Three: Sources of Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1267. budget and finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Budget and Finance at the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Budgets and Assessed Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Voluntary Contributions and Other Funding Mechanisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Planning and Management Tools and Frameworks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Accountability for Budget and Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Annex One: Regular Budget Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1428. security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144Department of Safety and Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Preparing for and Responding to Security-Related Incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Annex One: Forms of Support Provided by DSS (Department of Safety andSecurity). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Annex Two: Resources for Emergencies and Related Incidents . . . . . . . . . . . 1529. internal and external communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Communications at the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Talking to the Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Office of the Spokesperson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Multilingualism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Leveraging Social Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Other Ways to Communicate with the Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Internal Communication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Annex One: Media Guidelines for United Nations Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Annex Two: Additional Guidance on Using Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Recommended Additional Readings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Key United nations policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
FOREWORD TO THE ESSENTIAL GUIDEBOOK FORUNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT STAFFI am pleased to present The Essential Guidebook for United NationsSecretariat Staff.The mandate of the United Nations spans the globe and encompassesthe concerns and aspirations of all humanity. Our Organization seeksto improve social and economic well-being for present and futuregenerations; promote international cooperation, human rights and thepeaceful resolution of disputes; and support the protection and sustainablemanagement of the planet’s environment and natural resources.Working towards thes
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