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Standing Committee on Conditions of Service in the Field
   
 
Chair:
  Aye Win, FUNSA Myanmar
Vice-Chairs:
   Gustavo Casas, FAPNUU
 

Archana Bhardwaj, FUNSA New Delhi

Core Group:
   Diab El-Tabari, UNRWA / ASA
  Margaret Eldon, FAO / WFP - UGSS
    Silvia Roggiero-Carpio, PAHO / WHO
     
   
  Around 60% of UN system staff working on contracts funded by the regular budget work outside headquarters duty stations. At FICSA, the Standing Committee on Conditions of Service in the Field addresses the concerns of staff working in the field.
   
  What FICSA does for Staff at non-Headquarters duty stations
   

At the 61st FICSA Council, the following priorities were identified for 2008:
   
Staff representation in the context of the "One UN" approach
Staff safety and security
Mobility and hardship
Resident coordinators
National Professional Officers
Special meeting of the Working Group for the classification of field duty Stations according to the conditions of life and work (FAO, Rome, 11 March 2008) - FICSA/CIRC/1041
Réunion speciale du groupe de travail pour le classement des lieux d'affectation hors siège selon les conditions de vie et de travail (FAO, Rome 11 mars 2008) - FICSA/CIRC/1041
   

At the 60th FICSA Council, the following priorities were identified for 2007:
   
Collect information about National Professional Officers (NPOs) to determine whether NPO status is respected
Improve security measures for local staff
Urge UN Secretary-General to give priority attention to detained staff
Urge field-oriented organizations to develop clear guidelines on staff mobility

Press for strengthening of UNRWA security system

Obtain hazard pay for UNRWA area staff
Strengthen links with FUNSAs
Work towards the inclusion of staff representation issues in orientation sessions for Resident Coordinators
   
   
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