Welcome to the UNAIDS Secretariat Staff Association Website!

Our mission is to:

• Represent all UNAIDS staff worldwide
• Provide a voice for staff concerns
• Promote a healthy work environment and prevent potential conflicts

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Your USSA Executive Committee for 2009/2010

For full contact details for this year's Committee, please click here.

USSA core themes for the next 12 months

USSA sees staff well-being at the centre of the way change is managed at UNAIDS.

•   We expect inclusive dialogue on key issues affecting organizational change and the achievement of the programme's mandate.

- We will ensure that staff interests and opinions are reflected in the SIE and other key reviews of the organisation

• We will continue to promote equitable access to professional development opportunities so staff can best support countries to deliver on Universal Access.

USSA promotes transparency and accountability throughout UNAIDS.

• We promote transparency in decision-making.

- We will ensure that staff voices are listened to at all stages of the change management process

• We promote accountability in our leaders.

- We will establish a structured working relationship with the newly-established Office of Ethics and Organisational Performance

•   We advocate to change UNAIDS' business practices to reduce our environmental impact.

USSA is dedicated to protecting and promoting the well-being of all UNAIDS staff.

• We promote diversity and professional conduct, and zero-tolerance of harassment, stigma and discrimination in the UNAIDS workplace.

• We advocate for implementation of work-life balance and diversity policies, contract reform and policies related to conditions of service and job security, to ensure a motivated, creative and productive staff.

• We will influence the UN system for equity in benefits, entitlements and rights for staff in domestic partnerships and same-sex relationships.

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