2 maggio 2025|
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|7 months agoUN Geneva Staff Stage Historic Protest Against System-Wide Budget Cuts
Nearly 500 United Nations staff members gathered at Place des Nations in an unprecedented demonstration against austerity measures threatening thousands of positions across the UN system.
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- Nearly 500 UN staff members protested at Place des Nations in Geneva against system-wide budget cuts
- The protest was unprecedented as UN staff unions skipped the traditional Geneva May Day procession
- UNHCR preparing to cut up to 30% of global staff
- IOM to lay off more than 6,000 staff members (over 1/3 of workforce)
By The Numbers
30%
Staff reduction at UNHCR
6,000+
Staff layoffs at IOM
25-30%
WFP workforce reduction
They Said
"UN staff are not a commodity: we defend humanity"
"There is a great deal of uncertainty about the staff cuts that affect thousands of people and about the budget cuts that jeopardise the United Nations system"