Staff Resources
Mobility
Partnership Recognition
How to get your legal partner recognised by your UN employer
September 2018: Important information for G-4 visa holders in the United States
Options for staff who can’t get married in their countries, or can’t travel in order to get married
Medical
Pronouns
Show your Pride @ Work
Training and Other Resources
Extensive diversity and inclusion training based on staff responsibilities is being planned for 2018, contact us if your division is interested in offering a specialised module.
As an introductory course we work with UNCares on their Core and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Modules
Some UN entities use the IOM-UNHCR Training Package on diverse SOGIESC in forced displacement and migration as a guide for specific needs
International Organization for Migration Full Glossary of Terms to describe sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics
International Organization for Migration Gender-Inclusive Communication Guidelinesce-June2021.pdf
International Organization for Migration SOGIESC Glossary of Terms
Videos: "Stories..." Panel Discussions
Stories from the Field: The Meaning of Pride
For the first time in UNHQ, staff members who identify as LGBTI spoke openly about themselves and their experiences serving in the field, including in political missions, peacekeeping operations, and UN offices such as in Entebbe, Uganda.Stories from Nairobi: Local LGBTIQ activists speak!
Local LGBTIQ Kenyan activists speak at the UN Office in Nairobi for the first time ever at this UN-GLOBE event.Stories from a UN Parent: Equality for All Children
UN parents who have adopted or had children through surrogacy speak of the joy of being a parent and their regrets that the current UN parental leave policies have not granted them equal parental leave time with their children.
Videos: "Making Equality Work"
International Day Against Homo, Bi, Intersex, and Transphobia
Video: IDAHOT 2019: UNHCR launching consultations on LGBTI refugees’ rights
UN-GLOBE Statement for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2017
UN-GLOBE Statement for the International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia 2016
Proposals & Statutes
Inclusive Parental Leave
Mobility Proposal
UN-GLOBE Mobility Proposals
(January 2015)
Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Recommendations
UN-Globe Recommendations for Inclusive Workplaces for Trans and Gender Non-conforming Staff
Annex to UN-Globe Recommendations: IOM / UNHCR Glossary of Terms
Organisational Partnerships
UN-GLOBE Organisational Documents
UN-GLOBE Statutes
(last revised February 2012)
Policies
UN System Wide
Enabling Environment Guidelines for the United Nations System
Make parity a reality: Field-specific enabling environment guidelines
Supplementary Guidance on the Enabling Environment Guidelines
Addressing Sexual Harassment within the Organizations of the UN System
Personal Status Policies
(Jurisdiction-based approach)
ICAO
IFAD (only available in IFAD's intranet)*
UNFCCC (same as UN Secretariat)
UNMICT (same as UN Secretariat)
UNODC (same as UN Secretariat)
UN Women
WFP*
Personal Status Policies
(Affidavit-based approach)
* enacted the policy before the Secretariat