Not a commodity’: UN staff rally over deep cuts

Hundreds of UN staff rallied in Geneva over deep funding cuts, especially from key donor the United States, which have led to mass-layoffs and threatened life-saving services around the world.
The demonstration, called by UN staff unions and associations, among them CCISUA and ILO led by Presidents Ms, Nathalie Meynet and Severine Deboos. The demonstrations brought together workers from a wide range of Geneva-based agencies, along with their families and supporters under a blazing sun.
Carrying signs reading “UN staff are not a commodity”, “We stand for humanity”, “Stop firing UN staff now” and “Protect the protectors”, protesters poured into the square in front of the United Nations European headquarters.