Tribune de Genève
Excerpt:
“UN retirees find themselves penniless.
International Geneva officials
demanding accountability for their pension funds. Delays in the payment of
annuities accumulate. . . Growing anger
among the officials of the UN, or rather among the former
officials, who have retired recently. Months
pass and bonuses are not always paid on their behalf. All agencies of the UN system are
concerned. A problem that is
linked to the implementation of a new computer system.
According to the unions, several
hundred people were thus deprived of their pension. Some could no longer pay their rent or
face their credits and expenses. Many
are beginning to wonder about the reasons for the malfunction. Several times in recent years, the lack of
transparency surrounding the governance of the Pension Fund of the United
Nations Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) established in 1949 has fueled rumors,
criticism and reports. . . ”
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