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Message from the Director RSCE
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to our 11th Edition of the RSCE Newsletter.
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Since the last edition of this Newsletter, a lot has happened:
On 17 and 18 April, we hosted the 12th Client Board Meeting, attended by Directors and Chiefs of Mission Support (D/CMS) and RSCE Senior Management. We discussed, among other things, financial services, client support and analyzed the draft travel resolution and its impact on the missions. I updated the board on the RSCE involvement in the Global Operational Support Architecture (GOSA), the Business Process Improvement Network, data analytics, vendor’s payment, and client relationship management.
The client board was appraised of the 2022 RSCE Client Satisfaction Survey that returned an overall satisfaction rate of 77.5%, representing 1.5% improvement from the previous year.
We have successfully facilitated the evacuation of UN personnel and their dependents from Sudan following the heighten security clashes which resulted in the approval by the organization to evacuate all staff from Khartoum.
We helped in processing on-time travel arrangements, payment of security evacuation allowance, and salary advance. In coordination with MONUSCO support base, we have also facilitated the setup of a temporary office with laptops and IT equipment to enable those staff members the mission has identified to remain and work in Entebbe to be operational. I thank everyone who was involved in ensuring our colleagues get all the support they needed.
On April 3, we hosted the UN Business Seminar organized by the Global Procurement Support Section. The seminar brought together over 70 Ugandan vendors who were introduced to the United Nations Global Market place (UNGM) and provided with an overview on how to do business with the UN. This not only helps us to have qualified suppliers but also improves the economy of our host country. Thank you Balakrishnan and the team for successfully organizing and coordinating the seminar.
On June 8, we made a commitment to protect our environment as we work together towards solutions to plastic pollution. I thank My Deputy Nalini Contreras, Micah Emeru and the team for spearheading the celebration of the World Environment Day. In the journey to #BeatPlasticPollution, everyone has a role to play. Make the right choices. Every day, as you go to the supermarkets, restaurants… you can choose reusable products over disposable ones.
This year marked 75 years of UN Peacekeeping. At the RSCE, we displayed over 50 photos and videos in our Training and Conference Centre to showcase the service and sacrifice of men and women in missions who put their lives on the line for the cause of peace. As we do our work and ensure they have peace of mind and focus on their mandate, we are reminded that Peace Begins With Me, you, and all of us. We thank Peacekeepers, past and present, for their commitment and pay tribute to those who have paid the ultimate price by giving their lives under the UN flag.
On a sad note, on April 26 we lost a valued member of the United Nations, Moses Stewart Mosing. Moses served the RSCE since 2017 until he passed on when he was on assignment in KJSO. His contributions will always be remembered. We pray for his young family, his extended direct family and his UN family in Entebbe and Kuwait. May Moses’ soul continue to rest in eternal peace.
Paulin Djomo, Director RSCE speaking at the UN Business Seminar
Finally, I thank all that have contributed to all eleven editions of the RSCE Newsletters and the communications team for their efforts to make it happen. If you have an interesting story, contact the RSCE Communications Team through rsce-communications@un.org.
I thank you!
