Need a Job? UN Payroll Is a Bright Spot in Bleak Times

By News on the Net —— Bio and Archives March 10, 2010

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- Irwin Arieff, UNAUSA.ORG The global economy may still be drifting downward, but at the United Nations, spending and jobs are on the rise.

With a regular budget this year of about $2.6 billion—plus an estimated $7.8 billion more for peacekeeping—the UN is busier and bigger than ever, thanks to global economic misery, war and political dysfunction. “Unfortunately, the situation in the world gives us a lot to do,” said Thomas Ginivan, the first vice president of the UN Staff Union, a voluntary employees’ association. More...