Annex I Relevant sections of United Nations official documentation related to fraudulent acts A. The Charter of the United Nations 1. The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the Organization. It establishes, inter alia, that in the performance of their duties, “the Secretary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the Organization”, and also states that they shall “refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the Organization” (Article 100). Furthermore, the Charter states that the “paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity” (Article 101). B. Oath of office 2. Every United Nations staff member is called upon by the Charter of the United Nations to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity. This commitment is reflected in the United Nations oath of office, which every staff member must take when he or she begins his or her career in the Organization and which reads as follows: “I solemnly declare and promise to exercise in all loyalty, discretion and conscience the functions entrusted to me as an international civil servant of the United Nations, to discharge these functions and regulate my conduct with the interests of the United Nations only in view, and not to seek or accept instructions in regard to the performance of my duties from any Government or other source external to the Organization. “I also solemnly declare and promise to respect the obligations incumbent upon me as set out in the Staff Regulations and Rules.” C. Outside activities 3. Staff regulation 1.2 (o) establishes that staff members “shall not engage in any outside occupation or employment, whether remunerated or not, without the approval of the Secretary-General”. Staff rule 1.2 (s) to (v) further establishes policies with regard to which outside activities may be performed by a staff member and under what circumstances. Further elaboration on the internal procedures to follow in regard to these provisions may be found in the administrative instruction on outside activities ().
Annex I Relevant sections of United Nations official documentation related to fraudulent acts A. The Charter of the United Nations 1. The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the Organization. It establishes, inter alia, that in the performance of their duties, “the Secretary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the Organization”, and also states that they shall “refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the Organization” (Article 100). Furthermore, the Charter states that the “paramount consideration in the employment of the staff and in the determination of the conditions of service shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity” (Article 101). B. Oath of office 2. Every United Nations staff member is called upon by the Charter of the United Nations to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity. This commitment is reflected in the United Nations oath of office, which every staff member must take when he or she begins his or her career in the Organization and which reads as follows: “I solemnly declare and promise to exercise in all loyalty, discretion and conscience the functions entrusted to me as an international civil servant of the United Nations, to discharge these functions and regulate my conduct with the interests of the United Nations only in view, and not to seek or accept instructions in regard to the performance of my duties from any Government or other source external to the Organization. “I also solemnly declare and promise to respect the obligations incumbent upon me as set out in the Staff Regulations and Rules.” C. Outside activities 3. Staff regulation 1.2 (o) establishes that staff members “shall not engage in any outside occupation or employment, whether remunerated or not, without the approval of the Secretary-General”. Staff rule 1.2 (s) to (v) further establishes policies with regard to which outside activities may be performed by a staff member and under what circumstances. Further elaboration on the internal procedures to follow in regard to these provisions may be found in the administrative instruction on outside activities ().
IC%20%202016%20-%2025%20%5BAnti-Fraud%20and%20Anti-Corruption%20Framework%20of%20the%20UN%20Secretariat%5D.docx