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Christmas comes early for National Staff at the RSCE and the UN
17 th December 2019, Entebbe; National Staff working for the United Nations can now have their salaries split and paid to both their local bank and the United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU). This was announced to the staff of Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) by Chief RSCE, Paulin Djomo…
Youth are the Greatest source of Hope for our Planet
In his New Year’s message, the Secretary General of the united Nations, Antonio Guterres has named the world’s young people as the greatest source of hope for the planet. In his video, Mr. Guterres appealed to the young people to keep speaking out, keep thinking big, keep pushing boundaries and to…
299th Civilian Pre-Deployment Training Course Hosted at the RSCE
ENTEBBE – During the week of 13 to 17 January 2020, the Civilian Pre-Deployment Training (CPT) course was hosted once again in Entebbe. This recurring training event was held for the 64th time at the RSCE and for the 299th time within the UN Secretariat overall. The CPT course is one of the primary…
RSCE streamlines recruitment of National staff
In order to streamline the recruitment of its National staff members, the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) has transitioned the screening of applicants from manual (hard copies) to digital by using Inspira – the United Nations global online recruitment system. This transition carries many…
Going Green: Digital Signatures a new solution at the RSCE
The world temperature is rising day after day affecting us and to ensure we continue to live on a healthy planet, one thing is sure, we must all ‘be part of the solution not part of the pollution’. The greening initiative at the RSCE contributes to achieving that goal and has evolved into several…
A Glimpse into the Near Future During 2020’s First Town Hall
ENTEBBE – On Friday 24th January, Chief of the Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) Paulin Djomo invited all staff of the RSCE to attend a beginning of the year town hall meeting. The chief RSCE recognised 2019 to be a fantastic year while also looking forward to the year to come. The first year…
The Regional Service Centre Entebbe has no client queries pending
The Regional Service Centre Entebbe has no client queries pending over 30 days. This declaration was made by The Chief Client Service Delivery Pillar (CSDP), Ms Benta Aseto at the regular User Group VTC Meeting in the Kofi Annan Conference Room 3 on the afternoon of 30 th January 2020. In her…
Incivility and Low Productivity Go Hand in Hand at Any Workplace
Entebbe, UGANDA (Friday January 31, 2020), In support of the Secretary-General’s initiative that aims at increasing awareness, engaging dialogue and promoting action to improve the quality of workplace behaviour, Entebbe has had its second round of Civility Cafés encouraging staff to contribute…
RSCE Opens New Recreation Area For Staff and Visitors
After a long week with average temperatures of 28 degrees at the Entebbe Support Base, the long-awaited gazebos at the Regional Service Centre Entebbe have officially opened for use at a ceremony presided over by Paulin Djomo, Chief of RSCE. The 3-year-old project was commissioned officially by…
RSCE Celebrates International Women’s Day: #GenerationEquality
On 6th March the RSCE along with other tenants of the Entebbe Support Base (ESB) celebrated International Women’s Day under the theme, “I am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights.” To mark the day, staff gathered in the Kofi Annan Hall of the Regional Training and Conference Centre (RTCC)…
RSCE meets the USG Compact target for 2019 outstanding audit recommendations
The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) has significantly contributed to achieving the Under-Secretary General’s (USG) Compact goals for 2019 through its Compliance Unit by achieving 72% implementation rate of the audit recommendations from Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). The USG’s…