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Chief Procurement Officers (CPO) from UN Peacekeeping Missions and other Secretariat offices, including the Procurement Division, met for a weeklong conference at the Regional Service Centre to discuss procurement policies and best practices, sustainable procurement, delegation of authority, and how…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) held its 6 th Joint Steering Committee Meeting on 8 th and 9 th November 2023. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Lisa Buttenheim, Assistant Secretary General for Support Operations in the Department of Operational Support (DOS). The Joint Steering Committee is…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) has signed an airline discount agreement with the Lufthansa Group of Airlines that has the potential to lower the cost of travel for RSCE clients. The Director RSCE, Mr. Paulin Djomo signed the agreement on behalf of the RSCE, as well as the UNHCR Uganda…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe celebrates the Fraud Awareness Week for the first time in November 2023 with the aim of increasing awareness on what fraud is and how fraud can manifest itself in the various processes and functions of the Secretariat in general and the RSCE in particular. The…

The United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations (UNCAP) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, through the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency), have partnered to deliver the first Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) Facility in the UN Secretariat. UNCAP and…

“We should stand together as a community to support those living and affected by HIV. Together we can stop the stigma surrounding HIV in our community.” Said Paulin Djomo, Director RSCE at the World AIDS Day celebrations held on 1 December in Entebbe. The theme for 2023 is Let Communities Lead. In…

8 February 2024, Entebbe; The Director, Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE), Mr. Paulin Djomo, hosted an all staff Townhall at the Kofi Annan Hall of the Regional Training and Conference Centre (RTCC). This is the first all staff Townhall of 2024 and the Director used the opportunity to relay a…

On 21 February 2024, under the leadership of both the Regional Service Centre in Entebbe (RSCE) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO) the first ever lactation station was inaugurated on the United Nations Campus in Entebbe. The rooms were a collaborative…

The Office of Supply Chain Management, through FSDH, coordinated a tactical airlift with the support from the Government of Canada. The Tactical Airlift Detachment (TAL DET) arrived in Entebbe on 10 February 2024, under a Letter of Assist (LOA), a contractual document between the United Nations and…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) joined the world in celebrating the International Women’s Day under the theme Invest In Women, Accelerate Progress. The RSCE invited 25 female students and five teachers from different schools in Entebbe to a townhall event to mark the occasion. In his…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) carried out the 6 th Client Satisfaction (CSAT-6) Survey and achieved an 80% client satisfaction rate in the survey deployed to all staff in client missions between 23 November to 20 December 2023. This cycle, the RSCE is up 2.5% from the 77.5% achieved in…

The Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) hosted the Security Council Military Staff Committee (MSC) to a 2-day visit. The purpose of the visit was to familiarize themselves with the work the RSCE does to support peace in Africa. The Director RSCE, Mr. Paulin Djomo provided an overview of the RSCE…