Staff Pension Committees

Under the overall authority of the United Nations General Assembly and pursuant to Article 4 of the UNJSPF Regulations, the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF or the Fund) is administered by the Pension Board, a Staff Pension Committee (SPC) for each member organization and a secretariat to each such committee.

In accordance with Article 8 of the Regulations, the Pension Administration serves as the secretariat of the United Nations Staff Pension Committee.

UNITED NATIONS STAFF PENSION COMMITTEE

The United Nations Staff Pension Committee (UNSPC) is responsible for the administration of pension matters pursuant to Article 4 of the Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), in respect of staff members of the United Nations Organization and its Funds and Programmes. (This excludes staff members of the World Food Programme, who are administered for pension purposes by the  Staff Pension Committee of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).)

The Committee considers all aspects pertaining to the award and continuation of disability benefits under Article 33 of the Regulations in respect of staff members/participants and disabled children of staff members/participants under Article 36(b) of the Regulations and the related appeals, and appeals of decisions of the Chief Executive of Pension Administration of the Fund in respect of pension matters affecting participants in the Fund.

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Regulations, Pension Administration serves as secretariat of the UNSPC.

Pursuant to Article 6 of the Regulations, the UNSPC consists of four members and four alternate members appointed by the General Assembly, four members and two alternates appointed by the Secretary-General, and four members and two alternates who are participants in the Fund elected by the participants.

The representatives of the General Assembly determine the persons to be designated as members and alternate members, respectively, on the Committee. The representatives of the General Assembly on the Committee, serving for a four-year term beginning on 1 January 2021, are:

  • Ms. Pía Poroli (Argentina)
  • Dr. Ahmed Al-Kabir (Bangladesh)
  •  Mr. Jörg Stosberg (Germany)
  • Mr. Yamada Jun (Japan)
  • H.E. Mr. Philip Richard Okanda Owade (Kenya)
  • Mr. Dmitry S. Chumakov (Russian Federation)
  • Mr. David Traystman (United States of America)
  • H.E. Mr. Lovemore Mazemo (Zimbabwe)

The members and alternate members now representing the Secretary-General on the United Nations Staff Pension Committee are:

Members

  • Ms. Catherine Pollard
  • Ms. Martha Helena Lopez
  • Mr. Arnab Roy
  • Ms. Kathryn Alford

Alternate Members

  • Mr. Chandramouli Ramanathan
  • Ms. Maria Costa

The representatives of the United Nations participants elected for four-year terms as of 1 July 2021:

Members

  • Ms. Patricia Nemeth
  • Ms. Mary Abu Rakabeh
  • Mr. Christian Castelli
  • Mr. Ibrahima Faye

Alternate members

  • Mr. Ian Richards
  • Mr. Youssef Sfeir

Other SPC Secretaries are appointed by the chief administrative officer of each member organization on the recommendation of the respective SPC.

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Virtual appointments

To schedule a virtual appointment with a UNJSPF pension expert, contact us by phone or in writinh via Contact form.

Email

Write to us using our Contact form.

Urgent Assistance

1. Non-receipt of monthly benefit payment

Write to [email protected] and provide the following information:

  • Full name of the retiree or beneficiary;
  • Pension Fund reference number (UNJSPF Unique ID or Retirement number), if known;
  • Contact details (E-mail address, or complete telephone number with country code);
  • Information about the missing payments, i.e. date when payments stopped and for how long (date last payment received in account – giving account number, and if available, for which period the payment remark states)
  • Any additional information that could be helpful.


2. Notification of death of a retiree/beneficiary

Write to [email protected] and provide the following information:

  1. The deceased’s full name;
  2. The deceased’s date of birth;
  3. The date of death (day/month/year);
  4. The deceased’s Pension Fund reference number (UNJSPF Unique ID or Retirement number), if known;
  5. The deceased’s official mailing address;
If possible, also include:
  6. Contact details for the surviving family;
  7. An original or a certified copy of the deceased’s death certificate should be sent to the Fund as soon as possible;
  8. Any additional information that could be helpful.

Call us

Geneva Office

+41 (0) (22) 928 88 00
Contact Centre hours: Monday 7:00 to Saturday 6:00 (CET)

New York Office

+1 (212) 963-6931
Contact Centre hours: Monday 00:00 to Friday 24:00 (US EST)

Visit us in person

Geneva Office

Walk-in hours: Tuesday and Thursay from 10:00 to 13:00

Address:
UNOG Clien Support Centre, Building H
1st floor
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

New York Office

Walk-in hours: Tuesday and Thursay from 12:00 to 16:00
What should you bring: A valid picture ID and have your UNJSPF Unique ID (UID) or Retirement number handy,

Address:
4th floor, 1 Dag Hammerskjöld Plaza (DHP)
885 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
USA

Submit documents

Electronic submission

Documents and forms in PDF or JPEG format can be submitted using the "Document Upload" feature in your Member Self-Service (MSS) account. Once successfully submitted in MSS, there is no need to mail the original forms/documents to the Fund.

Visit the MSS webpage for a step-by-step tutorial and to learn more about its features.

By mail

New York Office

Postal Mailing Address
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
c/o United Nations
P.O. Box 5036
New York, NY 10163-5036 USA

Courier and Registered Mailing Address
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
37th floor, 1 DHP
885 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
USA

Geneva Office

UNJSPF
c/o Palais des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

Dropping off in person

New York Office

You can drop off physical documents (with original signatures where required) during standard walk-in servicing days and hours for the Fund in New York (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00 to 16:00). Like all walk-in clients, you would have to first register with the welcome desk on the building ground floor before being granted access to the 4th floor where the drop-off mailbox is now located; please make sure to have a valid picture ID document or official work ID on you when you visit the Fund.

Geneva Office

The UNJSPF has dedicated drop-off mailboxes available at two locations on UNOG premises; you can drop off physical documents (with original signatures where required) inside the Pregny Gate Pavilion and at the entrance of the UNOG Client Support Centre during standard UNOG opening hours (Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00).

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