UN Staffers, Threatened with Lay-Offs, are Offered Early Retirement By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/un-staffers-threatened-with-lay-offs-are-offered-early-retirement/ UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 2025 (IPS) - The United Nations, facing a liquidity crisis, has been threatening to lay-off about 20 percent of its estimated 37,000 employees world-wide: a proposed move that has triggered widespread protests from staff unions both in New York and Geneva. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.