UN Core Values and Competencies Flashcards

A General Service staff member must coordinate a complex event involving five different UN departments. Which competency is most critical for this task?

Answer: Planning and Organizing

Planning and Organizing involves establishing priorities, setting timelines, and coordinating resources across multiple units to achieve objectives.

A colleague shares sensitive personal information about a third party during a conversation. Professionalism requires the staff member to:

Answer: Keep the information confidential and not use it improperly

Professionalism requires maintaining confidentiality and handling sensitive information with discretion.

What is the primary purpose of the UN's three core values — Integrity, Professionalism, and Respect for Diversity?

Answer: To guide the ethical and professional conduct of all UN personnel

The UN's core values serve as the ethical foundation guiding how all staff members are expected to behave in their roles.

A UN staff member disagrees with a decision made by their supervisor. The most professional course of action is to:

Answer: Express disagreement through appropriate channels while still implementing the decision

Professionalism involves expressing disagreement through proper channels while still respecting and implementing organizational decisions.

The UN competency 'Technological Awareness' requires staff to:

Answer: Stay informed about relevant technologies and use them effectively in their work

Technological Awareness means keeping up to date with relevant technological developments and applying them to improve work efficiency.

When building a work plan, a staff member with strong 'Planning and Organizing' skills will:

Answer: Identify tasks, set priorities, allocate resources, and adjust plans as circumstances change

Effective Planning and Organizing requires breaking work into tasks, prioritizing them, allocating resources, and remaining flexible as conditions evolve.

In the context of UN Competencies, 'Teamwork' is best demonstrated by:

Answer: Actively contributing to group goals and supporting colleagues' efforts

Teamwork means placing group objectives above personal goals and actively supporting and contributing to colleagues' success.