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  • Sotirios Markopoulos

    Sotirios Markopoulos

    Standing Committee Chair

    CTBTO

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    Sotirios Markopoulos

    Sotirios Markopoulos

    Standing Committee Chair - Social Security/OHS

    CTBTO

    Sotirios Markopoulos

     Standing Committee Chair – Social Security

    I am working at the CTBTO since 1999. I am serving the CTBTO Staff council as a special representative for Disability Inclusion. Founding member and acting President of the UN Disability Inclusion Network VIC. 

     Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Vienna. Fluent in Greek, German, and English.

     Married and proud father of two children: a 20-year-old son and a 22-year-old daughter, who has been diagnosed with autism.

     

     

     

     

     

    Email: Sotirios.Markopoulos@ctbto.org

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  • Alberto Machado

    Standing Committee Vice-Chair

    IARC

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    Alberto Machado

    Standing Committee Vice-Chair - Social Security/OHS

    IARC

  • Sarah Klinghammer

    Standing Committee Vice-Chair

    UNFCCC

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    Sarah Klinghammer

    Standing Committee Vice-Chair - Social Security/OHS

    UNFCCC

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MORE ABOUT STANDING COMMITTEES

FICSA also participates in the Inter-Agency Security Management Network (IASMN), which holds meetings twice a year to consider policy and practical matters related to the safety and security of staff.

IASMN in chaired by the UN Department on Safety and Security (UNDSS), which reports to the General Assembly on the functioning of the security management system, including the annual report on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel; annual lessons learned and best practices reports; any other ad hoc reports as required.UNDSS is responsible for the consolidation, harmonization and promulgation to all duty stations of essential security policies, standards and operational procedures, including United Nations Security Operations Manual and guidelines, and the instruction package for implementation of the revised minimum operating security standards and safety best practices.It also deploys mobile training teams/training officers to conduct/support safety and security training programmes of other agencies, funds, programmes and organizations of the United Nations security management system as required.

Standing committee advices

1. Pensions
Pensions including items for the Pension Board sessions such as the impact of currency devaluation on pension benefits; benefits for divorced spouses; purchase of additional years of pension; investment policy, etc.

2. HIV/AIDS in the UN workplace
HIV/AIDS in the UN workplace including participation in the Task Force to provide input to the development of information and learning material; ensure equitable access to care, treatment and health insurance coverage for all staff; fight against stigma and discrimination.

3. Long-term care health insurance
Collect and exchange information on the various health insurance policies offered by the UN organizations.

4. Staff well-being
Collect and exchange information on staff well-being policies such as the work-family agenda and promote best practices; monitor absenteeism and causes of disability: collect and exchange information on long-term care policies and advocate for a system-wide long-term care coverage.

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