While I also wish that Ms. Barcena’s presentation had been longer, I find it rather odd that you have chosen to entirely skip over the following points of her presentation:

1) 98% compliance with financial disclosure forms, combined with the declaration that if the remaining 2% do not file they will be fired.

2) Publication in iSeek of the compacts signed by executive staff, together with indiciators of performance. Never before have upper management staff been subjected to this level of transparency and accountability. This is a welcomed and significant step forward.

3) Ms. Barcena’s active push behind the new system of internal justice for staff, which our staff union considers a vital and important part of reform.

4) Substantive discussion of the recent and planned actions of the pension fund.

5) Issues related to the conflict of interest review and publication of financial disclosure forms.

These subjects are materially relevant to added transparency, accountability and administrative reform. Simply to criticize her based on the length of the presentation or the logistical arrangements of the room without specifically discussing what she said is rather misleading.

Matthew P.
Staff Council of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia