Regulations, Rules and Pension Adjustment System of the UNJSPF

The Regulations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly by resolution 248 (III), effective 23 January 1949, and have been amended by the Assembly a number of times since then, following recommendations by and consultation with the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board.

The Regulations together with the Administrative Rules, Rules of Procedure and Pension Adjustment System set out the governance of the Fund, the benefits that are payable and how they are administered, and the rules of procedure for the proceedings of the Board and the Staff Pension Committee of each member organization. In addition, the Fund’s appeals process is found in the Administrative Rules.

A list of international organizations with which the Fund has an agreement for transfer of pension rights can be found on the last page of the Regulations. Click below to download the full Regulations and Rules.

Regulations, Rules and Pension Adjustment System of the UNJSPF

Scope and Purpose of the Fund

The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund is a fund established by the General Assembly of the United Nations to provide retirement, death, disability and related benefits for the staff of the United Nations and the other organizations admitted to membership in the Fund.

PART I. Definitions and Interpretation

Articles 1 and 2.

PART II. Membership and Administration

From Article 3 to 16

PART III. Assets and Investment

From Article 17 to 20

PART IV. Participation, Contributory Service and Contributions

From Article 21 to 26

PART V. Benefits

From Article 27 to 40

PART VI. General Provisions

From Article 41 to 48

PART VII. Amendment and Entry into Force

Articles 49 and 50

PART VIII. Pensionable Remuneration

Article 51

PART IX. Supplementary Articles

Supplementary Articles A, B, C and D

Appendix A: Gross Pensionable Salary for the General Service and Related Categories
Appendix B: Scale of pensionable remuneration for the Professional and higher categories
Appendix C: Scale of pensionable remuneration for the Field Service category

Rules (Annexes)

Annex I: Administrative Rules of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Annex II. Financial Rules of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Annex III: Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
Appendix 1: Composition of the Board
Appendix 2: Composition of the Standing Committee
Appendix 3: Terms of Reference of the Investments Committee
Appendix 4: Terms of Reference of the Audit Committee of the Board
Appendix 5: Terms of Reference for the Fund Solvency and Assets and Liabilities Monitoring Committee of the Board
Appendix 6: Terms of Reference for the Committees of Actuaries
Appendix 7: Terms of Reference of the Staff Pension Committees and their Secretaries
Appendix 8: Terms of reference for the Budget Committee
Appendix 9: Terms of reference for the Succession Planning and Evaluation Committee
Appendix 10: Responsibilities of members of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board
Appendix 11: Terms of reference for the Chair of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board
Appendix 12: Ethics Policy for Members and Alternate Members of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board, its Subcommittees, Staff Pension Committees, Representatives and Observers
Appendix 13: Terms of Reference for the Ethics Adviser
Appendix 14: Terms of Reference for the Medical Consultant to the Board
Annex IV: Pension Adjustment System of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

Notes

Note A: UNJSPF Emergency Fund
Note B: List of Transfer Agreements concluded by the UNJSPF under article 13 of the Regulations

Memorandum on Current Flat Rates Benefits

Updated flat rates

Past Regulations and Rules of the Fund

From 1946 through 2021
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