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and WMO). Around 25% of the members of the Mutual Society are retirees and
the subject was raised at the 2017 session of the FAFICS Council.

“Council also requested the FAFICS representatives to the HLCM/FB
Network Working Group on ASHI to secure the inclusion in the Working
Group's work programme for the biennium 2017-2018 of an agenda item
on the representation of retirees on health insurance
executive/management committees of the United Nations agencies.”

22. To this end a letter was addressed to the UN Secretary-General on 30 August
2017. In addition, the FAFICS representatives on the High-Level Group on
ASHI requested that this be included on the agenda of meetings in 2018.

“with reference to the Council decision on this issue (see below) we could
request Cliff to have this item included in the agenda of the next VC of the
ASHI WG. I think we should request that a recommendation for proper
representation of retirees on health insurance bodies be included in
report of the ASHI WG:”

23. Provide reliable information to members of AAFI-AFICS in the Bulletin, by E-
NEWSLETTER or on the website.
24. To assist retirees who may no longer be able to carry out certain administrative
tasks or who have encountered unexpected financial difficulties.

25. To develop and maintain relations with bodies outside the Association whose
activities are of interest to our members and keep them duly informed.

26. Participate actively in the work of FAFICS, of which AFICS is a founding
member.

27. To maintain close relations with the associations of active staff. Both retirees
and active staff have many interests in common, notably concerning pensions
and health insurance.
28. To assist retirees in administrative formalities with the Pension Fund.

C. RESULTS

i. Dealing with all subjects
29. Amongst the subjects that came to our attention this year was that of the
participation of our members in the General Assembly. This meeting is
important since it provides the opportunity to update and complete information
received after the time of writing the annual report.

ii. Attracting more members

30. AFICS has continued to participate in the pre-retirement seminars of both
UNOG and the ILO. It is thus possible to draw to the attention of future retirees
the importance of joining a retiree association and informing them of the
activities of AAFI-AFICS. Our Guide to Retirement is available on the website

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