In 2011, SIOP was granted NGO with Special Consultative Status with the United Nations (UN) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). This provides SIOP and its members the opportunity to use theory, research, and practice of work psychology to make direct contributions to the programs and goals of the UN.

The SIOP UN Committee

The SIOP UN Committee was created to provide the support, activities, and structure necessary to align SIOP’s resources and expertise with the UN global vision and initiatives.

Strategic Goals

UN Committee goals:

1. The SIOP United Nations (UN) Committee leverages the rigor, relevance, and reach of Industrial and Organizational (I-O) Psychology to provide meaningful and solutions-focused guidance when partnering with the United Nations. We will partner with UN Staff leveraging I-O Psychology theory and practice to provide education and prescriptive guidance. UN Committee areas of impact are internal and external to the UN & present and future focused.
2. By educating, publicizing, and encouraging discussions with SIOP members and the public we will build awareness of how I-O research and practice is related to and can contribute to achieving the SDGs.
3. We will strengthen partnerships by continuing or beginning purposeful collaborations with various entities (in the UN; in the psychology community; within SIOP) to increase our impact.

Activities

The SIOP UN Committee undertakes and/or facilitates several activities to contribute to the UN goals and initiatives. These activities include raising awareness of the UN agenda items and goals within SIOP through presentations and publications, facilitating various direct contact engagements between SIOP members and UN staff , conducting outreach to the SIOP community to encourage broad participation in UN-related activities and programs, facilitating learning and education programs on work psychology topics for UN staff and officials, producing reports and statements that address critical topics for the UN, and serving on the Board of relevant UN organizations such as the Psychology Coalition of the United Nations (PCUN). Sample initiatives and communications can be viewed by clicking on the links in the upper right hand corner.