The Family Support Committee (FSC), formerly known as the Family Status Committee, established in 1990, is an important part of the United Nations Women’s Guild (UNWG) role as a mutual bond and centre of interest for UN Women’s Guild members connected to the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies through their own work or their family relationship to a staff member of the United Nations organizations in Vienna.  The FSC aims to promote members’ emotional well-being.  In particular, it helps Guild members to find support and guidance in crisis situations.
The Family Support Committee (FSC) does not provide a counselling service.  The aims of the Family Support Committee are:

• to support spouses and families in distress by facilitating access to appropriate sources of help, referrals or provision of primary information;
• to collect information and compile case studies which enable the FSC to identify generic problems;
• to pinpoint any shortcomings of the UN system and to make suggestions for improvements.

Confidentiality and anonymity are an integral part of the process.