Standards of accommodation for official travel of United Nations staff

UN General Assembly, Standards of accommodation for official travel of United Nations staff, A/RES/3198, UN General Assembly, 18 December 1973, https://www.refworld.org/legal/resolution/unga/1973/en/9713 [accessed 04 December 2024]
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XXVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE FIFTH COMMITTEE
3198. Standards of accommodation for official travel of United Nations staff

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 3048 (XXVII) of 19 December 1972, Mindful of the current financial situation of the United Nations, Bearing in mind the need to institute administrative economies where possible as a means of providing the maximum volume of funds for programmes, especially those designed to assist the developing countries, Having considered the report of the Joint Inspection Unit of July 1972 [1]1and the report of the Secretary-General thereon [2]2providing information on the use of travel funds in the United Nations,

1. Decides that payment by the United Nations of travel expenses of staff members shall be limited to the cost of economy class accommodation by air or its equivalent by recognized public transportation via the shortest and most direct route, except for the Secretary-General, Under-Secretaries-General and Assistant Secretaries-General, provided that, when special circumstances warrant, the Secretary-General may, at his discretion, allow first-class travel;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to report annually to the General Assembly on the implementation of the present resolution.

2206th plenary meeting,
18 December 1973
[1] Transmitted by a note of the Secretary-General (A/8900). [2] A/C.5/1554.
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