Travel costs

Living expenses for the trainees and the training fees will be covered by the Department, while UNU is committed to defraying the expenses for international travel and insurance for the fellows.

Relocation packages and travel cost reimbursements are usually given no consideration whatsoever.

Automation of the travel process

(c) Under subparagraph (a) (vi) above, the United Nations shall pay the travel expenses of a staff member to the place of recruitment.

Audit of travel management for headquarters staff

(a) Lower than budgeted expenditure for official travel and training

This also led to savings in travel and communication expenditures.

(c) Travel and expenses of legal representation in Hamburg during the various phases of a case

Transport costs and a travel allowance will be covered under the regional repatriation project.

3. DESD Project expenditures by region, 1992 . 7

4. DESD Project expenditures by component, 1992 . 8

3. DESD project expenditures by region, 1992 . 29

4. DESD project expenditures by component, 1992 . 30

Participants also noted that teleconferencing could reduce travel expenditures.

Moreover, management of travel resources continued to improve.

2. DESD Project expenditures by field of activity, 1992 . 6

Figures 1. DESD project expenditures by source of funds, 1992 . 27

2. DESD project expenditures by field of activity, 1992 . 28

Some travel expenditures are included in estimates under sub section II (C), but these would not cover all travel requirements.

It is envisaged that there will be more local travel with the creation of the post of a National Officer and thus costs under local travel have increased in 1994.

Not really since I hold a BA in Travel Management and another in Business Management (Marketing).

22. Travel expenses and subsistence allowance are payable to independent experts engaged by the Division to consider applications.

Compensation for travel expenses, and salary compensation during sick leave is provided for in an amount of 100 per cent.

There were no major variations in activities, except for expenditure under local travel, which was higher than expected.

OTHERS Total Table 3. DESD PROJECT EXPENDITURES BY REGION, 1992

Table 4. DESD PROJECT EXPENDITURES BY COMPONENT, 1992

With regard to operational costs, the Advisory Committee recommended that expenditure for official travel and air transportation should be reduced.

The Committee expects that the administration will take effective measures to enhance financial control over travel expenditures.

Furthermore, provision is made for the related travel in respect of each child from the place of scholastic attendance, when outside the Netherlands, to The Hague.

Table 2. DESD PROJECT EXPENDITURES BY FIELD OF ACTIVITY, 1992

Audit of the administration of contractual arrangements with American Express for travel

As a result, such staff members who needed to travel by air to other destinations were required to travel to Amman or Cairo and to use the airports there, greatly increasing travel time and Agency expense.

The Committee trusts that the Administration will take measures to improve financial control over the travel expenditure of the Mission.

A project administered by headquarters under the Overall Allocation for resettlement covers travel costs for resettlement and family reunification.

Under this proposal, seven participants, exclusively from LDCs, would have their travel expenses to and from Geneva covered by UNCTAD.

UNCCD core budget expenditures denominated in euros include General Service staff salaries, most general administrative expenses, supplies and equipment, joint facilities management costs and travel agents bills (though daily subsistence allowance is denominated in dollars).

Traditional family offices provide personal services such as managing household staff and making travel arrangements.

Even when the expertise and skills themselves are available free of cost, there are expenses to be met, such as travel costs.

An audit of the administration of contractual arrangements for travel services with American Express was undertaken in 2004.

The Executive Office administers over 3,200 staff and annual expenditures in excess of 200 million.

Rights covered by obligatory health insurance include the right to health care, subsidies, including subsidies of travel expenses related to use of health care.

DSA rates are also the basis for payments for travel and subsistence expenses on initial appointment, change of duty station and separation from service.

In order to minimize additional expense, the current practice of providing air fare to representatives of Member States should be re examined.

The reduction recommended by the Advisory Committee regarding the financing of UNMIK was related to the requested provision for travel.