UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES
W O R L D H E A L T H O R G A N I Z A T I O N
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
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28 June 1948 FIRST WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
12e2.7 Administrative and Financial Recommendations (Off «Rec ЛШ0, 10, pages 40-42)
COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
Transportation and Per Diem Allowances f o r Members of the Executive Board
(Note from the Secretariat)
The World Health Assembly may wish to consider the question of whether or not transportation expenses and/or per diem
allowances shall be paid to members of the Executive Board, In accordance with Article 29 of the Constitution, the Executive Board w i l l act on behalf of the whole of the Health Assembly, and herefore the members of the Executive Board are elected to represent the Health Assembly and not their individual governmentsо
A review of the practices employed by the United Nations and other specialized agencies indicates generally that transportation expenses and a per diem allowance are paid to members of the comparable governing body. (See appendix to
this document).
Therefore, i t is recommended that the Health Assembly consider the following resolution;
Considering the f a c t that the Executive Board, in accordance with A r t i c l e 29 of the Constitution, represents the Health
Assembly, THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLVES ; that 1. Members of the Executive Board shall be reimbursed f o r their actual transportation expenses between their normal residence and the place of meeting of the Executive Board, the maximum allowance being restricted to the equivalent of f i r s t - c l a s s accommodation by recognized public transport v i a an approved route from the capital city of the member to the place of the meeting.
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Page 2 :'. • .i • 2. Members of the Executive Board shall-be paid a per
diem allowance of $20„00 per day during such travel and during necessary attendance of the place of the meeting,
¿xcept that the allowance of 020¿00 shall be reduced to
$10<,00 f o r each f u l l day (midnight to midnight) when travelling by sea. Such per diem allowance shall be in lieu of a l l other
expenses incidental to the journey*
3» When the-Executive Board meets in the same location as the Assembly, and at approximately the same time, 'then only such per diem allowances shall be paid as are made
necessary by the additional duties caused by membership on ' the Board»
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Organization
1. United Nations
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General Assembly
Security Council Economic and Social Council
Payments Travel
For 5 dele- gates from each
Government No No No Trusteeship Council
Committees and commissions Yes o? Economic and-Social
Council
Members of expert committees
Governing Body (non- Labour Organization governmental members ) 2 « Inte rnational
3. International Monetary Fund
Members of a l l other committees and
Governors and Alternate Governors
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Executive Directors
and alternates Yes
if. International Bank f o r Reconstruction and Development
( i t is believed that the Bank and the Fund treat their o f f i c i a l s similarly).
5« Food and Agriculture Council!
Organisation
Conference
Yes
6« United Nations , Educational „ Scientific and Cultural
Organization
Consultants and experts serving in personal capacity depending on status
Executive Board General Conference
No Yes
Yes No
Per diem
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$20
$17q50 on land}
15 Swiss francs at sea
60 Swiss francs on land; 15 Swiss francs at sea,
$50 for each night away from normal place of residence)
$10 when
accommodation io included in cost of transportation,
$30 reduced to
$10 while
travelling aboard shipс .
$10 a day while in transitj $20 a day to Chairman -«•hile in aotual
attendance «
$15 î$12.
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