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Other Travel Allowances and Expenses

1 June 2023

Duty Travel

The updated terminal benefits are in line with ST/IC/2019/16/Amend 1 in the policy when a vehicle is not provided. For travel occurring 1 June onwards, the terminal allowance with respect to each authorized journey for each trip by public transport to and from the air terminal or other point of arrival or departure to the hotel or other place of dwelling has increased.
UN Travel Documents and National Passport

15 May 2023

Travel Requirements

The Travel and Transportation Section, Division of Administration, United Nations Department of Operational Support has updated the UNLP application form and combined it with the TTS.2 Supplement Form. The updated TTS.2 (5-23)-E (for UNLP) form is published in the Templates and Forms list on page 3 of the policy and in Step 2 of the Applications for UN Laissez-Passer (UNLP) and UN Family Certificates (UNFC).
Post Travel

9 January 2023

Duty Travel

The policy has been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.
Property, Plant and Equipment | Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) | Corporate Purchasing Card | Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books | Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases | Equipment Leases | Developing a Business Case for Local Presence | Clearing a Local Presence | Setting Up a Local Presence | Closing a Local Presence | Authorizing Official Business Travel | UN Travel Documents and National Passport | Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation | Visas at Headquarters (New York) | Vehicle Management
Property, Plant and Equipment | Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment) | Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) | Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) | Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) | Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) | Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) | Corporate Purchasing Card | Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books | Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases | Equipment Leases | Developing a Business Case for Local Presence | Clearing a Local Presence | Setting Up a Local Presence | Closing a Local Presence | Authorizing Official Business Travel | UN Travel Documents and National Passport | Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation | Visas at Headquarters (New York) | Vehicle Management
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9 January 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment | Furniture and Equipment | Plant and Property | Leasehold Improvements | Corporate Purchasing Card | Lease Management (Premises and Equipment) | Establishing UNDP-supported presence outside a country office | Management of Local Presences | Duty Travel | Travel Requirements | Vehicle Management

The following policies have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Asset Management - Property, Plant and EquipmentAsset Management Property Plant Equipment PPE Furniture and EquipmentAcquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) Plant and PropertyAcquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centra...

The following policies have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Asset Management - Property, Plant and EquipmentAsset Management Property Plant Equipment PPE Furniture and EquipmentAcquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) Plant and PropertyAcquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property)Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Leasehold Improvements Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) Corporate Purchasing Card Corporate Purchasing Card Lease Management (Premises and Equipment) Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases Equipment Leases Management of Local Presences Developing a Business Case for Local Presence Clearing a Local Presence Setting Up a Local PresenceClosing a Local Presence Duty TravelAuthorizing Official Business TravelPost travelUN Travel Documents and National Passport (policy and procedures)Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of AccommodationVisas at Headquarters (New York) (policy and procedures) Vehicle ManagementVehicle Management
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Visas at Headquarters (New York)

15 December 2022

Travel Requirements

​The updated P-312 Clarification of Status of Family Members and Arrival Notice form, P-312A Clarification of Status of Household Employee and Arrival Notice form, P-320 Work Permit for Spouses Holding G-4 visas form, and P-321 Work Permit for Children Holding G-4 visas form are now available in the Visas at Headquarters (New York) policy under the Templates and Forms section. The Template for transmitting to/acknowledging receipt of travel documents by staff in COs and the Template for transmitting requests for travel documents to TSS/ASD/BOM forms have been archived.
UN Travel Documents and National Passport

18 March 2022

Travel Requirements

​Section 3.0 (procedures) has been updated to reflect the introduction of the UNall Service Portal. Changes were made to steps 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Application for UN Laissez-Passer (UNLP) and UN Family Certificates (UNFCs) procedure. Additionally, changes were made to steps 1 and 2 of the Application for UN Certificates (UNC) procedure.
Visas at Headquarters (New York)

17 March 2022

Travel Requirements

The PT.61 “Application for G-4 Visa” form, available in the Visas at Headquarters (New York) policy under the Templates and Forms section, has been updated to reflect the following:
- Stylistic changes on pages 1 and 2.
- Updated contact details.
- A change in the number of requested copies to 2 for all required documents.
- Addition of the marital status effective date on the supplemental page.
UN Travel Documents and National Passport

10 February 2022

Travel Requirements

​The United Nations Travel Documents Programme (UNTDP) within the Travel and Transportation Section (TTS) of the Department of Operational Support (DOS) has issued an amendment to “Standard Operating Procedure for the Issuance of United Nations Travel Documents” (SOP). Updated guidance for the provision of ‘Red Laissez-Passers Without Insert’ (referred to as Exceptional Red Laissez-Passers or ERLPs) is outlined in the new SOP. A submission template for ERLP requests is provided. RRs at the D1 level or below will not receive a red UNLP unless the request is signed off by the UNDP Administrator ...

​The United Nations Travel Documents Programme (UNTDP) within the Travel and Transportation Section (TTS) of the Department of Operational Support (DOS) has issued an amendment to “Standard Operating Procedure for the Issuance of United Nations Travel Documents” (SOP). Updated guidance for the provision of ‘Red Laissez-Passers Without Insert’ (referred to as Exceptional Red Laissez-Passers or ERLPs) is outlined in the new SOP. A submission template for ERLP requests is provided. RRs at the D1 level or below will not receive a red UNLP unless the request is signed off by the UNDP Administrator and approved by the USG of DOS.

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Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation

21 December 2021

Duty Travel

​The Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.
Other Travel Allowances and Expenses

20 December 2021

Duty Travel

​The Other Travel Allowances and Expenses policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.