UNFF Sessions
Travel Support for Participants

The following information was extracted from an Information Note circulated as an annex to the Note Verbale sent to all Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York, on 26 January 2009.

Travel Support for Participants from Developing Countries and Countries with Economies in Transition:
Air travel support is available for delegates (maximum one per country) nominated by countries which are members of the Commission on Sustainable Development as well as of the Forum. Moreover, in accordance to General Assembly’s Decision 58/554, limited funds are available for financing the air travel, daily subsistence allowance and terminal expenses, at the established United Nations rate, of delegates (maximum one per country) from developing countries, with priority to least developed countries, as well as from countries with economies in transition, on a first come, first serve basis.

Procedures for Requesting Travel Support: All travel support requests should be made by national authorities through their Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York before the deadline of 10 March 2009. The United Nations will make all necessary arrangements for issuance of the travel tickets and will inform directly the eligible delegates of those arrangements.