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of travel. Original documents (not photocopies or scans) of the claims,
boarding passes, receipts, etc. proving travel and length of stay are required
for audit purposes. Accordingly, without complete supporting documentation,
the claim will not be processed. No further travel advances will be paid to a
traveller who has failed to submit the necessary completed claim for a prior
travel.
25. Travel claims are reviewed by OHCHR but settled by UNOG. Due to the
heavy workload of UNOG Finance, during peak periods the claims may take
several months to settle.
E. Mobile phones
26. OHCHR does not provide telephones (either landline or mobile) to non-staff
of the United Nations. Calls of an official nature to OHCHR or, for example,
government officials in the country a mandate holder is visiting may be
made by the mandate holder using an OHCHR telephone assigned to an
accompanying staff member but calls relating to matters outside the mandate,
such as to a mandate holder’s family or place of work would need to be
reimbursed to the Organization. OHCHR practice is to confine the use of the
mobile phone to staff members who must account for its use and pay for any
unofficial calls.
F. Provisions for persons with disabilities
27. In line with the Organization’s commitment to continuing to improve accessibility
and full inclusion of persons with disabilities (as reflected in General Assembly
resolutions 65/186, para. 15 (d), and 68/268 among others), the United
Nations has in place arrangements aimed at the progressive implementation
of standards and guidelines for the accessibility of facilities and services of
the United Nations system by experts with disabilities.
28. The United Nations also has in place arrangements to provide reasonable
accommodation for an expert with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation
may include the adjustment of a practice, condition or requirement to take into
account the specific needs of the expert with a disability, to enable her/him
to fully discharge her/his official functions. Such reasonable accommodation
must be made within existing resources or with any additional resources
approved for this purpose by the General Assembly.
G. Schengen visa for Switzerland
29. Given that Switzerland is a party to the Schengen Agreement, this has
implications for those requiring a visa for Switzerland. As the documentation
required for obtaining a Schengen visa may vary from one country to another,
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