36 Importantly, experts must avoid any action or public pronouncement that may adversely reflect on their status or on the integrity, independence and impartiality required by that status. ✔✔ Experts shall not use their office or knowledge gained as a result of exercising their official functions for private gain or for the gain of a third party. ✔✔ Experts shall not use their office for personal reasons to prejudice the positions of those they do not favour. ✔✔ Experts have to exercise the utmost discretion in regard to all matters of official business. This includes respecting the confidentiality of information and sources of information gained as a result of their official position. ✔✔ Experts may not accept any honour, decoration, favour, gift or remuneration from any Government or non-governmental source for activities carried out during the course of their official functions. ✔✔ Experts shall not be actively associated with the management of, or hold a financial interest in, any profit-making, business or other concern if it were possible for them, or the particular concern, to benefit from such an association by reason of their position with the United Nations. ✔✔ Experts must file financial disclosure statements if requested to do so by the Secretary-General. ✔✔ Experts must comply with local laws and honour their private legal obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligation to honour orders of competent courts. ✔✔ Any form of discrimination or harassment, including sexual or gender harassment, as well as physical or verbal abuse, at the workplace or in connection with work, is prohibited. ✔✔ Experts shall not intentionally misrepresent their functions, official title or the nature of their duties to Member States or any entities or persons outside the United Nations. ✔✔ Experts participating, as part of their official functions, in activities organized by a Government, intergovernmental organization, NGO or other private source may receive from the organizers travel and subsistence allowance generally in line with that payable by the United Nations. In such cases, the travel and subsistence allowance otherwise payable by the United Nations shall be reduced accordingly. In accordance with regulation 1 (d), OHCHR provides members with a copy of the Regulations Governing the Status, Basic Rights and Duties of Officials other