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Members receive one set of business cards for the duration of their term. Before
the first session of a new or newly re-elected member, the secretariat prepares
business cards which include the member’s name and treaty body, the official
address of the treaty body and the United Nations emblem. The business cards are
for committee-related work and contacts, either during the session or in between
sessions. The United Nations emblem may not be used on privately prepared
business cards.26
The United Nations covers members for any “service-incurred” accidents that
may arise as a direct result of their participation in official meetings or missions.
However, the United Nations does not provide any insurance for illness, injury or
death that is not service-incurred, such as illness occurring as a result of a chronic
condition. Members are therefore recommended to have their own medical
insurance. Supplementary medical insurance cover is offered to members at their
own expense and can be organized in conjunction with their travel arrangements.
Treaty body members will be provided security information cards during their
induction, with contact details for emergencies, including emergency numbers in
Switzerland and France. Members should also provide the secretariat with an
emergency contact telephone number.
C. Documentation
The Division of Conference Management in UNOG is responsible for editing
and translating documentation. However, the secretary of the treaty body is
responsible for submitting documents, posting them online and circulating them
among members in preparation for the session.
When treaty bodies submit documents—such as annual reports, lists of issues,
reports on follow-up or reports on inquiries or visits—it is important that this is
done in a timely manner. All official documents must be edited, referenced and
translated at the United Nations. The general rule is that documents must be
submitted for editing 12 weeks before the date at which they are needed. If the
submission date is respected, the Division of Conference Management will edit,
translate and issue the document on time. However, if the document is submitted
late, there is no guarantee that it will be circulated in a timely manner.
The secretariat has traditionally provided treaty body members with hard copies
of documents. Given the many documents related to the review of a State party
report, as well as the background and reference documents that treaty bodies
rely on, the number of documents reproduced for members is high. This involves
human, financial and environmental costs.
In order to reduce the environmental impact of the United Nations, the SecretaryGeneral has stipulated that all United Nations meetings will be paperless by 2015.
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The use of the United Nations emblem is governed by General Assembly resolution 92 (I) of 7 December 1946.
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