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Information circular*To:Members of the staff From:The Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources ManagementSubject:Classification of duty stations and special entitlements for staff members serving at designated duty stations 1.The purpose of the present information circular is to inform the staff of the classification of duty stations established by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) according to conditions of life and work and of the revised lists of duty stations designated by ICSC where special entitlements apply for eligible staff, as explained in paragraphs 5 to 9 below. The revised lists are set out in annexes II and III to the present circular. The revisions are effective from 1 January 2017.I.Classification of duty stations 2.All duty stations are placed by ICSC in one of six categories: H and A to E. The H category comprises headquarters duty stations and other duty stations in similar locations where the United Nations has no developmental or humanitarian assistance programmes or in member countries of the European Union. The A to E categories comprise all other duty stations classified by order of difficulty of conditions of life and work. Annex I to the present circular contains the list of duty stations classified in the H category. Annex II contains the list of duty stations classified in the A to E categories. 1371600-12700*The present circular expires on 1 July 2017.Mobility incentive and hardship allowance 3.The category of the duty station where a staff member is serving and/or has served is one of the factors that determine whether the staff member is eligible for the mobility incentive and hardship allowance. It is also a factor in determining the amount of the allowance. The relevant provisions on the matter are set out in staff rules 3.13 and 3.14 and in the administrative instruction on the mobility and hardship scheme (ST/AI/2016/6).Special entitlements at designated duty stations 4.The classification of duty stations in the A to E categories is linked to the special entitlements that are set out in the administrative instruction on special entitlements for staff members serving at designated duty stations (ST/AI/2016/3). II.Duty stations at which special entitlements may apply for eligible staff 5.At duty stations classified in the A to E categories, which are listed in annex II to the present circular, one or more of the special entitlements set out in the administrative instruction on special entitlements for staff members serving at designated duty stations may apply, as indicated in paragraphs 6 to 8 below. The granting of these entitlements is subject to the conditions established in the applicable staff regulations and rules and the above-mentioned administrative instruction. 6.The category of each of the duty stations listed in annex II is indicated in the second column of the annex. At duty stations classified in the D and E categories that do not fall within the rest and recuperation framework, eligible staff are entitled to: (a)Accelerated home leave travel, that is, home leave travel once every 12?months; (b)An additional unaccompanied shipment entitlement of 50 kg or 0.31 m3.7.The designated duty stations where staff are entitled to accelerated home leave travel are indicated in the fifth column of annex II to the present circular.8.The designated duty stations where eligible staff are entitled to additional education grant travel and an additional reimbursement for boarding costs under the education grant are indicated in the third column of annex II to the present circular. 9.The designated duty stations where eligible staff are entitled to additional shipment entitlements, namely, an annual shipment entitlement and a shipment on the birth or adoption of an infant, are indicated in the fourth column of annex II to the present circular.10.A list of the countries having duty stations at which staff qualify for reimbursement by organizations of the costs of basic medical examinations for accompanying eligible family members is shown in annex III to the present circular. 11.The present circular supersedes information circular ST/IC/2016/14.Annex I List of countries where duty stations are classified in the H?category (Effective 1 January 2017)AustraliaLatvia AustriaLithuaniaBelgiumLuxembourgBulgariaMaltaCanadaNetherlands CroatiaNew ZealandCyprusNorwayCzechiaPolandDenmarkPortugalEstoniaRomaniaFinlandSlovakiaFranceSloveniaGermanySpainGreeceSwedenHungarySwitzerlandIrelandUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited States of AmericaItalyJapan Annex II List of duty stations classified in the A to E categories (Effective 1 January 2017)Duty stationCategoryAdditional education grant travel and reimbursement of boarding costsAdditional shipment of personal effectsAccelerated home leaveAfghanistanBamyanEX––FaizabadEX––FarahEX––GardezEX––HeratEX––JalalabadEX––KabulEX––KandaharEX––KhowstEX––KunduzEX––MaymanaEX––Mazar-I-SharifEX––Pul-i-KumriEX––AlbaniaTiranaAX (E)––AlgeriaAlgiersBX (F)––TindoufEX––AngolaKuito BieCX––LuandaCX (F)––LubangoCX––Antigua and BarbudaSt. JohnsAX (E)––ArgentinaBuenos AiresA–––ArmeniaYerevanA–––AzerbaijanBakuAX (E)––BahrainManamaA–––BahamasNassauAX (E&F)––BangladeshCox’s BazaarDX––DhakaC–––RangamatiEX––BarbadosBridgetownAX (E)––BelarusMinskAX (E)––BelizeBelize CityAX––BelmopanAX––BeninCotonouBX (F)––BhutanParoCX––ThimphuCX––Bolivia (Plurinational State of)La PazA–––Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevoA–––SrebrenicaBX––BotswanaDukwiDX––GaboroneAX––BrazilBrasíliaA–––ManausAX––RecifeAX (E)––Rio de JaneiroA–––Sao PauloA–––Burkina FasoDjiboEX––DoriDX––OuagadougouCX (E)––BurundiBujumburaDX ––GitegaDX––MakambaDX––MuyingaDX––NgoziDX––RuyigiDX––Cabo VerdePraiaBX (F)––CambodiaPhnom PenhB–––CameroonBatouriDX––BertouaCX––DjohongEX––DoualaAX––GarouaCX (F)––MarouaCX––MeigangaDX––YaoundéBX (F)––Central African RepublicBambariEX––BangassouEX––BanguiDX––BerberatiEX––BiraoEX––Bossangoa/SoumbeEX––BouarEX––BriaEX––Kaga-BandoroEX––NdeleEX––OboEX––PaouaEX––ChadAbecheEX––Am DjarassEX––AtiEX––Baga SolaEX––BahaiEX––Bir NahrEX––BolEX––FarchanaEX––GoreEX––GozbeidaEX––GueredaEX––Hadjer HadidEX––HarazeEX––IribaEX––KoukouEX––MaoEX––MaroEX––MongoEX––MoundouEX––MoussoroEX––N’DjamenaDX––SarhEX––ChileSantiagoA–––ChinaBeijingA–––ColombiaApartadoCX––AraucaCX––BarranquillaAX (E)––BogotáA–––BucaramangaAX (E)––BuenaventuraCX––CaliA–––Cartagena AX (E)––CúcutaAX––FlorenciaAX––MedellínA–––MocoaCX––MonteríaAX––PastoBX––QuibdoCX––VillavicencioAX––ComorosMoroni/Grande ComoreCX––CongoBetouEX––BrazzavilleCX (F)––ImpfondoDX––Pointe-NoireBX (F)––Cook IslandsAvarua BX––Costa RicaSan JoséA–––C?te d’IvoireAbengouraDX––AbidjanB–––BondoukouEX––BouakéDX––DaloaDX––DuékouéDX––GuigloDX––KorhogoEX––ManDX––San PedroDX––TabouCX––ToulepleuEX––YamoussoukroCX––CubaHavanaBX (E)––Democratic People’s Republic of KoreaPyongyangEX–-Democratic Republic of the CongoAngo AngoEX––AruEX––BandunduEX––BeniEX––BiliEX––BukavuEX––BuniaEX––ButemboEX––DongoEX––DunguEX––GbadoliteDX––GemenaEX––GomaEX––KabaloEX––KalemieEX––KaminaDX––KanangaDX––KinduEX––KinshasaCX (E and F)––KisanganiDX––LibengeEX––LubumbashiDX––MahagiEX––MatadiDX––MbandakaEX (F)––MbokoEX––Mbuji-MayiEX––UviraEX––ZongoEX––DjiboutiAli SabiehDX––DjiboutiCX (F)––ObockDX––Dominican RepublicSanto DomingoA–––EcuadorEsmeraldasCX––GuayaquilAX (E)––IbarraAX (S)––Lago Agrio (Sucumbios)CX––QuitoA–––EgyptAlexandriaA–––CairoA–––IsmailiaAX (A)––El SalvadorSan SalvadorB–––Equatorial GuineaMalaboDX (F)XXEritreaAsmaraCX (E)––MassawaDX––EthiopiaAddis AbabaB–––AssosaDX––Awassa/SidamoDX––DeseDX––Dire DawaDX––Dollo AddoEX––FugnidoEX––GambellaEX––GodeEX––ItangEX––JijigaEX––MekeleCX––NazarethCX––SemeraDX––Shire/EndaselassieDX––TongoEX––FijiSuvaAX (E)––GabonLibrevilleAX (F)––GambiaBanjulBX (E)––GazaGaza TownEX––Georgia–GaliDX––SokhumiCX––TbilisiAX (E)––GhanaAccraA–––TakoradiBX––TamaleBX––GuatemalaGuatemala CityB–––GuineaConakryDX (F)XXKankanEX––NzerekoreEX––Guinea-BissauBafatáEX––BissauDXXXBubaEX––GuyanaGeorgetownBX (E)––HaitiCap-Ha?tienCX––Fort-LibertéDX––Gona?vesDX––JacmelCX––Les CayesDX––Port-au-PrinceCX (F)––HondurasTegucigalpaB–––IndiaBhopalBX––BhubaneswarBX––CalcuttaAX (E)––HyderabadAX (E)––JaipurAX––LucknowAX––New DelhiB–––PatnaBX––IndonesiaBogorAX (E)––JakartaA––Jayapura (Irian Jaya/Papua)CX (E)––KupangCX (E)––MakssarAX––MedanAX (E)––Iran (Islamic Republic of)KermanCX––MashadCX––ShirazCX (E)––TehranB––IraqArbil/ErbilDX––BaghdadEX––BasrahEX––DohukEX––KirkukEX––SulaymaniahEX––IsraelTel AvivA–––TiberiasAX––JamaicaKingstonAX (E)––JerusalemJerusalemB–––JordanAmmanA–––AzraqBX––IrbidAX––MafraqBX––KazakhstanAlmaty AX (E)––AstanaBX (E)––KenyaAlinjugurEX––DadaabEX––GarissaEX––KakumaEX––KapenguriaDX––MarsabitDX––MombasaBX (E)––NairobiB–––KiribatiTarawaCX––KuwaitKuwait CityA–––KyrgyzstanBishkekBX (E)––OshDX––Lao People’s Democratic RepublicVientianeB–––Lebanon Al Qoubaiyat (Kobayat)BX––BeirutB–––TripoliBX (F)––Tyre (Sur) CX (F)––ZahleBX––LesothoMaseruCX––LiberiaBopoluEX––BuchananEX––Cestos City (River Cess)EX––FishtownEX––GbarngaEX––GreenvilleEX––Harper (Maryland County)EX––KakataEX––MonroviaDX––Robertsport EX––TubmanburgEX––VoinjamaEX––ZwedruEX––Macao, ChinaMacaoAX––MadagascarAntananarivoBX (F)––AntsirabeAX (F)––Fort-DauphinBX (F)––Mahajanga (Majunga)CX (F)––MorondavaDX (F)––SambavaCX––Toamasina (Tamatave)BX (F)––Toliara (Tulear)CX (F)––MalawiBlantyreBX––LilongweCX––MwanzaCX––NtchisiCX––MalaysiaKuala LumpurA–––MaldivesMaléBX––MaliBamakoCX––GaoEX––KayesEX––KidalEX––KoulikoroDX––MoptiEX––SikassoDX––TessalitEX––TombouctouEX––Marshall IslandsMajuroCX––MauritaniaBassikounouEX––NemaEX––NouakchottD–XXMauritiusPort LouisA–––MexicoMexico CityA–––Tapachula, ChiapasBX––TenosiqueCX––Micronesia (Federated States of)Pohnpei (Ponape)BX––MongoliaUlan BatorBX (E)––MontenegroPodgoricaAX (E)––MoroccoRabatA–––MozambiqueBeiraDX––ChimoioCX––MaputoBX––NampulaDX––MyanmarHakhaDX––Hpa-AnCX––KalayCX––MandalayBX (E)––MaungdawEX––Maw-La-MyineDX––MyitkyinaDX––Nay Pyi TawCX––SittweDX––YangonB–––NamibiaWindhoekAX (E)––NepalChautaraDX––DamakDX––GorkhaDX––KathmanduCX (E)––NicaraguaBluefieldsCX––ManaguaA–––NigerAbalaEX––AgadesEX––DiffaEX––MaradiEX––NiameyCX (F)––OuallamEX––TahouaDX––TillaberyEX––ZinderDX––NigeriaAbujaCX (E)––Akure (Ondo State)DX––BauchiEX––DamaturuDX––EnuguCX––KadunaDX––KanoDX––KatsinaDX––LagosC–––MaiduguriDX––MinnaDX––Port HarcourtCX (F)––SokotoEX––YolaDX––Occupied Syrian GolanOccupied Syrian GolanCX––OmanMuscatA–––PakistanIslamabadDX––KarachiDX––LahoreDX––PeshawarE X––QuettaEX––PanamaPanama CityA–––Papua New GuineaBukaEX––Port Moresby DX (E)––ParaguayAsunciónA–––PeruLimaA–––PhilippinesCotabato CityDX––ManilaA–––TaclobanBX––QatarDohaA–––Republic of KoreaAnsanAX––SeoulA–––Republic of MoldovaChisinauAX––Russian FederationMoscowA–––RwandaButareCX––ByumbaCX––GisenyeCX––KibuyeCX––KigaliAX––KireheCX––Saint LuciaCastriesAX––SamoaApiaBX––Sao Tome and PrincipeSao TomeBX––Saudi ArabiaJeddahA–––RiyadhA–––SenegalDakarA–––ZiguinchorCX (F)––SerbiaBelgradeA–––MitrovicaBX––PristinaAX––SeychellesMahé/Port VictoriaA–––Sierra LeoneFreetownDXXXKenemaEX––MakeniEX––SingaporeSingaporeA–––Solomon IslandsHoniaraCX––SomaliaBaidoaEX––Belet UenEX––BerberaEX––Boosaaso (Bender Cassim)EX––DolowEX––GalkacyoEX––GaroweEX––HargeisaEX––KisimaioEX––MogadishuEX––South AfricaCape TownAX(E)––JohannesburgA–––MusinaBX––PretoriaA–––South SudanAweilEX––BentiuEX––BorEX––BunjEX––EzoEX––Jam JangEX––JubaEX––KapoetaEX––KuajokEX––MalakalEX––MelutEX––MingkamanEX––PiborEX––RumbekEX––ToritEX––WauEX––WunrokEX––YambioEX––YeiEX––YirolEX––Sri LankaColomboA–––KilinochchiDX (E)––SudanAbyeiEX––DamazineDX––Ed DaeinEX––El FasherEX––El GeneinaEX––El ObeidEX––El Sireaf EX––ForobarangaEX––HabilaEX––KabkabiyaEX––KadugliEX––KassalaEX––KhartoumCX (E)––Khashm El GirbaEX––Khor AbecheEX––KormaEX––KostiEX––KutumEX––LabadoEX––Malha (Malha Wells)EX––Mellit (Mallit)EX––MerawiEX––MorniEX––MukjarEX––NertitiEX––NyalaEX––Port SudanCX––Saraf Umra (Omra)EX––ShaeriaEX––Shangal TobayeEX––SortonyEX––Tawilla (Tawilah)EX––Tine EX––Um BaroEX––Um KaddadaEX––ZalingeiEX––Zam ZamEX––SurinameParamaribo BX (E)––SwazilandMbabaneAX (E)––Syrian Arab RepublicAleppoEX––DamascusEX (F)––Dar‘aEX––HomsEX––QamishliEX––TartusEX––TajikistanDushanbeCX (E)––ThailandBangkokA–––Hat YaiBX––Ban Mae SotBX––KanchanaburiAX––Mae Hong SonBX––Mae SariangBX––The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaSkopje AX (E)––Timor-LesteBecauDX––DiliCX (E)––MalianaDX––OecussiDX––SameDX––SuaiDX––TogoLomé B–––TongaNuku AlofaBX (E)––Trinidad and TobagoPort of SpainAX (E)––TunisiaTunisA–––ZarzisAX (F)––TurkeyAnkaraA–––GaziantepBX––IstanbulA–––IzmirAX (E)––MersinAX––VanCX––TurkmenistanAshgabadDX (E)XXUgandaAdjumaniEX––Arua CX––BundibugyoDX––GuluCX––HoimaEX––KaabongEX––KampalaBX (E)––KiryandongoDX––KisoroDX––KitgumDX––KotidoEX––Kyaka IIEX––KyangwaliDX––LiraDX––MbararaCX––MorotoEX––NakivaleEX––PaderEX––RwamwanjaEX––SorotiCX––Ukraine DnipropetrovskAX––DonetskDX––KharkivAX––KhersonAX––KramatorskCX––KyivA–––MariupolCX––OdessaAX––SeverodonetskCX––United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiA–––DubaiA–––United Republic of TanzaniaArushaBX (E)––Dar es SalaamBX (E)––KasuluEX––KibondoDX––KigomaEX––MoshiCX (E)––MpandaEX––TaboraCX––ZanzibarCX––UruguayMontevideoA–––UzbekistanTashkentBX (E)––VanuatuPort VilaBX (F)––Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)CaracasB–––GuasdualitoCX––MaracaiboBX (E)––San CristobalBX––Viet NamHanoiA–––Ho Chi Minh CityA–––West BankEast JerusalemB–––RamallahBX (E)––Western SaharaLaayouneCX––YemenAdenEX––AhwarEX––AmranEX––HaradhEX––HodeidahEX––KharazEX––MaifaaEX––Sa’adaEX––Sana’aEX––SeiyunEX––ZambiaKaomaDX––LusakaAX (E)––SolweziDX––ZimbabweHarareC–––Abbreviations: A, Arabic; E, English; F, French; S, Spanish.Annex III Countries having duty stations at which staff qualify for reimbursement by organizations of the costs of basic medical examinations for accompanying eligible family members, as at 1 January 2017AfghanistanMadagascarAngolaMalawiBhutanMaliBurundiMauritaniaCambodiaMicronesia (Federated States of)Central African RepublicNigerChadNiueComorosPalauCongoPapua New GuineaDemocratic People’s Republic of KoreaSamoaEquatorial GuineaSao Tome and PrincipeEthiopiaSierra LeoneFijiSolomon IslandsGuineaSomaliaGuinea-BissauSouth SudanHaitiSyrian Arab RepublicIraqTimor-LesteKiribatiTurkmenistanKyrgyzstanVanuatuLao People’s Democratic RepublicYemenLiberiaZimbabwe2669540304800 ................
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