The
UN System in The Gambia has concluded with The Gambia Government a common
approach for payment of allowance to government officials and to some extent
civil societies for meetings, workshops, training and conferences.
According
to a document seen by The Point, the measures are based on principles which
form a common approach to policy for the UN System to provide monetary
compensation to public servants for their participation in UN funded programmes
or projects in The Gambia.
The
document further states that payment of transport allowance depending on the
level of difficulty to access venue for meetings and workshops is payable
depending on agreed allowance as articulated by the agreement between the UN
System and The Government of The Gambia.
The
Government of The Gambia has signed a document and indicated its approval of
the revised UN policy on payment of allowance to the government and staff for
meetings, workshops, training and conferences with effect from December 2019.
The
signed document has a definite policy about daily subsistence allowance or per
diem that is often dished out generously to public servants that are on
overnight stay away from home and travelling beyond 30 kilometers from the
venue.
