4.1. Mission Subsistence Allowance

Mission Subsistence Allowance is a daily allowance payable by the Organization for living expenses incurred by civilian police and military observers in the field in connection with their assignment or appointment to a special mission.

The special mission area shall be defined by the Organization in accordance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly.

The regulations, rules, policies, and standard operating procedures (SOP) governing danger pay have developed over time. The official documents are easily accessible within the UN Intranet.

Please note that further to General Assembly resolution 63/250 on the contractual reform, as of 1 July 2009, international civilian staff members are no longer entitled to Mission Subsistence allowance. Instead, a staff member on mission assignment is installed in the Mission and is paid the applicable post adjustment, base salary, and related entitlements to the Mission location. The ST AI quoted below is therefore still applicable but only to civilian police and military observers. No MSA payments should ever be processed for staff.

1. Mission Subsistence Allowance – ST/AI2021/2, ST/IC/2021/15, ST/IC/2021/15/Amend.1

• Section 1 – Purpose (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 2 – Eligibility (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 3 – Mission subsistence allowance rates (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 4 – Currency (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 5 – Payment (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 6 – Payment of mission subsistence allowance during official travel (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 7 – Payment of mission subsistence allowance during injury, illness, hospitalization or authorized mediccal evacuation (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 8 – Administration of mission subsistence allowance (ST/AI/2021/2)
• Section 9 – Final Provisions (ST/AI/2021/2)

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