Rest and recuperation is a five-day leave period and two days of travel (7 days in total) with full pay granted to eligible staff members and certain other individuals required to work for extended periods of time1 at duty stations under hazardous, stressful and difficult conditions.
The policies and standard operating procedures (SOP) governing rest and recuperation have developed over time. The official documents are easily accessible within the UN intranet.
Rest and recuperation
ST/AI/2018/10, ST/AI.2018.10/Corr.1, ST/IC/2020/9
- Section 1 – General provisions
- Sections 1.1 – 1.2 – Purpose
- Sectins 1.3 – 1.4 – Eligibility
- Section 2 – Approval of duty stations for rest and recuperation
- Sections 2.4 – 2.5 – Effect of change in approval status
- Section 3 – Rest and recuperation conditions
- Sections 3.1 – 3.2 – Conditions
- Sections 3.3 – 3.7 – Qualifying service
- Sections 3.8 – 3.12 – Duration of rest and recuperation absence from the duty station and the combination of other types of authorized absence
- Sections 3.12 – 3.15 – Timing of rest and recuperation
- Section 4 – Transportation
- Section 5 – Relationship of rest and recuperation with other entitlements
Knowledge Gateway: Rest and Recuperation
| Frequency | Conditions |
|---|---|
| 6 weeks | Extreme situations as follows:
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| 8 weeks | All non-family/restricted duty stations:
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| 12 weeks | Duty stations with a high level of hardship:
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1 For very exceptional cases, a four-week rest and recuperation cycle can be approved by the Chair of the International Civil Service Commission, under delegated authority from the Commission, upon the recommendation of the Human Resources Network of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination.
2 Duty stations classified as D and E that do not have security restrictions but where the local conditions make them unsuitable for families owing to the lack of educational and health facilities and basic goods.
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