10 A parent who is requested by the Organization to undertake duty travel may be authorized by the officer responsible for initiating travel to travel with their infant(s) whether they are breastfeeding or not. Duty travel with an infant may be undertaken by either parent, when a staff member is faced with exceptional circumstances, e.g., single parents, illness, or otherwise unavailability of the other parent.
20 Requests will be considered if:
- The infant is 24 months of age or less;
- The place of travel has conditions suitable for the infant using established hardship and security indicators;
- Funds are available within the programme budget to cover the travel costs involved for the infant;
- The staff member acknowledges and expressly agrees that the Organization does not assume responsibility for travel risks of the child (see disclaimer in III.20 Annex 6.B);
- A travel request is initiated and submitted for approval normally at least two weeks in advance so that insurance coverage for the infant is arranged as follows: death US$ 20,000; permanent and total disability US$ 200,000.
30 WHO pays for the following travel expenses for travel of infants who accompany their parent on duty travel:
- 10% of the cost of the parent's ticket; and
- 10% of the applicable per diem.
40 No other travel expenses are paid by the Organization, in particular no travel expenses are paid for baby-sitters.
