issued bytheDirector ofPersonnel undertheauthority oforganization directives Nos.1,3and15,some16allowances andotherbenefits applicable tosalarygrades andmanning tablepostshavebeenestablished forareastaff(especially the education service category) forwhichnoprovision whatsoever hasbeenmadein chapterIll,Salaries andrelated allowances, oftheUNRWAareastaffrules. 14.Asmostofthf!Seallowances areclearly salary-related benefits orsalary supplements (postallowance, professional allowance, excessclassperiod supplement, additional assignment allowance, practice teaching allowance etc.), we pointed outthat,undertheprovisions ofareastaffregulation 3.1,thegeneral termsandconditions underwhichsuchbenefits andentitlements maybepaidshould havebeenestablished bytheCommissioner-General inthestaffrules. 15.TheAdministration agreedthattheOccupation Classification Manualallowances aresalary-related allowances andstatedthatconsideration should begivento amending chapter IIIoftheareastaffregulations inordertoprovide anew regulation makingspecific reference totheCommissioner-Generalis authority to establish salary-related allowances. TheAdministration argued, nevertheless, that itwouldnotbeappropriate toincorporate orenumerate theseallowances inthe areastaffrules. 16.Inourview,however, thetitleofchapterIll,andthetermsofareastaff regulation 3.1provide sufficient legalbasisfortheauthority ofthe Commissioner-General topromulgate salary-related benefits andentitlements ofarea staffmembers. Itis,however, eaually clearthatallsuchbenefits canbe established onlyinthestaffrules. 17.Wetherefore advisethatUNRWAshould examine thepossibility ofinclUding the basictermsandconditions ofsalary-related benefits andentitlements ofarea staffmembers inchapter IIIofthestaffrules,asisalready thecasewithmost benefits inthecommonUnitedNations systemaswellasforUNRWAinternational staff. Language allowances forareastaffwithdutystationatVienna 18.Rule9oftheannextotheareastaffrulesprovides, interalia,thatan UNRWAareastaffmemberwithdutystation atVienna whosemothertongueisnot English shallbepaidalanguage allowance ifheorshepasses atestinEnglish, itbeingtheprincipal working language oftheAgency. -6-19.The theUnit UNRWA, i furtherm listed p vacancy 20.Con allowanc inwhich appointm view,th fromBei ofthe permane rules. 21.Th members Arabic­ theUni outweig 22.We provisi languag profici Contrac 23.Ou orders documen destina 24.We hasto ofdest documen headaua 25.We stipula control 26.Th Agency' theact goodsa stipula except destina19.TheUNRWAComptroller confirmed tousthatsinceof~heworking languages of theUnitedNations Secretariat onlyEnglish isusedintheareaofoperations of UNRWA,itistheofficial working language oftheAgency. Indeed wenoted, furthermore, thatanexcellent orgoodknowledge ofwritten andspokenEnglish is listedpractically without exception amongtheminimum aua1ifications inpost vacancy notices forheadauarters atVienna. 20.Considering thatintheUnitedNations common systemthepayment oflanguage allowances isrestricted explicitly toofficial languages "otherthanthelanguage inwhichthestaffmemberisrequired tobeproficient bythetermsofhisorher appointment" (seeUnitedNations staffrule103.6(a»,westatedthat,inour view,thespecial circumstances brought aboutbythetransfer ofUNRWAheadauarters fromBeiruttoVienna donotwarrant thegranting ofallowances fortheknowledge ofthesoleofficial workinq language ofareastaffbymeansofageneral and permanent measure asprovided nowunderrule9oftheannextotheUNRWAareastaff rules. 21.TheAdministration statedthattheEnglish languaqe allowance toareastaff members wasasmallfinancial incentive inrecognition ofthepredominantly Arabic-speaking workforceofaMiddle&ast-based organization thatwasmovedto theUnitedNations environment atVienna andthatthebenefits totheAgencyfar outweighed thecosts. 22.Werecommend, nevertheless, thattheAgency shouldconsider amending the provisions ofrule9inordertolimitthepayment ofallowances ingeneral to languages otherthanthelanguage inwhichthestaffmemberisreauired tobe proficient bythetermsofhisorherappointment. Procurement system Contractual delivery dates
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing internal personnel policies and regulations within an international organization, specifically the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The text mentions salary grades, allowances, and benefits for area staff, as well as language requirements and procurement procedures. The tone is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is a report or proposal within the organization.

**Category**
Employment, International Relations