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Consolidated List of Entitlements

All duty stations are categorized into one of six categories, H and A to E.

H locations are either at headquarters and other similarly designated locations where the United Nations has no development/humanitarian assistance programmes, or in member countries of the European Union. The hardship allowance does not apply at H duty stations.

A to E duty stations are rated on a scale that assesses the difficulty of working and living conditions from A to E, with A being the least and E, the most difficult. Categories are arrived at through an assessment of the overall quality of life. In determining the degree of hardship, consideration is given to local conditions of safety and security, health care, housing, climate, isolation and level of amenities/conveniences of life. The hardship allowance is paid for assignments at B, C, D and E duty stations; there is no hardship allowance at A duty stations.

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1 July 2026 1 April 2026 1 January 2026 (revised 28/01/2026)Hardship Classification XML Hardship Classification XLS 1 January 2026 1 July 2025 1 April 2025 1 January 2025 1 July 2024 1 January 2024 1 July 2023 1 January 2023 1 July 2022 1 January 2022 (revised 17/02/2022)1 January 2022 1 July 2021 1 January 2021 1 July 2020 1 January 2020 1 July 2019 1 January 2019 1 July 2018 1 January 2018 1 July 20171 January 20171 July 20161 January 20161 July 201526 February 20151 January 20151 July 20141 January 20141 July 20131 January 20131 July 20129 December 201115 June 201112 April 20111 July 20101 December 200916 July 200912 December 200831 July 2008

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Process for reviewing and designating hardship duty stations

Duty stations are reviewed once every three years in accordance with a cycle based on geographical region. In this way, countries in all regions of the world, i.e., in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Middle East know in advance the year of their review. If a duty station experiences a difficult or volatile security situation or another kind of precipitating event, it may be reviewed more frequently.

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