The UN Invents Self-financing Finance While digging around for some information on the UN, e-governance, and Egypt I came across this little nugget:

The schedule of daily subsistence allowance rates is available by subscription at an annual cost of US$295 plus US$55 for postage.

The daily subsistence allowance is supposedly what the UN pays for UN personnel who are travelling, apparently.

Sheer genius! Charge people who need to inquire about travel allowance just enough do they actually need travel allowance! And naming it "subsistence allowance"? Kofi, well done.  ¶ 7:45 PM