Faced with a Cash Crisis, UN is Urging Senior Staff to Forgo First Class & Business Class Travel By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Faced with a Cash Crisis, UN is Urging Senior Staff to Forgo First Class & Business Class Travel By Thalif Deen https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/faced-with-a-cash-crisis-un-is-urging-senior-staff-to-forgo-first-class-business-class-travel/ UNITED NATIONS, May 25 2026 (IPS) - The United Nations has had a longstanding tradition, described by some as a “privilege”, where most senior staffers are entitled to highly-expensive First Class or Business Class seats on trips worldwide. But with the world body facing a severe cash crisis –and demands by the Trump administration calling for drastic cost-cutting—another privilege is likely to end up on the chopping block. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/senior-management-group Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.