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On 6 August 2016, the Applicant’s TA with UNMISS expired and he was repatriated to his home country of Jordan, where he has been residing until the filing of the present application. (...) Nor does the Organization have an obligation to renew the fixed-term appointment of a staff member whose work visa is not renewed by a host country. Any obligation that the Organization has in such circumstances has been met. (...) Where the host country provides the information requested and the SG decides, pursuant to section 20 of the Convention, that the staff member acted outside his/her official capacity, non-renewal is an option.

Relevantly, this Tribunal held the following in Hassouna UNDT/2014/094 (para. 12): However, in the case of a staff member who has been declared persona non grata and the host country is not forthcoming with information as to the basis for his/her expulsion or the reasons, if any, do not justify a PNG decision, other considerations may apply. (...) UNDT/2018/101 Page 12 of 15 members working for the United Nations in a given country that declares them PNG. Indeed, as this Tribunal held in Hassouna, “in [a] peacekeeping context, the Organization can only operate in a sovereign State with the consent of … the host country” and “the decision to remove [a] staff member still vests in the Secretary- General though it is triggered by a decision of the host country”. 34. If a staff member is declared PNG by a host country, the Organization has no alternative but to remove that staff member, because such declaration falls within the sovereign prerogative of the host country. 35.

OHRM also referred to “prior advice given by [OHRM], where adoption is allowed in a country but restricted due to factors unique to the individuals concerned (i.e. being older than 18 years old), the national law prevails”. 18. (...) The administrative instruction sets out the situations where “legal adoption is not possible”, namely where “there is no statutory provision for adoption or any prescribed court procedure for formal recognition of customary or de facto adoption in the staff member’s home country or country of permanent residence”. 29. (...) It is common cause that the Applicant’s country of nationality, Seychelles, has a statutory provision for adoption, which provides for adoption of a child below the age of 18 years.

The Applicant, who was then the holder of a Service Contract with the United Nations Development Programme (“UNDP”) in Belarus, contested the decision to deduct from his salary costs generated by his use of the Country Office’s Internet resources. Facts 2. (...) During the months of September, October and November 2010, the Applicant downloaded from the Internet video and audio files using an office computer, which resulted in an increase of the Internet costs incurred by the Country Office. 4. At the end of November 2010, it was decided to recover from the Applicant a partial amount of the Internet costs incurred by the Country Office as a result of his actions. 5.

There is nothing in ST/AI/2006/5 that could be plausibly read as creating an exception for “Mission area” or “within country” travel. 25. The Organization, subject to certain constraints, can amend administrative issuances to change benefits. (...) UNDT/NBI/2014/055 Judgment No.: UNDT/2016/71 Page 7 of 12 The RLG [Relocation Grant] option does not apply to movements within countries. In these cases, staff members retain their rights to unaccompanied shipments. 32. (...) However, the ICSC Hardship Classification (ICSC/CIRC/HC, January (2014), gives a list of duty stations located in a country and for DRC Congo where MONUSCO is Kinshasa and Goma are classified as separate duty stations.

There is nothing in ST/AI/2006/5 that could be plausibly read as creating an exception for “Mission area” or “within country” travel. 25. The Organization, subject to certain constraints, can amend administrative issuances to change benefits. (...) UNDT/NBI/2014/056 Judgment No.: UNDT/2016/072 Page 7 of 12 The RLG [Relocation Grant] option does not apply to movements within countries. In these cases, staff members retain their rights to unaccompanied shipments. 32. (...) However, the ICSC Hardship Classification9 gives a list of duty stations located in a country and, for the DRC which is within MONUSCO, Bunia is classified as a separate duty station.

There is nothing in ST/AI/2006/5 that could be plausibly read as creating an exception for “Mission area” or “within country” travel. 25. The Organization, subject to certain constraints, can amend administrative issuances to change benefits. (...) UNDT/NBI/2014/057 Judgment No.: UNDT/2016/073 Page 7 of 12 The RLG [Relocation Grant] option does not apply to movements within countries. In these cases, staff members retain their rights to unaccompanied shipments. 32. (...) However the ICSC Hardship Classification9 gives a list of duty stations located in a country and, for the DRC where MONUSCO is, Kinshasa and Goma are classified as separate duty stations.

There is nothing in ST/AI/2006/5 that could be plausibly read as creating an exception for “Mission area” or “within country” travel. 25. The Organization, subject to certain constraints, can amend administrative issuances to change benefits. (...) UNDT/NBI/2014/058 Judgment No.: UNDT/2016/074 Page 7 of 12 The RLG [Relocation Grant] option does not apply to movements within countries. In these cases, staff members retain their rights to unaccompanied shipments. 32. (...) However, the ICSC Hardship Classification9 gives a list of duty stations located in a country and, for the DRC where MONUSCO is, Kinshasa and Goma are classified as separate duty stations.

There is nothing in ST/AI/2006/5 that could be plausibly read as creating an exception for “Mission area” or “within country” travel. 25. The Organization, subject to certain constraints, can amend administrative issuances to change benefits. (...) UNDT/NBI/2014/063 Judgment No.: UNDT/2016/075 Page 7 of 12 The RLG [Relocation Grant] option does not apply to movements within countries. In these cases, staff members retain their rights to unaccompanied shipments. 32. (...) However the ICSC Hardship Classification9 gives a list of duty stations located in a country and, for the DRC where MONUSCO is, Bunia and Goma are classified as separate duty stations.

There is nothing in ST/AI/2006/5 that could be plausibly read as creating an exception for “Mission area” or “within country” travel. 25. The Organization, subject to certain constraints, can amend administrative issuances to change benefits. (...) UNDT/NBI/2014/066 Judgment No.: UNDT/2016/076 Page 7 of 12 The RLG [Relocation Grant] option does not apply to movements within countries. In these cases, staff members retain their rights to unaccompanied shipments. 32. (...) However the ICSC Hardship Classification 9 gives a list of duty stations located in a country and, for the DRC where MONUSCO is, Kinshasa and Goma are classified as separate duty stations.