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The Applicant is employed as an Economics Affairs Officer with the Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) at the P4/6 level on a fixed-term appointment in Beirut, Lebanon. 2. (...) On 31 October 2011, the Applicant joined ESCWA at the P4 level as an Economics Affairs Officer in the Regional Integration Section of Economic Development and Globalization Division (EDGD) in Beirut. (...) On 10 January 2012, the Applicant moved to the Economic Analysis Section as OIC at the same level.

Obdeijn had not established any economic loss and set aside the award under that heading. (...) Obdeijn has had the opportunity to submit proof of his economic loss. The Secretary-General notes that Mr. (...) He further submits that he was unaware that the UNDT required proof of economic loss because economic loss was not raised by the Administration in its submission.

Since the applicant was due to retire at the time the selection would have been made, his economic loss was the value of the salary and emoluments of an ASG, without any adjustment for the receipt of entitlements as a D-2 Director. (...) Economic loss 7. Since the economic loss must deal with real money, in the sense of actual payments in the pocket of the applicant, all contributions made by the respondent and all deductions suffered by the staff member, including staff assessment, must be taken into account. (...) The question of interest for past economic loss and any future loss in the event of payment after 46 days after the date of this judgment is reserved for determination by another Judge.

Liverakos' criticism of the manner in which the Department of Economic and Social Affairs had managed the Centre. The Dispute Tribunal - which, moreover, found that the fact that the Centre had been closed as a result of mismanagement by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs had no bearing on the non-renewal of Mr. (...) Liverakos contends that the Dispute Tribunal failed to exercise the jurisdiction vested in it by failing to determine whether the United Nations and senior staff members from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs were liable for the mismanagement of the Centre, which led to the non-renewal of his contract. 8.

The Applicant is the Chief of the Economic Governance and Public Finance Section of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). (...) On 22 February 2019, the Applicant filed a Management Evaluation Request (MER) challenging the decisions to remove him from his position of Chief of Economic Governance and Public Finance Section of the Macroeconomic Policy Division (MPD) and temporarily reassign him to the position of Chief of Development Planning Section of MPD without having any lien against his own position and to advertise his post of Chief of Economic Governance and Public Finance Section of MPD for recruitment for the purpose of filling it with a female professional (the contested decisions). 3.

Upon this analysis, the applicant can only be placed in the same position that she would have occupied had the wrong decision not been made by awarding her the economic equivalent of the contract that was not renewed and the other economic losses, if any, that ensued. 6. (...) The appropriate sum to award under this head of economic loss is, therefore, the applicable salary, plus post adjustment, less assessment, less pension deduction. (...) There is no other evidence of economic loss and I pass to the question of non- economic loss.

The JO enunciated the following work experience criteria: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in the areas of international trade, trade policy and nontariff measures. Experience in quantitative economic analysis and data processing is highly desirable. (...) The Tribunal finds troubling that not only the Applicant, but in fact, the vast majority of the candidates pre-screened and released by HRSM/UNOG, were found by the Hiring Manager as not having experience in “economic research and analysis” and “economic policy formulation”.

The JO enunciated the following work experience criteria: A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic principles in the areas of international trade, trade policy and nontariff measures. Experience in quantitative economic analysis and data processing is highly desirable. (...) The Tribunal finds troubling that not only the Applicant, but in fact, the vast majority of the candidates pre-screened and released by HRSM/UNOG, were found by the Hiring Manager as not having experience in “economic research and analysis” and “economic policy formulation”.

This Tribunal interprets the Koh discussion as one that makes a distinction between compensation for actual economic loss (“the benefit itself”), as opposed to compensation for non-economic loss (the “lost probability or possibility of a benefit”) (“he had a substantial chance of success which was taken from him by the ... breach of contract”), (Koh, para. 24). (...) The compensation for economic loss should be calculated, therefore, upon the basis that the applicant would have been appointed to the post of [Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs] had his contractual entitlements been satisfied. ... (...) Second, loss of chance/opportunity represents compensation of a non- pecuniary or non-economic nature to compensate for procedural violations. 70.

The Applicant accepts the computation submitted by the Respondent for the actual economic loss for the period of 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2009. (...) The Applicant submitted that the three months’ net base salary awarded by the Secretary-General was for moral injury only and did not cover actual economic loss. The Respondent submitted, on the other hand, that this compensation was intended to cover all damages, including actual economic loss. (...) Compensation for actual economic loss 13. The Tribunal has already found that the Respondent shall compensate the Applicant for the actual economic loss incurred by her in this case.