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On 13 January 2020, the Under-Secretary General for Management, Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“USG-MSPC”), placed the Applicant on ALWOP for a Case No. (...) On 10 July 2020, the USG/OIOS decided to place the Applicant on ALWP from 16 July 2020 under Staff Rule 10.4 and section 11.3 of ST/AI/2017/1 (Unsatisfactory Conduct, Investigations and the Disciplinary Process) for an initial period of three months, pending a review by the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“DMSPC”) of the OIOS investigation report into the Applicant’s conduct. 12.

As part of its completion strategy, ICTR established a Staff Retention Task Force (SRTF) to advise the Registrar on the criteria for objectively comparing staff performing similar functions and to recommend the retention of staff based on those criteria. (...) Pursuant to Security Council resolution 1503 (2003), ICTR formalised a completion strategy. The Completion Strategy has since been updated so that the current version commits ICTR to completing its work in 2014; in short, the majority of its current trial workload should have been completed by the end of 2011, with Case No.

On 13 January 2020, the Under-Secretary General for Management, Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“USG-MSPC”), placed the Applicant on ALWOP for a Case No. (...) On 10 July 2020, the USG/OIOS decided to place the Applicant on ALWP from 16 July 2020 under staff rule 10.4 and section 11.3 of ST/AI/2017/1 (Unsatisfactory Conduct, Investigations and the Disciplinary Process) for an initial period of three months, pending a review by the Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“DMSPC”) of the OIOS investigation report into the Applicant’s conduct. 12.

The Respondent submits that the Applicant had ample notice of UNDP Iraq’s strategy to gradually move back to Iraq from Jordan and of the fact that her post with UNDP Iraq in Amman would be abolished and relocated to Baghdad. (...) The Tribunal finds also that UNDP Iraq provided the Applicant with sufficient notice of its strategy to gradually move back to Iraq from Jordan and of the fact that her post with UNDP Iraq in Amman would be abolished and relocated to Baghdad. (...) The Respondent submits that the Applicant had ample notice of UNDP Iraq’s strategy to gradually move back to Iraq from Jordan and of the fact that her post with UNDP Iraq in Amman would be abolished and relocated to Baghdad.

On 26 May 2020, the Applicant filed an application challenging the 16 January 2020 correspondence from the Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, advising him of the decision “not to investigate [his] harassment complaint filed on 24 July 2019 in violation of the harassment policy, due process and other UN rules, regulations, and administrative issuances”. 2.

On 26 May 2020, the Applicant filed an application challenging the 16 January 2020 correspondence from the Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, advising him of the decision “not to investigate [his] harassment complaint filed on 24 July 2019 in violation of the harassment policy, due process and other UN rules, regulations, and administrative issuances”. 2.

On 17 July 2019, the Applicant filed an application contesting the decision of the Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance to impose on him the disciplinary measure of separation from service with compensation in lieu of notice and with termination indemnity. 2.

The Tribunal notes that the vacancy announcement for this post lists the following among the criteria deemed desirable for this post: “A minimum of two years experience in establishing and implementing partnerships and communication strategies in the areas of Circular economy is desirable. (...) The Tribunal notes that the vacancy announcement for this post includes the following desirable criteria: “A minimum of two years experience in establishing and implementing partnerships and communication strategies in the areas of Education is desirable. (...) The Tribunal notes that the vacancy announcement for this post includes the following desirable experience criteria, among others: a minimum of two years’ experience in establishing and implementing partnerships and communication strategies in the areas of health, and a minimum of two years’ experience in planning, designing and facilitating promotion of innovative technology solutions in the areas of health. 39.

More specifically, the incumbent, within the delegated authority, is responsible for the following duties: - Develop, in close consultation with the Specialized Terrorism Prevention Unit, a programme of work for UNODC/TPB in the area of nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism; - Lead the mobilization of extra-budgetary resources necessary for the implementation of the programme of work including by … elaborating funding proposals in the area of nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism, by undertaking substantive consultations with representatives of possible donor countries and by continuous follow up regarding funding opportunities; - Contribute … to integrating activities in the area of countering nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism in the development of UNODC’s regional and country- specific programmes; - Initiate, maintain and develop partnerships and undertake joint activities in the area of countering nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism with relevant organizations and other stakeholders…; - Design, organize and execute expert working group meetings on specific subjects in the area of nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism; - Provide continuous advice to the Chief of the Branch relating to UNODC/TPB activities in the area of countering nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism; - Provide, upon request, specialized policy, strategy, programme and legal advice and technical input to UNODC senior management and the Chief of TPB upon management request more broadly on complex legal and related substantive issues of terrorism prevention, for setting and guiding policy approaches, programme content and implementation strategies, including advice on and interpretations of the universal instruments against terrorism, other international treaties governed by the public international law and United Nations resolutions for the prevention and suppression of terrorism, including UNGA and Security Council resolutions; and on legal provisions, draft legal provisions, resolutions and draft resolutions on thematic areas relevant to countering terrorism; - Provide, upon management request and in consultation with the Specialized Terrorism Prevention Unit and the Regional and National Terrorism Prevention THE UNITED NATIONS APPEALS TRIBUNAL Judgment No. 2012-UNAT-236 6 of 13 Unit, specialized policy, strategy, programme and legal advice to Government officials for setting and guiding national policies, strategies and implementation plans for fulfilling the international legal obligations in counter-terrorism and facilitating related cooperation among countries in the light of public international and constitutional law and in the context of comparative criminal law; - Contribute, upon management request and in consultation with the Specialized Terrorism Prevention Unit and the Regional and National Terrorism Prevention Unit, to the delivery of technical assistance to requesting countries, in particular in the area of nuclear, chemical and biological terrorism and other topics as assigned; - Contribute … to the development of new capacity building initiatives with regard to the area of nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism… 21.

The Applicant filed an application on 26 November 2021 to contest the decision by the Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance to impose on him, inter alia, the disciplinary measure of separation from service with compensation in lieu of notice and without termination indemnity, in accordance with staff rule 10.2(a)(viii). 2.