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On 12 September 2017, the Secretary-General issued a letter to all staff members announcing his System-Wide Strategy on Gender Parity. The Strategy was released on 13 September 2017.4 8.

On 12 September 2017, the Secretary-General issued a letter to all staff members announcing his System-Wide Strategy on Gender Parity. The Strategy was released on 13 September 2017. 4 8.

By letter dated 17 July 2020, the Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, advised the Applicant about the outcome of his request for management evaluation, namely that she had decided to uphold the contested decision.

The Secretary-General’s strategy on gender parity was accorded preference over the merit in the selection process. (...) While UNAMID recently hired a number of senior male colleagues, the strategy on gender parity was only applied in this particular case; c. (...) She further noted in her letter that the Management Evaluation Unit (MEU) considered that the Applicant’s claim that “[he] [was] not selected for the post solely due to the Secretary-General’s Strategy on Gender Parity (Gender Strategy) [was] not supported by the facts.

Security Council Resolutions 1503 and 1534 directed the ICTR to initiate a completion strategy which entailed, inter alia, a progressive reduction of the Organization’s human resources capacity in line with its declining workload. (...) The effect of this approval was that the posts which were slated for abolishment in December 2008 and later in June 2009 as part of the completion strategy of the ICTR were allowed to continue as Case No. (...) Therefore, the Applicant’s due process rights were not violated in the decision not to retain him pursuant to the closing strategy of the ICTR. 9. On 30 July 2010, the Registry of the UNDT in Nairobi transmitted the UNDT Judgment to the Secretary-General, and the Applicant’s counsel on record, the Office of Staff Legal Assistance (OSLA).

The test the Applicant received from DFS consisted of two primary questions requiring written responses: Question 1 How should UN peacekeeping operations develop and implement their public information strategies to most effectively reach target audiences, both local (host country) and international? (...) He/she should be experienced in drafting media/communication campaign strategy for the important global events and know how to develop public information materials for print, electronic or broadcast media in some conflict countries”. 11. (...) In the sanction letter, the Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“USG/DMSPC”) informed the Applicant that it was established, by clear and convincing evidence, that in April 2012, during a recruitment process for the JO, the Applicant enlisted the assistance of a private individual using a commercial online platform, for a test for a position with the Organization.

On 22 December 2020, the Applicant, a staff member in the Department of Management, Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“DMSPC”), appealed (a) the rejection of his candidature for the post of Secretary of the Board of the United Nations Joint Staff (“UNJSPF”), and (b) his subsequent reassignment to a temporary post in DMSPC. 2.

On 24 December 2020, the Applicant, a staff member at the United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (“UNOCT”), Vienna, filed an application contesting the decision dated 23 September 2020 by the Under-Secretary General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance (“USG/DMSPC”) to sanction him for misconduct for allegedly creating a hostile, offensive, and humiliating work environment for four staff members at the Department of Software Products for Member States (“SPMS”). 2.

On 29 October 2019, the Applicant filed an application contesting the Under- Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance’s (USG/DMSPC) decision to impose on him the disciplinary sanction of separation from service with compensation in lieu of notice and with termination indemnity for serious misconduct in accordance with staff rule 10.2(a)(viii). 3.

Page 1 of 39 UNITED NATIONS DISPUTE TRIBUNAL Case No.: UNDT/NBI/2012/009 Judgment No.: UNDT/2013/151 Date: 29 November 2013 Original: English Before: Judge Vinod Boolell Registry: