2013
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Part One. Legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations
Part Two. Legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations
Chapter III. General review of the legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations | ||||
A. | General review of the legal activities of the United Nations | |||
1. | Membership of the United Nations | 81 | ||
2. | Peace and Security | |||
(a) | Peacekeeping missions and operations | 81 | ||
(b) | Political and peacebuilding missions | 89 | ||
(c) | Other bodies | 96 | ||
(d) | Missions of the Security Council | 98 | ||
(e) | Action of Member States authorized by the Security Council | 99 | ||
(f) | Sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations | 102 | ||
(g) | Terrorism | 110 | ||
(h) | Humanitarian law and human rights in the context of peace and security | 112 | ||
(i) | Piracy | 113 | ||
(j) | Transnational organized crime | 114 | ||
3. | Disarmament and related matters | |||
(a) | Disarmament machinery | 115 | ||
(b) | Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues | 117 | ||
(c) | Biological and chemical weapons issues | 121 | ||
(d) | Conventional weapons issues | 124 | ||
(e) | Regional disarmament activities of the United Nations | 127 | ||
(f) | Outer space (disarmament aspects) | 129 | ||
(g) | Other disarmament measures and international security | 130 | ||
4. | Legal aspects of peaceful uses of outer space | |||
(a) | Legal Subcommittee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space | 131 | ||
(b) | General Assembly | 133 | ||
5. | Human Rights | |||
(a) | Sessions of the United Nations human rights bodies and treaty bodies | 134 | ||
(b) | Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms of discrimination | 138 | ||
(c) | Right to development and poverty reduction | 141 | ||
(d) | Right of peoples to self-determination | 142 | ||
(e) | Economic, social and cultural rights | 144 | ||
(f) | Civil and political rights | 151 | ||
(g) | Rights of the Child | 159 | ||
(h) | Migrants | 163 | ||
(i) | Internally displaced persons | 164 | ||
(j) | Minorities | 165 | ||
(k) | Indigenous issues | 167 | ||
(l) | Terrorism and human rights | 169 | ||
(m) | Promotion and protection of human rights | 171 | ||
(n) | Persons with disabilities | 174 | ||
(o) | Contemporary forms of slavery | 174 | ||
(p) | Other | 175 | ||
6. | Women | |||
(a) | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) | 178 | ||
(b) | Commission on the Status of Women | 179 | ||
(c) | Economic and Social Council | 180 | ||
(d) | General Assembly | 181 | ||
(e) | Security Council | 183 | ||
7. | Humanitarian matters | |||
(a) | Economic and Social Council | 184 | ||
(b) | General Assembly | 185 | ||
(c) | Security Council | 186 | ||
8. | Environment | |||
(a) | United Nations Climate Change Conference in Warsaw | 191 | ||
(b) | Economic and Social Council | 192 | ||
(c) | General Assembly | 193 | ||
9. | Law of the Sea | |||
(a) | Reports of the Secretary-General | 197 | ||
(b) | Consideration by the General Assembly | 199 | ||
10. | Crime prevention and criminal justice | |||
(a) | Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption | 200 | ||
(b) | Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice | 200 | ||
(c) | Economic and Social Council | 202 | ||
(d) | General Assembly | 202 | ||
11. | International drug control | |||
(a) | Commission on Narcotic Drugs | 203 | ||
(b) | Economic and Social Council | 204 | ||
(c) | General Assembly | 205 | ||
12. | Refugees and displaced persons | |||
(a) | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | 206 | ||
(b) | General Assembly | 206 | ||
13. | International Court of Justice | |||
(a) | Organization of the Court | 207 | ||
(b) | Jurisdiction of the Court | 208 | ||
(c) | General Assembly | 208 | ||
14. | International Law Commission | |||
(a) | Membership of the Commission | 209 | ||
(b) | Sixty-fifth session of the International Law Commission | 209 | ||
(c) | Sixth Committee | 212 | ||
(d) | General Assembly | 212 | ||
15. | United Nations Commission on International Trade Law | |||
(a) | Forty-sixth session of the Commission | 213 | ||
(b) | General Assembly | 217 | ||
16. | Legal questions dealt with by the Sixth Committee and other related subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly | |||
(a) | Responsibility of States for internationally wrong acts | 217 | ||
(b) | Diplomatic protection | 219 | ||
(c) | Consideration of prevention of transboundary harm from hazardous activities and allocation of loss in the case of such harm | 221 | ||
(d) | The law of transboundary aquifers | 223 | ||
(e) | Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission | 225 | ||
(f) | United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law | 227 | ||
(g) | Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization | 228 | ||
(h) | The rule of law at the national and international levels | 231 | ||
(i) | The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction | 233 | ||
(j) | Measures to eliminate international terrorism | 235 | ||
(k) | Administration of justice at the United Nations | 239 | ||
(l) | Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country | 241 | ||
(m) | Observer Status in the General Assembly | 243 | ||
(n) | Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly | 244 | ||
17. | Ad hoc international criminal tribunals | |||
(a) | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | 245 | ||
(b) | General Assembly | 247 | ||
(c) | Security Council | 247 | ||
B. | General review of the legal activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations | |||
1. | International Labour Organization | |||
(a) | Treaty provisions concerning the legal status of the International Labour Organization (ILO) | 248 | ||
(b) | Resolutions adopted by the International Labour Conference during its 102nd Session (Geneva, June 2013) | 248 | ||
(c) | Entry into force of International Labour Conventions | 251 | ||
(d) | Legal Advisory Services and Training | 252 | ||
(e) | Committee on Freedom of Association | 253 | ||
(f) | Representations submitted under article 24 of the ILO Constitution and complaints made under article 26 of the ILO Constitution | 253 | ||
2. | Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations | |||
(a) | Membership of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | 253 | ||
(b) | Constitutional and general legal matters | 254 | ||
(c) | Activities in respect of multilateral treaties | 256 | ||
(d) | Legislative matters | 256 | ||
3. | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization | |||
(a) | International regulations | 258 | ||
(b) | Human Rights | 259 | ||
(c) | Copyright activities | 260 | ||
4. | World Health Organization | |||
(a) | Constitutional developments | 260 | ||
(b) | Other normative developments and activities | 260 | ||
(c) | Status on new instruments | 264 | ||
5. | International Monetary Fund | |||
(a) | Membership | 264 | ||
(b) | Issues pertaining to representation at the IMF | 265 | ||
(c) | Key policy decisions of the IMF | 265 | ||
6. | International Civil Aviation Organization | |||
(a) | Depositary actions in relation to multilateral air law instruments | 270 | ||
(b) | Activities of ICAO in the legal field | 270 | ||
7. | International Maritime Organization | |||
(a) | Membership of the organisation | 273 | ||
(b) | Review of the legal activities undertaken by the IMO Legal Committee | 273 | ||
(c) | Adoption of amendments to conventions and protocols | 277 | ||
8. | Universal Postal Union | 281 | ||
9. | World Meteorological Organization | |||
(a) | Membership | 282 | ||
(b) | Agreements and other arrangements concluded in 2013 | 282 | ||
10. | World Intellectual Property Organization | |||
(a) | Service: Facilitating international IP protection | 285 | ||
(b) | Law: Global IP laws and standards | 286 | ||
(c) | Development: Using IP to support economic development | 289 | ||
(d) | Reference: Access to IP and IP Information | 290 | ||
11. | International Fund for Agricultural Development | |||
(a) | Membership | 291 | ||
(b) | Partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding | 291 | ||
(c) | Legal developments and other | 292 | ||
12. | United Nations Industrial Development Organization | |||
(a) | Constitutional matters | 294 | ||
(b) | Lima Declaration: Towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development | 294 | ||
(c) | Agreements and other arrangements concluded in 2013 | 294 | ||
13. | Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization | |||
(a) | Membership | 294 | ||
(b) | Legal status, privileges and immunities and international agreements | 295 | ||
(c) | Legislative assistance activities | 295 | ||
14. | International Atomic Energy Agency | |||
(a) | Membership | 296 | ||
(b) | Treaties under IAEA’s auspices | 296 | ||
(c) | IAEA legislative assistance activities | 299 | ||
(d) | Conventions | 300 | ||
(e) | Civil liability for nuclear damage | 300 | ||
(f) | Safeguards agreements | 301 | ||
15. | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) | |||
(a) | Membership | 301 | ||
(b) | Legal status, privileges and immunities and international agreements | 302 | ||
(c) | Review of the Chemical Weapons Convention | 302 | ||
(d) | Legislative assistance | 304 | ||
(e) | Other normative developments and activities of the policy-making organs | 305 | ||
16. | World Trade Organization | |||
(a) | Membership | 307 | ||
(b) | Dispute settlement | 308 | ||
(c) | Main decisions of the General Council and the 2013 Ministerial Conference | 310 | ||
(d) | Acceptances of the protocols amending the Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) | 312 | ||
17. | International Criminal Court (ICC) | 312 | ||
Chapter IV. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations | ||||
A. | Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations | 315 | ||
B. | Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations | |||
1. | World Intellectual Property Organization | 315 | ||
Chapter V. Decisions of Administrative Tribunals of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations | ||||
A. | United Nations Dispute Tribunal | |||
1. | Judgment No. UNDT/2013/090 (26 June 2013): Candusso v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Legal standing to bring a claim—Payslips constitute administrative decisions that may be appealed—Staff members are not required to exhaust consultative or negotiation mechanisms prior to filing an application with the Tribunal—Variation of contract—Acquired rights—Acquiescence to a variation—Waiver of a right—Legitimate expectation | 318 | |||
2. | Judgment No. UNDT/2013/102 (12 August 2013): Galbraith v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Termination in the interest of the Organization—Secretary-General’s authority to terminate appointment of an Assistant-Secretary-General—Types of separation from service—Requirement to disclose reasons for termination—Interests of a peacekeeping mission are interests of the Organization—Secretary-General’s discretion in determining interest of the Organization | 320 | |||
3. | Judgment No. UNDT/2013/109 (26 August 2013): Saffir v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Staff Union elections—Judicial review of claims relating to Staff Union elections—Staff Union Arbitration Committee has the authority to issue binding ruling on Staff Union matters—International labour standards require non-interference by management into Staff Union elections—Secretary-General has no legal basis with the rulings of the Staff Union Arbitration Committee or the format or conduct of elections—Certain Staff Union-related matters that may constitute misconduct under the Organization’s Regulations and Rules, may give rise to initiation of appropriate procedures | 322 | |||
4. | Judgment No. UNDT/2013/155 (2 December 2013): A-Ali et al v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Receivability—Time limits for seeking management evaluation and filing an application with the Dispute Tribunal—Applicant’s responsibility to pursue his or her own case—Applicants are not absolved of errors or oversight by counsel regarding the applicable time limits—Test for abuse of process—Costs | 323 | |||
5. | Judgment No. UNDT/2013/176 (20 December 2013): Nguyen-Kropp and Postica v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Standards that apply with respect to preliminary investigations—Test for reason to believe that misconduct may have occurred—Retaliation—Test for establishing whether retaliation took place—Burden of proof in cases of alleged retaliation—Principles for determining compensation—Legal costs (attorney fees) as compensable economic loss—Median compensation for non-pecuniary harm as a reference point in assessing compensation | 325 | |||
B. | Decisions of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal | |||
1. | Judgment No. 2013-UNAT-303 (28 March 2013): O’Hanlon v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Conversion of fixed-term appointment into permanent appointment—Criteria for conversion to a permanent appointment—Five years of continuous service under fixed-term appointments—Status of UNRWA staff member and Secretariat staff members—Fixed-term appointment under the 100 series of the Staff Rules | 329 | |||
2. | Judgment No. 2013-UNAT-343 (21 June 2013): Larghi v. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board | |||
Application of the consumer price index (CPI) to the Pension Adjustment System (PAS)—Purchasing power of a recipient’s benefit—Protection of pension against inflation—Conversion of the United States dollar pension amount into local currency—Unjust and aberrant results under paragraph 26 of the PAS | 330 | |||
3. | Judgment No. 2013-UNAT-357 (17 October 2013): Malmström et al. v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Conversion of ICTY staff members appointment into permanent appointment—Finite mandate of ICTY staff member—Discretionary authority in matters of permanent appointment—Consequences of the rescission of a decision—Staff members’ right to be considered for conversion | 331 | |||
4. | Judgment No. 2013-UNAT-368 (17 October 2013): Roig v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Deadline to request management evaluation—Time bar—Commencement date of the time limit—Discretion to waive the deadline for management evaluation or administrative review—Irreceivability of the application ratione temporis | 334 | |||
5. | Judgment No. 2013-UNAT-370 (17 October 2013): Bi Bea v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Separation from service due to the abolition of the post—Compensation for the non-renewal of the appointment—Compensation for moral injuries—Execution of the JAB’s recommendations—Limits of the UNDT’s power to award costs—Improper use of the proceedings of the court | 335 | |||
6. | Judgment No. 2013-UNAT-379 (17 October 2013): Andersson v. Secretary-General of the United Nations | |||
Promotion—Failure to comply with the procedure for completion of the promotion exercise—Victim of a procedural violation—Rescission of the decision not to promote—Alternative compensation—Evidence of moral harm—Claim for moral damages | 336 | |||
C. | Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization | 337 | ||
1. | Judgment No. 3152 (6 February 2013): International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) v. A.T.S.G. | |||
A request for the advisory opinion from the ICJ does not imply the suspension of the execution of a judgment—Judgments of the Tribunal are final and without appeal—Compensation for the moral injury caused by the protracted failure to execute the judgments—Imposition of a penalty for flagrant lack of goodwill to honour obligations | 338 | |||
2. | Judgment No. 3156 (6 February 2013): A.B. and C.S. v. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | |||
Bodies responsible for defending interests of international organizations’ staff members before the administration enjoy broad freedom of speech and freedom of communication—Rights to freedom of speech and to freedom of communication do not encompass action that impairs the dignity of the international civil service—Lawfulness of a mechanism for the prior authorisation of messages | 340 | |||
3. | Judgment No. 3159 (6 February 2013): M.F. v. World Health Organization (WHO) | |||
Obligations of the organization towards staff members following the abolition of the post—The Organization’s duty to use reasonable efforts to reassign a staff member applies only in case of fixed term appointment—Clear evidence is required to demonstrate that short-term contracts are adopted as device to deny staff members the protection of an otherwise applicable rule | 341 | |||
4. | Judgment No. 3163 (6 February 2013): M.Z. v. International Organization for Migration (IOM) | |||
Power not to renew a fixed-term contract represents a legitimate exercise of the administration’s discretionary authority—Abolition of position for lack of funding does not involve an error of law—Notice to the employee about the non-renewal of the fixed-term contract—Compensation for loss of opportunity | 342 | |||
5. | Judgment No. 3182 (6 February 2013): M.H. v. International Labour Organization (ILO) | |||
Discretionary power of the Director-General to make appointments—Technical panels provide the foundation for objective assessment—Principles of equality, impartiality and transparency—Priority given to applications of transfer over claims to promotion applies only where the qualifications of the applicants are equal—Anti-union discrimination | 344 | |||
6. | Judgment No. 3188 (6 February 2013): H.S. v. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) | |||
Failure to provide in a timely manner an updated job description represents a breach of the Applicant’s rights to be compensated—In the absence of clear evidence suggesting that the recruitment panel was led into factual error the selection process cannot be reviewed—Breach of the duty of care occasioned by egregious delays in addressing the internal appeals | 345 | |||
7. | Judgment No. 3192 (6 February 2013): E.P.-M. v. World Health Organization (WHO) | |||
Implied rejection under article VII, paragraph 3, of the Tribunal’s Statute—Forwarding of the claim to the advisory appeal body constitutes a decision upon the claim under article VII, paragraph 3, of the Tribunal’s Statute—Failure to exhaust the internal appeal procedure—Charge of harassment must be supported by specific facts—Burden of proving harassment falls on the Applicant | 347 | |||
8. | Judgment No. 3200 (4 July 2013): A.A. v. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | |||
Investigation on abuse of authority and on harassment conducts—Egregious delays in the investigation and in addressing the internal proceedings represent a violation of the Organization’s duty of care—Staff member’s right of due process to know the name of the accuser and the allegations—Conflict of interest during the investigation | 348 | |||
9. | Judgment No. 3203 (4 July 2013): A.J.H.B. v. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) | |||
Staff members are not entitled to employment benefits on the basis of a spousal relationship with same-sex marriage under Staff Regulations and Rules—Same-sex recognition is a matter not justiciable before the Tribunal—The ITU Council is free to decide whether to amend Regulations and Rules | 350 | |||
10. | Judgment No. 3206 (4 July 2013): A.M.K. v. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | |||
Cancellation of a position—Cause of action in seeking the setting aside of the decision to give a post to another candidate—The complaint is not moot if the decision has been implemented and produced legal effects—Recruitment based upon competition—Exceptions to the principle of recruitment based upon competition are allowed only in specific cases and with a proper justification | 351 | |||
11. | Judgment No. 3214 (4 July 2013): J.H.V.M. v. European Patent Organisation (EPO) | |||
The Organization enjoys broad discretion when deciding upon re-appointment requests—The President of the Office is competent to decide whether to propose the re-appointment—The administrative authority must base itself on the provisions in force at the time it takes the decision—The Organization is not under a duty to provide information of its own accord—Interest of the service—Preference to fill positions with new staff members | 352 | |||
12. | Judgment No. 3222 (4 July 2013): A.R.B.B. v. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | |||
Procedures for the prosecution of internal appeals—The internal remedies are not exhausted if the claims are briefly analysed—Request for disclosure of documents—Right to obtain the requested documents in a timely manner | 353 | |||
13. | Judgment No. 3225 (4 July 2013): S.N. v. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | |||
Conversion of short-term contracts into fixed-term contracts—Rights of short-term employees to impugn a decision before the Tribunal—The Tribunal has competence over cases involving misuse of the rules governing short-term contracts—Time-limit to file an application with the Tribunal—A long succession of short-term contracts gives rise to a legal relationship equivalent to that on which permanent staff members may rely on | 354 | |||
14. | Judgment No. 3238 (4 July 2013): M.-J.C., P.D., M.F., C.G. and D.K. v. Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) | |||
Abolition of post in case of restructuring—Greater efficiency and budgetary savings as legitimate cause for restructuring—Lack of competence—Duty to find alternative employments before terminating the appointment—Duty to inform staff members about the abolition of the post—Burden of proof—Right to be heard before any unfavourable decision is taken—Material damages for the unlawful removal of the post | 356 | |||
15. | Judgment No. 3239 (4 July 2013): B.G.G. v. Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE) | |||
Corruption and fraud—Release of information concerning fraudulent practices—Assessment report—Dismissal for unsatisfactory performance—Non-receivability of appeals against final decision—Time bar—Exhaustion of internal appeals—Assessment presupposes information about the objectives—Objectivity of the assessment—Role of the second-level supervisor in the assessment | 357 | |||
D. | Decisions of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal | |||
1. | Decision No. 473 (13 February 2013): Ramesh Bhatia v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | |||
Commencement date to challenge a policy—Tribunal’s jurisdiction over a policy that directly affects the employment rights of a staff member—Mandatory enrolment in medical insurance plan for retirees—Allegations of discrimination—Principle of parallelism does not bind international organizations | 359 | |||
2. | Decision No. 476 (13 February 2013): CB v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | |||
Misconduct—Tribunal’s scope of review of a disciplinary case—Reckless failure to observe generally applicable norms of prudent professional conduct—Harassment contributing to a hostile work environment—Definition of harassment does not require hostile or abusive conduct—Abuse of discretion | 360 | |||
3. | Decision No. 478 (3 October 2013): David Tanner v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | |||
Termination of employment for abandonment of office—Failure, without acceptable excuse, to perform official duties for a continuous period of time—E-mail correspondence and adequate method of communication—Requirement of a reasonable notice of period—Timeliness of an application | 362 | |||
4. | Decision No. 484 (3 October 2013): Daniel Lecuona v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | |||
Requirements prior to approving spousal support claims on staff member’s pension—Section 5.1(c) of the Staff Retirement Plan—Effect of national court orders—Finality of national court order creating an immediate legal obligation | 363 | |||
E. | Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund | 364 | ||
1. | Judgment No. 2013–2 (13 March 2013): Mr. B. Tosko Bello v. International Monetary Fund | |||
Policy against re-hiring of former staff members who voluntarily separated under a downsizing exercise—Meaning of a regulatory decision—Time limit to challenge a regulatory decision—Extent of the employer discretionary authority—Value of the individual decision taken on the basis of a void regulatory decision—Rescission of policy—Rescission of individual decision—Compensation | 364 | |||
2. | Judgment No. 2013–4 (9 October 2013): Mr. “HH” v. International Monetary Fund | |||
Request for anonymity—Conversion of a fixed-term appointment into an open-ended appointment—Abuse of discretionary power—Managerial discretion to evaluate staff performance—Legitimate expectations before the decision on conversion—Violation of the IMF internal rules—Value of the consent to transfer—Compensable harms as a result of a decision to transfer—Rescission of the non-conversion decision | 366 | |||
Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the secretariats of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations | ||||
A. | Legal opinions of the Secretariat of the United Nations | |||
1. | Privileges and immunities [see also: additional legal opinions] | |||
(a) | Note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of [State], concerning privileges and immunities extended to locally-recruited staff who are nationals of [State] | 369 | ||
(b) | Note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of [State], concerning privileges and immunities enjoyed by certain categories of United Nations personnel in [State] | 371 | ||
(c) | Note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of [State], concerning the privileges and immunities of a [United Nations entity] and its officials from legal process initiated against it by a former service contractor | 377 | ||
(d) | Note to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of [State], concerning the taxation of nationals employed by the United Nations | 381 | ||
(e) | Note to the Secretary-General from the Legal Counsel, concerning the extension of the privileges and immunities of the officials of the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone | 384 | ||
(f) | Request for review and clearance of draft Memorandum of Understanding between [the Secretariat Office] and United Nations Volunteers | 386 | ||
2. | Procedural and institutional issues | |||
(a) | Inter-office memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, concerning the rules of procedure and participation issues of the first universal session of the Governing Council | 387 | ||
(b) | Inter-office memorandum to the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), concerning proposal to change the name of the Commission | 389 | ||
(c) | Inter-office memorandum to [a Secretariat Office], concerning the terms of reference for the Scientific Advisory Board to the Secretary-General | 390 | ||
(d) | Inter-office memorandum to the Legal Adviser of [a Secretariat Office], concerning partnership arrangements with entities that would engage in cause-related marketing campaigns using a logo of the [Secretariat Office’s Campaign] | 393 | ||
(e) | Note to [United Nations Mission] concerning the use of United Nations license plates | 398 | ||
(f) | Inter-office memorandum to the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, concerning the bestowing of an award to the Secretary-General from the President of a Member State | 399 | ||
(g) | Inter-office memorandum to the Officer-in-Charge of the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), concerning a request from a Member State to provide information and clarification on a number of issues within the purview of the ICSC | 400 | ||
3. | Procurement | |||
Inter-office memorandum to the Director, Procurement Division, Office of Central Support Services, concerning effective competition in public procurement | 402 | |||
B. | Legal opinions of the secretariat of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations | |||
United Nations Industrial Development Organization | 404 | |||
(a) | Internal e-mail message to a UNIDO Branch, concerning updated requirements for the employment of private household help | 404 | ||
(b) | External e-mail message to the Permanent Mission of [State], concerning [State]’s [Year] contribution language | 405 | ||
(c) | Inter-office memorandum to the Secretary of the Joint Appeals Board (JAB), concerning a request for the JAB to recommend suspension of action on an administrative decision | 406 | ||
(d) | Internal e-mail message to a Human Resource Specialist, concerning an offer of settlement to [UNIDO staff] | 409 | ||
(e) | Internal e-mail message concerning the legal basis for UNIDO tax exemption in [State] | 411 | ||
(f) | Internal e-mail message to a UNIDO Director, concerning the rules for the election of an External Auditor at General Conference (15th session) | 413 | ||
(g) | Internal e-mail message to a UNIDO Head of Operation concerning income tax and pension status of local employees in [State] | 414 |