2025-UNAT-1513, Mohammed Almoghayer
The UNAT held that UNITAR was not obligated to terminate the staff member’s appointment under paragraph 9(c) of AC/UNITAR/2019/05, which would have provided him with a termination indemnity. UNITAR was within its rights to place him on SLWOP pursuant to paragraph 9(f), to enable it to resolve the issue of funding with the donor for financing the staff member’s position. The UNDT did not err in finding that UNITAR exercised its discretion properly, lawfully and reasonably.
The UNAT also affirmed the UNDT’s finding that the former staff member had not met his burden of proof that he had...