2025-UNAT-1577, Samaher Fakhouri
The UNAT found that the UNRWA DT erred when it found Ms. Fakhouri’s application was receivable.
The UNAT held that despite being a staff member, the decision with which Ms. Fakhouri took issue was one which related to the terms of a potential contract not as a staff member but as an independent contractor and therefore the contested decision was not one that was appealable. The UNAT emphasized that Article 2(1)(a) of the UNRWA DT Statute makes clear that appeals can be brought against administrative decisions where such decisions relate to the staff member’s terms of appointment. But the...