2026-UNAT-1636, Wael Rabah
The UNAT held that the UNRWA DT did not err in finding that the former staff member’s application was not receivable ratione materiae.The UNAT found that DIOS had no decision-making authority in addressing the substance of his complaint of retaliation and that it undertook its investigation merely as a step in the investigative process that did not amount to a reviewable administrative decision.
Similarly, the UNAT found that the Ethics Office’s determination that it had not been established that retaliation had occurred, and its subsequent closure of the file without further investigation...
2026-UNAT-1641, ABN
Bien que le Secrétaire général ne f?t pas partie à l’ordonnance contestée, l’UNAT a estimé qu’il avait un intérêt direct et recevable dans un recours visant à déterminer si le TNDU est habilité à décider si son représentant légal doit être exclu de la possibilité de compara?tre dans de futures affaires et dans des affaires sans rapport devant le TNDU. Si le TDN est habilité à ordonner une telle mesure, cela fait peser un risque important d’atteinte à l’autorité du Secrétaire général de nommer des membres du personnel pour exercer des fonctions juridiques, d’allouer ses ressources juridiques et...
2026-UNAT-1620, Margaret Mary Fogarty
L’UNAT a estimé que la procédure neutre de première instance mise en place par l’OMI, à savoir le SAB, était correctement
constituée et répondait aux exigences de l’article 2, paragraphe 10, du Statut de l’UNAT. L’UNAT a rejeté l’argument selon lequel le SAB manquait de neutralité. L’UNAT a également estimé que le SAB avait établi un compte rendu écrit suffisant de sa décision.
L’UNAT a estimé que le SAB avait agi dans les limites de sa juridiction et de sa compétence lorsqu’il avait réexaminé la décision du Secrétaire général sur recommandation de l’ABCC. Le SAB avait tenu d?ment compte du...
2026-UNAT-1641, ABN
Although the Secretary-General was not a party to the impugned Order, the UNAT held that the Secretary-General had a direct and cognizable interest in an appeal which considers whether the UNDT is entitled to determine whether his legal representative should be disbarred from appearing in future cases and unrelated cases before the UNDT. If the UNDT is empowered to order as much, it raises a significant risk of harm to the Secretary-General’s authority to appoint staff members to perform legal functions, allocate its legal resources, and hold staff members accountable in accordance with the...
2026-UNAT-1620, Margaret Mary Fogarty
The UNAT found that the neutral first instance process established by the IMO, i.e., the SAB, was properly constituted and met the requirements of Article 2(10) of the UNAT Statute. The UNAT rejected the argument that the SAB lacked neutrality. The UNAT also found that the SAB produced a sufficient written record of its Decision.
The UNAT found that the SAB acted within the bounds of its jurisdiction and competence when it reviewed the decision of the Secretary-General on the recommendation of the ABCC. The SAB had close regard to the fact that the ABCC reached its determination on the medical...