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UNITED                                                                     
NATIONS


                       General Assembly
 

                                                      Distr.
                                                      GENERAL

                                                      A/RES/50/54
                                                      29 January 1996


Fiftieth session
Agenda item 148


                  RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

               [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/50/645)]


            50/54.   Review of the procedure provided for
                     under article 11 of the statute of the
                     Administrative Tribunal of the United
                     Nations


      The General Assembly,

      Having considered the report of the Secretary-General,  1/

      Noting that the procedure provided for under article 11 of the
statute of the Administrative Tribunal of the United Nations has not
proved to be a constructive or useful element in the adjudication of
staff disputes within the Organization, and noting also the views of
the Secretary-General to that effect,

      1.    Decides to amend the statute of the Administrative Tribunal
of the United Nations with respect to judgements rendered by the
Tribunal after 31 December 1995 as follows:

      (a)   Delete article 11;

      (b)   Renumber former articles 12, 13 and 14 as articles 11, 12
and 13, respectively, and in paragraph 3 of article 9 substitute the
words "article 13" for "article 14";

      (c)   Amend paragraph 2 of article 10 by substituting the words
"article 11" for "articles 11 and 12";

      2.    Decides also that, with respect to judgements rendered by
the Tribunal before 1 January 1996, the statute of the Tribunal shall
continue to apply as if the amendments in paragraph 1 above had not
been made;

      3.    Stresses the importance for the staff and the Organization
alike of ensuring a fair, efficient and expeditious internal system of
justice within the United Nations, including effective mechanisms for
the resolution of disputes.

                                                          87th plenary meeting
                                                              11 December 1995


                                     Note

1/          A/C.6/49/2.