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UNDT/2020/041

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UNDT/2020/041, Evans

UNAT Held or UNDT Pronouncements

The Tribunal’s role is not to substitute its decision for that of the Administration when it comes to the evaluation of job candidates. All that is required from the Administration is that it minimally shows that the Applicant’s candidature was given a full and fair consideration. The applicable legal framework allowed the consideration of gender and geographical diversity in the recruitment process.

Decision Contested or Judgment/Order Appealed

UNICEF’s decision not to select the Applicant for the post of Senior Statistics Specialist (Poverty and Gender) at the P-5 level in the Division of Data, Research and Policy.

Legal Principle(s)

UNDT’s limited judicial review of a non-selection case The presumption of regularity of selection decisions Geographical and gender diversity.

Outcome
Dismissed on merits

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Full Judgment
Applicants/Appellants
Evans
Entity
UNICEF
Case Number(s)
UNDT/NY/2018/016
Tribunal
UNDT
Registry
New York
Date of Judgement
Judge(s)
Judge Adda
Language of Judgment
English
Issuance Type
Judgment
Categories/Subcategories
Staff selection (non-selection/non-promotion)
Selection decision
Standard of proof
Applicable Law
UNICEF Executive Directives