Administration of justice at the United Nations : report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions

Table of Contents

• Seventy-ninth session Administration of justice at the United Nations 1
• Administration of justice at the United Nations and 1
• Report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and 1
• Budgetary Questions 1
• I. Introduction 1
• II. Administration of justice at the United Nations 1
• A. Trends and observations on the formal system of administration of 1
• The Advisory Committee trusts that the Secretary-General will continue to 2
• B. Responses to questions related to the administration of justice 2
• 1. Multilingualism 3
• The Advisory Committee again acknowledges the significant efforts made 3
• 2. Comprehensive assessment of the functioning of the system of administration of justice 3
• 3. Tools and mechanisms to minimize unnecessary vexatious andor frivolous litigation 4
• The Advisory Committee encourages the system of administration of justice to continue its efforts to minimize unnecessary vexatious andor frivolous litigation. 5
• 4. Protection against retaliation 5
• 5. Voluntary supplemental funding mechanism for the Office of Staff Legal Assistance 6
• C. Recommendations of the Internal Justice Council 8
• The Advisory Committee recognizes the need to fill the posts in the administration of justice system expeditiously. 8
• III. Activities of the Office of the United Nations Ombudsman 9
• A. Statistical overview of cases and trends in the Secretariat 9
• B. Mediation 10
• C. Non-staff personnel 11
• D. Awareness-raising and access to informal conflict resolution 11
• E. Systemic observations 12
• F. Submission of future reports as reports of the Ombudsman to the 13
• General Assembly 13