WHO CAN USE THE SYSTEM
Three key components of the UN’s internal justice system are the Office of Staff Legal Assistance (OSLA), the UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT).
The table below lists which staff can make use of each of the three components and which cannot. Note that all staff listed below can appeal to the UN Appeals Tribunal, but some staff from some entities can appeal administrative decisions directly to UNAT without applying to the UNDT first. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has its own dispute tribunal. The decisions of the UNRWA Dispute Tribunal can be appealed to UNAT.
| STAFF MEMBERS | OSLA | UNDT | UNAT |
| From the UN Secretariat | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| From the UN Funds and Programmes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| From the UN Tribunals, UN research and training entities and other UN entities | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| From the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) | No * | No * | Yes |
| Contesting decisions taken by the Standing Committee acting on behalf of the UN Joint Staff Pension Board (UNJSPB) | Yes | No ** | Yes** |
| From the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *** | No | No ** | Yes** |
| From the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)*** | No | No** | Yes |
| From the International Maritime Organization (IMO) *** | No | No ** | Yes** |
| From the International Seabed Authority (ISA) *** | No | No ** | Yes** |
| From the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) *** | No | No ** | Yes** |
| From the Universal Postal Union (UPU) | No | No | Yes |
* UNRWA has its own Dispute Tribunal, and also has its own legal office which assists staff (LOSA).
** No Dispute Tribunal exists for this entity.
*** This agency/entity has accepted jurisdiction of UNAT. Therefore decisions taken by the head of this agency/entity are subject to UNAT jurisdiction.
**** Access to OSLA
The UN Secretariat, UN Funds and Programmes, UN Tribunals, UN research and training entities, and other UN entities comprise the following:
UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT
Offices and Departments at UN Headquarters, New York
Offices outside the Main Headquarters
UN Regional Commissions
UN Peacekeeping Missions (civilian staff only)
UN Special Political Missions
See complete list of UN Secretariat offices and departments.
UN FUNDS AND PROGRAMMES
UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)
UNCDF (United Nations Capital Development Fund)
UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)
UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)
UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS
MICT (Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals)
RSCSL (Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone (only for post of Registrar)
STL (Special Tribunal for Lebanon) (only for post of Registrar)
UNAKRT (United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials)
RESEARCH AND TRAINING ENTITIES
UNICRI (United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute)
UNIDIR (United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research)
UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research)
UNRISD (United Nations Research Institute for Social Development)
UNSSC (United Nations System Staff College)
UNU (United Nations University)
OTHER ENTITIES
CBD (Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity)
CRPD (Secretariat of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities)
ICC (International Computing Centre (only for post of Director))
ITC (International Trade Centre)
UNCC (United Nations Compensation Commission)
UNCCD (Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification)
UNCTAD (Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)
UNFCCC (Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)
UNOP (United Nations Office for Partnerships)
UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services)
UNV (United Nations Volunteers) (staff members only)
UN Women
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
