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representatives in processing claims through the formal system of administration of
justice;
39. Welcomes the establishment of the Trust Fund for United Nations Staff
Legal Assistance, commends staff and associations that made contributions to the
Trust Fund and encourages those that have not done so to make contributions thereto;
40. Recalls paragraph 14 of resolution 63/253 and regrets that the SecretaryGeneral did not include in his report on administration of justice at the United
Nations1 proposals for a staff-funded scheme in the Organization under which legal
assistance and support would be provided to staff, and requests the SecretaryGeneral to submit such proposals to the General Assembly no later than at its sixtysixth session, including proposals that are based on a mandatory contribution from
staff and proposals based on mixed funding, taking into account the views of
relevant stakeholders;
41. Requests the Secretary-General to consider in his proposals on mixed
funding opt-in and opt-out mechanisms as well as a system of fees proportionate to
salary levels;
42. Notes that the current terms of the ad litem judges are about to expire,
while the backlog remains to be cleared;
43. Notes with appreciation that the two half-time judges already appointed
have facilitated the constitution of three-judge panels that will conduct hearings on
important matters;
44. Recalls paragraphs 48 and 49 of resolution 63/253, and requests the
United Nations Dispute Tribunal to ensure that the best possible use is made of the
three ad litem judges in order to reduce the existing backlog of cases before the
United Nations Dispute Tribunal;
45. Requests the Secretary-General, in order to attract a pool of outstanding
candidates reflecting appropriate language and geographical diversity, different legal
systems and gender balance, to advertise Tribunal vacancies widely in appropriate
journals in both English and French, and to disseminate information relating to the
judicial vacancies to Chief Justices and to relevant associations, such as judges’
professional associations, if possible, before those vacancies arise;
46. Decides to defer until its sixty-sixth session a review of the statutes of
the Tribunals, in the light of experience gained, including on the efficiency of the
overall functioning of the Tribunals, in particular regarding the number of judges
and the panels of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal;
47. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the provisions needed for
dedicated courtroom space in the three United Nations Dispute Tribunal locations;
48. Notes with regret that, with the current staffing of the United Nations
Appeals Tribunal, the Registry faces difficulties in preparing the legal memorandums
and summaries of issues according to the requisite standard and with the speed
necessary for the judges to carry out their work effectively and efficiently;
49. Decides to approve one legal assistant position (General Service (Other
level)) for one year, to service the United Nations Appeals Tribunal and to be funded
through general temporary assistance;
50. Also decides to revert to the issue of travel privileges and the level of the
daily subsistence allowance for the judges of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal in
the context of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013;
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