A/RES/59/283 I Cross-cutting issues – general guidelines 3. Takes note of the reports of the Secretary-General on the administration of justice in the Secretariat,1 the role of the Panels on Discrimination and Other Grievances,2 the outcome of the work of the Joint Appeals Board during 2001 and 2002,3 the outcome of the work of the Joint Appeals Board during 2002 and 2003,4 the possibility of the financial independence of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal from the Office of Legal Affairs,6 measures to prevent discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religion or language in the United Nations7 and his report containing the cost implications of the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services following its management review of the appeals process;9 4. Takes note with interest of the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the management review of the appeals process at the United Nations;8 5. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions set out in its report,14 subject to the provisions of the present resolution; 6. Stresses that the administrative law framework of the Organization should allow all levels of United Nations staff to obtain due process, regardless of their location, grade or contractual arrangement; Appreciates the efforts made by staff volunteering their services in the 7. system of justice of the United Nations, and stresses the need to provide them with further training; Takes note with interest of the option described in paragraph 30 of the 8. report of the Secretary-General,1 and requests the Secretary-General to explore the implications of this option and to report thereon in the context of his annual report on the administration of justice in the Secretariat; Affirms that the functions of staff members selected to serve under the 9. new system are official in nature, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that those staff members are given sufficient time off from their substantive responsibilities to perform their functions; 10. Recognizes that the system of administration of justice, being heavily dependent on volunteers, requires frequent and comprehensive training of participants, and calls upon the Secretary-General to organize periodic training at each of the headquarters duty stations for all staff involved in the system of administration of justice; 11. Stresses the importance of the proper implementation of a sound performance appraisal system as a potential means of avoiding conflict; 12. Also stresses the need to provide training in managerial skills to improve conflict resolution skills of managers; 13. Further stresses the need to link the ability of managers to respond in the course of a proceeding with their own individual performance appraisal; 14. Notes that staff rule 112.3, which relates to the financial liability of managers, has yet to be implemented, also notes the issuance of the SecretaryGeneral’s bulletin ST/SGB/2004/14, and requests the Secretary-General to report on its implementation to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session; 3