A/RES/59/283 Grievances, 2 on the outcome of the work of the Joint Appeals Board during 2001 and 2002 3 and on the outcome of the work of the Joint Appeals Board during 2002 and 2003, 4 the comprehensive report of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal on its activities, 5 the reports of the Secretary-General on the possibility of the financial independence of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal from the Office of Legal Affairs 6 and on measures to prevent discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, gender, religion or language in the United Nations, 7 the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the management review of the appeals process at the United Nations, 8 the report of the Secretary-General containing the cost implications of the recommendations of the Office of Internal Oversight Services following its management review of the appeals process, 9 the note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of the Joint Inspection Unit entitled “Administration of justice: harmonization of the statutes of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal”, 10 the note by the Secretary-General containing his comments on the report of the Joint Inspection Unit, 11 the note by the Secretary-General on compensation for members of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal, 12 the letter dated 18 November 2003 from the President of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal addressed to the Chairman of the Fifth Committee 13 and the interim report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 14 Regretting that the present system of administration of justice in the Secretariat continues to be slow, cumbersome and costly, Regretting also that the related reports were not introduced at its fifty-eighth session, as requested in its resolution 57/307, and that, in addition, they were submitted and issued late at its fifty-ninth session, Notes the importance of having a strong administration of justice 1. mechanism that avoids duplication and overlap within the formal processes; 2. Regrets the continued serious delays in the appeals process, and stresses the need to implement measures to improve the appeals process to make it more efficient; _______________ 2 A/59/414. A/58/300. 4 A/59/70. 5 A/58/680. 6 A/59/78. 7 A/59/211. 8 A/59/408. 9 A/59/706. 10 A/59/280 and Corr.1. 11 A/59/280/Add.1. 12 A/C.5/59/12. 13 A/C.5/58/16. 14 A/59/715. 3 2