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UNITED NATIONS APPEALS TRIBUNAL</docAuthority></p>

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TRIBUNAL D’APPEL DES NATIONS UNIES </docAuthority></p>

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<docType>Judgment</docType>No. <docNumber>2016-UNAT-610</docNumber>

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<party refersTo="#abdel.rahman" as="#appellant">Abdel Rahman</party>

(<role refersTo="#appellant">Appellant</role>)

v.<party refersTo="#commisionerGeneralUNRWA" as="#respondent">

Commissioner-General<br>

of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

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<p>Before:

<judge refersTo="#rosalyn.chapman" as="#president">Judge Rosalyn Chapman</judge>,

<role refersTo="#president">Presiding</role>

<judge refersTo="#sophia.adinyra">Judge Sophia Adinyira</judge>

<judge refersTo="#luis.maria.simon">Judge Luis María Simón</judge></p>

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Case No.:

<docketNumber refersTo="#caseNumber">2012-419</docketNumber>

Date:

<docDate date="2016-03-24">24 March 2016</docDate>

<role refersTo="#registrar">Registrar</role>:

<person refersTo="#weicheng.lin" as="#registrar">Weicheng Lin</person></p>

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Counsel for Mr. Rahman: <lawyer refersTo="#diab.khalil.tabari" for="#abdel.rahman">Diab Khalil Tabari</lawyer>

Counsel for Commissioner-General: <lawyer refersTo="#lane.bartholomeusz" for="#commisionerGeneralUNRWA">Lance Bartholomeusz</lawyer></p>

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<heading>JUDGE ROSALYN CHAPMAN, PRESIDING.</heading>

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<p>The United Nations Appeals Tribunal (Appeals Tribunal) has before it an appeal by Mr. Ali Durgham Abdel Rahman1 of Judgment No. UNRWA/DT/2012/050, rendered by the Dispute Tribunal of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA DT or Dispute Tribunal and UNRWA or Agency, respectively) in Amman on 24 September 2012, in the case of Abdul Rahman v. Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. On 20 November 2012, Mr. Abdel Rahman filed an appeal form and annexes; he filed his appeal brief on 1 August 2013. On 10 November 2015, the UNRWA Commissioner-General filed his answer to the appeal.</p>

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<heading>Facts and Procedure</heading>

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The UNRWA Dispute Tribunal found the following facts, which are not disputed by the Appellant:

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… The [Appellant] was employed by the Agency on 11 October 1972 as a Teacher …</p>

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On 8 February 2010, the Head Teacher at Tiberias School where the [Appellant] was teaching … received a complaint of sexual exploitation and abuse of a student against the [Appellant].</p>

<p>… On 9 February 2010, the [Appellant] was placed on special leave with pay.</p>

<p>… On 11 February 2010, a Board of Inquiry (the "Board") was set up to investigate the allegations.</p>

<p>… On 15 February 2010, the [Appellant] was interviewed by members of the Board. He denied the allegations in full.</p>

<p>… By letter dated 18 March 2010, the Director of UNRWA Affairs, Lebanon ("DUA/L") informed the [Appellant] that the Board had completed its investigation, concluding that the allegations against the [Appellant] were founded and that [his] denial of these allegations was not credible. …</p>

<p>… By letter dated 24 March 2010, the [Appellant] responded to the DUA/L’s letter of 18 March 2010, again denying the allegations against him.</p>

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<heading>Mr. Abdel Rahman’s Appeal</heading>

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The UNRWA DT was prejudiced against Mr. Abdel Rahman as he

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"complied with the time limits and sent [his] appeal on time. The date of [the] appeal was 10 June 2010 while the deadline was 11 June 2010. The Agency’s mail could have caused delay to 15 June 2010. … The Agency simply did not want to address the case..."

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The Commissioner-General’s Answer</p>

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The Appeals Tribunal denies the Appellant’s request for an oral hearing, finding there is no need for further clarification of the issues, pursuant to Article 8(3) of the Statute and Article 18(1) of the Appeals Tribunal Rules of Procedure.</p>

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Under former Area Staff Rule 111.3, which was in effect on 11 May 2010, when the Appellant received the Agency’s reply to his request for decision review, an UNRWA staff member such as the Appellant was required to appeal to the JAB within thirty days:

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A staff member who wishes to appeal under the terms of staff regulation 11.1, after having sent a letter to the Agency’s administration in accordance with … this rule, shall submit a written appeal, specifying his/her allegations, to the Secretary of the Joint Appeals Board within the following time limits:

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(B) in the case of staff members of Field Offices, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of a reply from the UNRWA Field Office Director, or, if no reply has been received from the latter within thirty days of the date of the staff member’s letter, then within the next thirty days.</p>

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4. An appeal shall not be receivable by the Joint Appeals Board unless the above time limits have been met, provided that the Board may waive these time limits in exceptional circumstances.</p>

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<p>The appeal is

<outcome refersTo="#dismissed"> dismissed</outcome>

and Judgment No. UNRWA/DT/2012/050 is affirmed.</p>

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<p>Original and Authoritative Version: <inline refersTo="#english" name="officialLanguage">

English</inline></p>

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<docDate date="2016-03-24">Dated this 24th day of March 2016</docDate> in

<location refersTo="#newYork">New York</location>, United States.</p>

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<judge refersTo="#rosalyn.chapman" as="#president">Judge Chapman</judge>,

<role refersTo="#president">Presiding</role>

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(Signed)

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<judge refersTo="#sophia.adinyra">Judge Adinyira</judge>

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(Signed)

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<judge refersTo="#luis.maria.simon">Judge Simón</judge>

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<p>Entered in the Register on

<date date="2016-05-13" refersTo="#registrationDate">13th day of May 2016</date>

in <location refersTo="#newYork">New York</location>, United States.</p>

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<person refersTo="#weicheng.lin" as="#registrar">Weicheng Lin</person>,

<role refersTo="#registrar">Registrar</role>

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<p>Dissenting Opinion of Judge Boyko</p>

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<p>I would allow the appeal on the grounds that the UNDT did not have the statutory authority to impose interest and therefore erred in making an award of interest. Accordingly I would strike the portion of the judgment awarding interest.</p>

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