Judgment No. 3587

• Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
• Date: 03.02.2016
• Original: English
• Judges: Barbagallo, Hansen, Rawlins
• Full judgment text - Full judgment text (french)

Decision

1. WHO shall pay the complainant damages in the sum of 20,000 United States dollars.
2. WHO shall also pay the complainant costs in the amount of 1,000 United States dollars.
3. All other claims are dismissed.

Summary

The complainant challenges the decision not to initiate a new selection procedure after the decisions not to select her for a vacant post and to appoint another candidate were set aside due to a flawed selection procedure.

Judgment keywords

Keywords

complaint allowed; procedural flaw; selection procedure; loss of opportunity