text: discretionary authority of the Secretary-General under th e Charter and the Staff Regulati ons and Staff Rules to determine the type and duration of a staff member's appointment in th e interest of the Organization." On 14 April 1989, the Applican t filed the application referred to earlier. Whereas the Applicant's principal contentions are: 1.The Applicant had an acquired right, derived from service performed at UNIDO, to be initially recruited at the P-3 level. 2.The Applicant's status through out his service in the U.N. has not been one of secondment. The special condition introduced by the Respondent in letters of a ppointment offered after 27 March 1987, is null and void. 3.Each and every one of the Applicant's fixed-ter m appointments constitutes a new appointment. 4.The Applicant was entitled to a probationary appointment- 9 - effective 11 December 1983, under the applicable Staff Regul ations and Rules. Whereas the Respondent's principal contentions are: 1.The entry level of the Applicant's appointment wa s properly determined in accorda nce with the established procedures and guidelines. 2.The granting to the Applicant of a fixed-term as opposed to a probationary appointment did not violate his rights. The Tribunal, having deliberated from 2 to 23 May 1990, no w pronounces the following judgement: I.The Applicant has requested an oral proceeding to examine a number of witnesses and he has also requested the production o f documents. The Tribunal consi ders that the documentation in the case is sufficiently complete and therefore rejects the Applicant' s requests in this regard. II.The Applicant, in his pleas, raises two central issues. Th e first relates to the correction of his entry level when he was first appointed on 11 December 1983 and on each and all of his subsequen t appointments; the second concerns his request to change his firs t
analysis: The text appears to be related to the internal workings of the United Nations (UN) and its staff, specifically regarding appointments and entry levels. It mentions UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) and references the UN Charter, Staff Regulations, and Staff Rules. These details suggest that the text is related to the organization and management of the UN, rather than a specific field like agriculture or industry.