text: motivated his dismissal rests on his assertion that the then incumbent Commissioner mistakenly believ ed that the Applicant had helped defeat his candidacy for re-election. Apart from pure speculation an d conjecture, the Applicant, almost entirely on the basis of his ow n self-serving assertions, asks the Tribunal to draw highly tenuou s inferences in his favour. The Tribunal finds not the slightes t evidentiary support for this claim of prejudicial or extraneou s factors. XVII.As to alleged procedural irreg ularities, the Applicant makes a number of contentions, none of which have merit or are supported b y the evidence. The IAD plainly had authority under U.N. Financia l Rules 110.41 and 106.4 to audit the expenditure of trust fund s controlled by the U.N. There is no regulation or rule requiring the- 24 - sort of advance authorization or subsequent report that the Applicant claims was called for. Nor for obvious reasons is there an y requirement that IAD always notify its targets in advance. XVIII.The Applicant argues that he was not accorded due process i n connection with the audit and the ensuing investigation by th e Commission. As indicated above, the evidence gathered by IA D was such that the Secretary-General could properly have summarily dis missed the Applicant without seeking the advice of a Commission, and none of the Applicant's due process contentions are meritorious, or justified by the evidence. XIX.The Tribunal finds that the Applicant was accorded ampl e opportunity to understand the exact nature of the conduct that wa s being questioned and he had adequate opportunity to explain it both to IAD and to the Commission. XX.The Applicant claims irregularities in the proceeding s conducted by the JAB, some of which relate to the Respondent 's alleged unwillingness or failure to make available to him informatio n
analysis: The text appears to be related to a dispute or controversy within an international organization, specifically the United Nations. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a high-level bureaucratic or administrative context. The contentions raised by the applicant involve issues of authority, procedure, and due process, which suggests a focus on organizational governance and management.