text: its Judgement No. 92, Higgins (1964) and Judgement No. 192, Levcik (1974), a staff member who is seconded from his Government serves on the basis of a tripartite agreement between the releasin g- 16 - organization, which is, in this case, Tanta University in Egypt, the receiving organization, which is the U.N., and the staff membe r concerned. The Tribunal will ascertain if each of the three parties ha d actually given his consent to the status of secondment at the time of the Applicant's initial appointment in 1983. XVIII.With regard to the U.N. Administration, the Tribunal find s that: 1.In the first offer of appointment dated 24 August 1983 , for a two-year fixed-term appointment, it is nowhere mentioned tha t the Applicant was seconded from the Government of the Arab R epublic of Egypt. 2.In a letter dated 24 August 1983, the Secretariat of the U.N. merely informed the Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic o f Egypt to the United Nations that the Applicant, a national of Egypt, had been offered a two-year fixed-term appointment, without soliciting the Government's consent to his secondment. 3.In his initial letter of appoi ntment of 11 December 1983, signed by both parties, the Respondent did not include the usua l formal mention of secondment. When, two months later, a new letter of appointment was signed to reflect the correction made in th e Applicant's entry level, no mention was made of secondment either . Moreover, the two corresponding P.5 action forms failed to specif y that the Applicant was on secondment. XIX.With regard to Tanta University, there is nothing in th e Applicant's personnel file showing that it expressly agreed to th e Applicant's secondment. XX.With regard to the Applicant, the Tribunal does not fin d- 17 -
analysis: The text appears to be discussing a legal dispute related to an individual's employment status within the United Nations (UN) and their relationship with Tanta University in Egypt. The context suggests that the employment is related to international cooperation and secondment of personnel between governments and international organizations. This leads me to hypothesize that the category is likely related to employment, international cooperation, or education.