text: Nations, submitted on 20 October 1987, a report on the conference to the Training and Examinations Service, OHRM, as required by ST/AI/281 which provides that staff members receiving assistance in pursuing external studies should submit "a concise report on the studies undertaken, their relevance and possible value for other staff members ...". On 20 October 1987, the Applicant requested the Secretary- General to review the decision by the Advisory Panel on External Studies, denying his request for assistance to attend the conference. Having received no reply from the Secretary-General, on 3 and 23 February 1988, the Applicant lodged an appeal with the- 4 - Joint Appeals Board (JAB). The Board adopted its report on 27 July 1988. Its conclusions read as follows: "Conclusions 14.The Panel concludes that the provisions of ST/AI/281 were properly applied in considering the request of the appellant for funding his participation in the Conference. 15.The Panel further concludes that there is no evidence that the Advisory Panel on External Studies had been unfair or inconsistent in arriving at its decision. 16.Accordingly, the Panel makes no recommendation in support of the appeal." On 16 August 1988, the Under-Secretary-General for Administration and Management informed the Applicant that the Secretary-General, having re-examined his case in the light of the Board's report, had decided to maintain the contested decision and to take no further action on the case. On 6 February 1989, the Applicant filed the application referred to earlier. Whereas the Applicant's principal contentions are: 1.The JAB did not grant the Applicant's counsel his request for an oral hearing and did not properly review the substance of the case thus denying the Applicant due process of law. 2.The Advisory Panel on External Studies discriminated against the Applicant because one of its members, an elected representative from the U.N. Staff Committee, was personally biased against him.
analysis: The text appears to be related to the internal workings of the United Nations, specifically a staff member's appeal against a decision made by the Advisory Panel on External Studies regarding financial assistance for attending a conference. The text does not mention any economic, natural, or environmental aspects, nor does it seem to be related to humanitarian aid or relief. It appears to be more focused on the internal procedures and decision-making processes within the UN.