Compensation
Burden of proof
Non-pecuniary (moral) damages
Evidence
Evidence of harm
Sole testimony of complainant
UNAT considered the Secretary-General鈥檚 appeal by a full bench of UNAT. The majority of the judges upheld UNDT鈥檚 findings that the contested decisions were substantively and procedurally flawed and dismissed the appeal. As for UNDT鈥檚 moral damages award, the majority noted that the purpose of the amendment to Article 10. 5(b) of the UNDT Statute, made following General Assembly Resolution 69/203, was to introduce an express requirement that compensation for harm can be awarded only when there is a sufficient evidentiary basis. The majority held that evidence of moral injury consisting...