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The Tribunal found that the Application is not receivable and dismissed it. Receivability - The Tribunal accepted that the extended use of the temporary appointments was the reason for the disparity in the amount of assignment grant that the Applicant was entitled to and that this negatively affected the Applicant. However, in this Application the Applicant was effectively asking the Tribunal to find that the Rules on assignment grants for staff members on temporary appointments are unlawful. Those rules were based on resolutions of the General Assembly. Pursuant to art. 2 of the UNDT Statute the Tribunal’s jurisdiction is limited to a review of the Respondent’s application of the Organization’s regulations, rules and administrative issuances. The Tribunal has not been vested with the power to review General Assembly resolutions. Equality - The general principle of “equal pay for equal work” enshrined as a right under Article 23(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights does not prevent the legislative body or the Administration from establishing different treatment for different categories of workers or staff members, if the distinction is made on the basis of lawful goals.