informed the three Applicants that their request for a further appointment with the United Nations had "been carefully considered" by DCS and OHRM. He noted in this regard: "I appreciate your interest in remaining in the service of the United Nations, but I regret to inform you that the Organization is not in a position to offer you a new appointment at this time. However, in consideration of the closeness of the date of expiration of your current fixed-term appointment, and in order to afford you more time to make new plans, your present appointment will be extended to 31 January 1990." On 14 December 1989, the three Applicants wrote to the Secretary-General a letter that reads as follows: "We have received letters from Mr. Federico Riesco, Director of Staff Administration and Training Division, denying our requests for career appointments. We are of course deeply disappointed and depressed by this denial. When the three of us individually spoke out against the Chinese Government's illegal interference and exploitation of Chinese staff members of the United Nations, the least we expected was that the Organization we serve and love would protect the personal safety of staff members who take risks to defend United Nations rules and principles. Instead, it appears we are going to end up jobless and homeless. We cannot believe this is how the United Nations is supposed to be, or how justice is supposed to work.- 8 - There are six Chinese verbatim reporters in our unit who were recruited at the same time. When the Chinese Government decided that the three of us must go while the others would have their contracts extended, that was because we had refused to accede to its repeated demands for our salaries. When we turned to the Organization for help and justice, we
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal letter or communication between the United Nations and three employees who are seeking career appointments within the organization. The letter discusses the denial of their requests, the extension of their current appointments, and the employees' disappointment and frustration with the decision. The text does not mention any specific projects, initiatives, or policies related to economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, international trade, health, education, humanitarian aid, culture, or science and technology.

**Category**
Employment