was vitiated by prejudice, arbitrariness or discrimination. The Tribunal, having deliberated from 1 to 22 May 1990, now pronounces the following judgement: I.The Applicant was employed as a UNICEF staff member from 3 January 1978 to 30 September 1980, from 1 February to 31 July 1986, and from 1 September to 31 December 1986. The question presented to the Tribunal is whether the Applicant was wrongfully denied a continuation of her employment as a UNICEF staff member at- 9 - the expiration of these appointments and between them. She performed, between those appointments and thereafter, services to UNICEF in the capacity of a consultant, without the advantages she would have had as a staff member - e.g. annual leave, Pension Fund participation and medical insurance. The Applicant claims she should be reinstated as a staff member from 1 January 1987 and that the period of service covered by consultancy and similar agreements be deemed to have been performed by a staff member. The Respondent contends that the Applicant had no expectancy of an extension of her contract of employment as a staff member when her short-term appointment expired on 31 December 1986. The Respondent further contends that her interim employment from 29 October 1980 to 31 December 1985, as a consultant, under special service and similar agreements, with short, intermittent breaks between them, was justified by the nature of her functions which were substantially different from those of a staff member and were performed for separate, temporary projects of UNICEF. II.The Tribunal must resolve these issues in the light of its previous findings on the relationship between periods of service performed as a staff member and periods of service performed under special service agreements. (Cf. Judgement No. 423, Isaacs (1988), Judgement No. 281, Hernández de Vittorioso (1982) and Judgement
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to an employment dispute within the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), involving a staff member who was denied a continuation of her employment and instead worked as a consultant for the organization. The dispute revolves around the applicant's claim for reinstatement as a staff member and the recognition of her previous consultancy work as equivalent to staff member service. The text does not explicitly mention any specific projects or initiatives related to economic development, natural resources, or other sectors. However, it does involve the UNICEF, a humanitarian organization, and therefore may be related to humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment