16 December 1986, the Co-ordinator of the Panel on Discrimination submitted a second report to the Assistant Secretary-General, OPS, recommending that the Applicant be placed against a P-2 vacant post in his Division and "given an SPA [Special Post Allowance] to P-2 with immediate effect pending his sitting for another G to P exam when one is given in this area." On 22 May 1987, the Applicant requested the Secretary of the Joint Appeals Board (JAB) to review the decision by the Assistant Secretary-General, OPS, to deny him a promotion. In a reply dated 18 June 1987, the Alternate Secretary of the JAB informed the Applicant that his letter had been treated as a request for review of an administrative decision pursuant to staff rule 111.2(a). On 9 July 1987, the Chief, Administrative Review Unit, informed the Applicant that unless he specified what administrative decision he was challenging, she could not initiate the review process, particularly since the documentation he attached dated back to 1984 and covered a number of issues. On 15 July 1987, the Applicant requested the Assistant Secretary-General for the Office of Human Resources and Management (OHRM ) to review the decision not1 to promote him to the Professional category after the 1984 Competitive Examination. Having received no reply, on 19 August 1987, the Applicant lodged an appeal with the JAB. The Board adopted its report on 9 June 1988. Its findings and decisions read- 7 - as follows: "21.The Panel first had to make a determination on the preliminary questions of (a) receivability under staff rule 111.2(e), in view of the Respondent's contention that the appeal was time-barred and (b) the competence of the Panel under paragraph (j) of the same Staff Rule. 22.The Panel recalled that under Staff Rule 111.2(e),
**Analysis**
The text appears to be related to the administration of staff members within an international organization, specifically the United Nations. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, and the content revolves around personnel management, promotions, and appeals. The context suggests that the organization is concerned with the career development and employment of its staff members.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief