B.12/40: Information Note on the Administrative Guidelines on Human Resources: Status of the GCF Administrative Tribunal

The Board, having considered document GCF/B.12/21 titled “Administrative Tribunal of the Green Climate Fund”,

1. Takes note of the status of preparations and the urgent need to agree upon institutional arrangements for the Administrative Tribunal of the Green Climate Fund; and
2. Requests the Secretariat to prepare a document for consideration by the Board at its thirteenth meeting setting out the two options referred to in document GCF/B.12/21. In particular, the document should set out:
   
   1. The structure and mandate of the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal, a summary of its rules of procedure, the steps which the GCF must take in order to recognize the jurisdiction of the International Labour Organization Administrative Tribunal, the expected time frame for doing so and an estimate of the annual costs associated with adopting such an approach; and
   2. Other options.