UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) – The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly elected judges to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) and United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) on 15 November,2022. Two judges of the Supreme People's Court of China, Judge Gao Xiaoli and Judge Sun Xiangzhuang, were successfully voted to the United Nations Appeals Tribunal and the Dispute Tribunal respectively. The two judges are also senior judges of the International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court.

Upon the recommendation by the United Nations Internal Justice Council, Judge Gao Xiaoli from the Supreme People's Court of China was elected as judge of the UNAT for a term starting on 15 November, 2022 and ending on 30 June, 2026, and Judge Sun Xiangzhuang from the Supreme People's Court of China was elected as judge of the UNDT for a term beginning on 1 July, 2023 to 30 June, 2030. This is the first time since the establishment of two Tribunals that a candidate from China has been elected.

Both the UNDT and the UNAT were established in 2009 by the UN General Assembly in its resolution 62/228. Nine judges of UNDT sit separately in New York, Geneva or Nairobi, and seven judges of the UNAT sit in the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The UNDT and the UNAT are important parts of the United Nations Internal Justice System, playing a significant role in protecting the legitimate rights of United Nations system staff members and promoting the effective functioning of the United Nations System based on the rule of law.

（Original Title：中方候选人成功当选联合国上诉法庭和争议法庭法官）

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*The original text is Chinese and has been translated into English for reference only. If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail.