UNDT Appoints Solomon Areda as Half-Time Judge

Addis Ababa, November 16, 2022 (Walta) – Deputy Chief Justice of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Solomon Areda Waktolla appointed as the half-time position of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) for the term 2023-2030.

Solomon Areda Waktolla is elected by the United Nations General Assembly’s 34th plenary meeting at the elections held on the 15th of November 2022 in New York.

Following to the appointment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Congratulations to Honorable Solomon Areda.

The United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) is the court of first instance in the internal justice system of the United Nations and is composed of three full-time Judges and six half-time Judges all of whom have a seven-year term.

According to MoFA, Deputy Chief Justice Solomon is an accomplished judge and jurist with over twenty five (25) years of legal and judicial work experience both at national and international levels.