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Geographical Distribution of the Staff of the Secretariat

A/RES/1559(XV)No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1961.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 1961–1964
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/1928(XVIII)
  • 1964A/RES/1928(XVIII)Geographical distribution of the staff of the SecretariatLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1963A/RES/1852(XVII)Geographical distribution of the staff of the SecretariatCompare with previous version
  • 1961A/RES/1559(XV)Geographical distribution of the staff of the Secretariat

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics
Geographical DistributionStaff Composition

What does this mandate say?

3 operative paragraphs
Requests the Committee of Experts appointed by 1. General Assembly resolution 1446 (XIV) of 5 December 1959 to study the categories of posts subject to geographical distribution and the criteria for determining the range of posts for each Member State with a view to securing a wide geographical distribution of the staff of the Secretariat, taking into account, inter alia, the relative importance of various posts, and to report to the Assembly at its sixteenth session;
2
Requests the Secretary-General to intensify his efforts to implement the General Assembly resolutions on the question of the geographical distribution of the staff of the Secretariat ;
3
Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixteenth session on the implementation of the above-mentioned provisions.
954 plenary meeting,

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