Reiterates its full support for the Secretary-General as chief administrative officer of the Organization and his prerogatives and responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations;
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Urgesthe Secretary-General, whenever making ap pointments to posts subject to geographical distribution, to make every effort to recruit nationals of unrepresented and underrepresented Member States, including candi dates successful in the national competitive examinations,
taking also into consideration paragraph 4 of resolution 41 /206 A of 11 December 1986, in order to ensure that all such countries come closer to the mid-point of their desir able ranges;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to take every avail able measure to ensure, at the senior and policy formulating levels of the Secretariat, the equitable repre sentation of Member States, in particular of developing countries and other Member States with inadequate repre sentation at those levels, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, and to report thereon to the Assembly at its forty-fifth session, bearing in mind that no post should be considered the exclusive preserve of any Memher State or group of States and with due regard to the principle of equitable geographical dis tribution;
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Also requeststhe Secretary-General to continue his efforts aimed at improving the composition of the Sec retariat by ensuring a wide and equitable geographical dis tribution of staff in the Professional and higher categories in all main departments and offices, bearing in mind that paramount consideration shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integ rity;
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Further requeststhe Secretary-General to monitor closely the effects of the reduction of posts on geographical distribution, particularly at the senior levels, and to take appropriate measures to redress any imbalances;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to endeavour to complete the work on the development of a methodology for holding national competitive examinations for posts at the P-3 level in all Member States and to submit a progress report thereon to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session:
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Also requeststhe Secretary-General to complete his efforts towards the development of a comprehensive ca reer development plan for all staff that allows for fair and transparent post-bidding throughout the Secretariat by in tegrating the vacancy management programme, ensures adequate, equitable and transparent promotion proce dures and recognizes merit through a rational perform ance evaluation and reporting system;
Further requests the Secretary-General to report tu
a
The review of rules, regulations and criteria used for the promotion of staff;
b
Efforts to ensure transparency in the work of the appointment and promotion bodies;
c
The inclusion of effective and expeditious appeal and recourse mechanisms in the vacancy management programme;
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Requeststhe Secretary-General to develop a person nel policy to increase the mobility of staff, keeping in view the functional requirements of the Organization, and to report to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the measures proposed;
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Also requeststhe Secretary-General to prepare proposals for groupings of Member States in presenting ta bles in his report to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the composition of the Secretariat, taking into account the views expressed by Member States;
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Further requeststhe Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-fifth session on the im plementation of the present re'>olution.
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