Stresses that early detection and timely management of potential conflicts of interest, with the necessary internal accountability framework in place, are important to keep all staff members independent and impartial as international civil servants and to ensure that international civil servants’ personal interests or positions do not interfere with the performance of their duties, requests the Ethics Office to continue to address identified conflict-of-interest risks by issuing conflict mitigation recommendations, including those arising in the context of post-employment activities of former United Nations personnel, requests the Secretary-General to take appropriate administrative or disciplinary measures in cases of non‑compliance with conflict-of-interest obligations, and also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the Office of Human Resources and the Ethics Office, to strengthen oversight and enhance transparency regarding post-employment of former United Nations staff members, including in particular those with financial, investment, procurement or economic responsibilities, and to report on concrete measures and actions taken in this regard.
