10. Recognizes the importance of the follow-up to and implementation of
General Assembly resolution 61/159 of 19 December 2006 and underlines the
priority importance that the Assembly continue providing support and guidance to the
High Commissioner in the ongoing process of improvement of the geographical balance
in the composition of the staff of the Office of the High Commissioner;
11. Requests the High Commissioner to submit a comprehensive and updated
report to the Council in 2009 in accordance with its annual programme of work,
following the structure and scope of her report and with a special focus on further
measures taken to correct the imbalance in geographical composition of the staff of the
Office.
39th meeting
27 March 2008
Adopted by a recorded vote of 34 to 10, with 3 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cuba,
Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Madagascar,
Malaysia, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru,
Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa,
Sri Lanka, Uruguay, Zambia.
Against:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Romania,
Slovenia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Abstaining:
Japan, Republic of Korea, Switzerland.
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